Van Sluys-Setting up Invitations:

In Van Sluys chapter, Setting up Invitations, I read about using invitations in the classroom. I think this project would allow children to have fun with learning and explore questions they are interested in. Although time may be an issue with this assignment, linking it to other subjects (social studies, science) would allow an overlap of learning. However, in doing this, would it be beneficial for the teacher to give a list of questions for students to choose from? Would choosing the questions take away from the children exploring topics that interest them?
It seems like the teacher may have to spend a lot of time bringing in resources for the children to use. Would there be a way for children to look for their own resources? Perhaps if the teacher created a broad list of topics (ex:animals) and allowed students to base their question off of the list. This way the teacher could find resources on the same topic and not have to look for each topic.
Formulating the groups for the invitation could be tricky. I wonder how many students should be in each invitation group. How should the groups be determined? If they are in groups will they be able to work on the project outside of class.
Van Sluys mentions how this project should be fun and not labeled as an assignment that you want to get over with. I am wondering how we make the project appealing to all students in the classroom. If they are exploring questions that they chose on their own without any regulations, perhaps the topics will be something appealing to them.
Overall, i think this project could be very beneficial in the classroom. It can be tied into different subjects, literature, writing, reflection, which are all important learning elements.