Guided Discovery introduces children to classroom materials in a way that stimulates creative thinking, generates excitement about learning, and teaches students how to use materials independently and responsibly. Watch a kindergarten teacher and a third grade teacher use Guided Discovery to introduce watercolors (K) and dictionaries (third grade). You'll see how to:

• Use specific techniques to increase student excitement and motivation
• Move through the five steps of Guided Discovery
• Interact with students at each step
• Use teacher language to reinforce children's learning and remind them of behavior expectations

Includes interviews with the teachers, who talk about how they planned their Guided Discoveries.

This DVD is a companion to the book The First Six Weeks of School.

50 minutes, English, subtitled