TL;DR: Before you hand out tools, use this lessons to watch your students go from "IDK" to "Let's go."
Instead of taking your students' word when they say they know how to use everything in the shop (or making them feel bad for not knowing)...
...start with a low-pressure activity that sets the tone for growth, honesty, and confidence.
This is the perfect follow-up to your first Shop Orientation & Safety lesson — and it kicks off your Ag Mech course with curiosity, not confusion.
Your students will...
…get comfortable admitting what they don’t know (without fear of judgment)
…assess their current skill level with common shop tools
…set personal goals for what they want to learn this year
It starts off with “Wrong Answers Only” — a surprisingly effective way to get students engaged, laughing, and learning from day one.
Best of all:
You’ll gain real insight into where your students stand, what they need, and how to group them for future projects — without having to guess.
All you need is this lesson, a few tools (or use the included pictures), and a class full of students ready to grow.
What Do I Get?
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Lesson Overview. A one-page summary with your Learning Objective, Materials List, and Essential Question
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Stuff to Make Your Admin Happy. Check the boxes with Standards Alignment, Contextual Vocabulary, Learning Targets, etc.
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Teacher's Resource. An outline with talking points and slide views for teaching the lesson and step-by-step guides for implementing the activities.
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Slideshows. All the essential lesson and activity information in easy-to-follow chunks.
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Student Instructions and Information Handouts for Activities. Our student pages are so simply to follow that you may not even need the Instructor's Guide. We also include reflection or analysis questions for when they finish.
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Spanish Version. If you have ESL students, they can participate in the lesson better with our student handouts in Spanish. All the notes, activity handouts, and materials are in Spanish.
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PDF Downloads Your Way. Want the whole lesson in One Big Beautiful File? You got it. Want to download JUST the pages you need? Done. You'd rather have ALL the files in a .zip file so you only have to download it once? Say no more.
This is Digital Download so...when and HOW do I get the files?
- At Checkout. As soon as the purchase is approved, download buttons will appear on the Order Confirmation Page.
- By Email. You will also receive an email with a link to download your purchased files. (Don't see an email? Check your Junk/Spam folder. Sometimes filters put this kind of auto response email there.)
Paying By Purchase Order?
- Digital files are not available until we have a signed PO. So your files will not show up at checkout. Be sure follow instructions in the order confirmation email to get your files as quickly as possible.
- The email that was entered for the order is the one who will receive the download link. The server only acknowledges that person, they are the Chosen One. But we can always change it. Plus those awesome business office folks really want you to have that link anyhow. Just email orders@onelessthing.net and we'll fix you right up.
TL;DR: Before you hand out tools, use this lessons to watch your students go from "IDK" to "Let's go."
Instead of taking your students' word when they say they know how to use everything in the shop (or making them feel bad for not knowing)...
...start with a low-pressure activity that sets the tone for growth, honesty, and confidence.
This is the perfect follow-up to your first Shop Orientation & Safety lesson — and it kicks off your Ag Mech course with curiosity, not confusion.
Your students will...
…get comfortable admitting what they don’t know (without fear of judgment)
…assess their current skill level with common shop tools
…set personal goals for what they want to learn this year
It starts off with “Wrong Answers Only” — a surprisingly effective way to get students engaged, laughing, and learning from day one.
Best of all:
You’ll gain real insight into where your students stand, what they need, and how to group them for future projects — without having to guess.
All you need is this lesson, a few tools (or use the included pictures), and a class full of students ready to grow.
What Do I Get?
-
Lesson Overview. A one-page summary with your Learning Objective, Materials List, and Essential Question
-
Stuff to Make Your Admin Happy. Check the boxes with Standards Alignment, Contextual Vocabulary, Learning Targets, etc.
-
Teacher's Resource. An outline with talking points and slide views for teaching the lesson and step-by-step guides for implementing the activities.
-
Slideshows. All the essential lesson and activity information in easy-to-follow chunks.
-
Student Instructions and Information Handouts for Activities. Our student pages are so simply to follow that you may not even need the Instructor's Guide. We also include reflection or analysis questions for when they finish.
-
Spanish Version. If you have ESL students, they can participate in the lesson better with our student handouts in Spanish. All the notes, activity handouts, and materials are in Spanish.
-
PDF Downloads Your Way. Want the whole lesson in One Big Beautiful File? You got it. Want to download JUST the pages you need? Done. You'd rather have ALL the files in a .zip file so you only have to download it once? Say no more.
This is Digital Download so...when and HOW do I get the files?
- At Checkout. As soon as the purchase is approved, download buttons will appear on the Order Confirmation Page.
- By Email. You will also receive an email with a link to download your purchased files. (Don't see an email? Check your Junk/Spam folder. Sometimes filters put this kind of auto response email there.)
Paying By Purchase Order?
- Digital files are not available until we have a signed PO. So your files will not show up at checkout. Be sure follow instructions in the order confirmation email to get your files as quickly as possible.
- The email that was entered for the order is the one who will receive the download link. The server only acknowledges that person, they are the Chosen One. But we can always change it. Plus those awesome business office folks really want you to have that link anyhow. Just email orders@onelessthing.net and we'll fix you right up.