The Discover! Series
The "Discover!" Series of 24 card sets offers children extraordinary experiences with everyday objects. Simply hand the student the object and the card set and let the thinking begin.
In all cases, the activities can be done independently and are open-ended enough to appeal to students of varying abilities.
"Discover!" can be used at centers or as individual seatwork. It works superbly in conventional classrooms as well as in gifted programs. It is also a fine motivational tool to encourage reading and writing.
Each set includes 20 activities, plus answers and a teacher card.
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Series I
Discover! A Pencil
Discover! A Spoon
Price: $3.50Draw the way a spoon would look if you hit it with a hammer until it was flat.
Discover! Popcorn
Discover! Crackers
Discover! A Comb
Price: $3.50If you pressed the teeth of a comb into wet sand, what marks would it make?
Discover! Scissors
Price: $3.50Make a list of action words telling what scissors can do Here's a start: snip.
Discover! A Paper Clip
Discover! A Paper Towel
Price: $3.50Write three one-word descriptions about a paper towel. Here's a start: flat.
Discover! A Tape Dispenser
Discover! An Egg Carton
Price: $3.50Think of waffles and think of pancakes. Which are most like an egg carton?
Discover! A Paper Bag
Discover! A Raisin
Discover! Series I, 12 titles
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Series II
Discover! A Peanut
Discover! A Milk Carton
Discover! A Button
Discover! A Shoelace
Discover! A Key
Discover! A Toothbrush
Price: $3.50If you could have just a toothbrush or toothpaste, which would you choose?
Discover! A Paper Plate
Discover! A Crayon
Discover! An Envelope
Discover! Notebook Paper
Discover! Aluminum Foil
Price: $3.50Now look carefully at both sides of the foil. Write about what you notice.
Discover! Your Hand
Discover! Series II, 12 titles