Before the session
- Choose a project or skill that fits the time, material, learner's experience, and adult preparation available today.
- Offer a bounded choice such as intended use, label, sample order, or which safe edge to inspect first.
- Keep a short record of what the learner personally did, what the adult controlled, and what to revisit.
During the session
- Wait long enough for the learner to notice and describe the result.
- Repeat an observation or dry-fit rather than moving straight to a more complex operation.
- Close with the next skill: a more accurate measurement, cleaner sanding pass, better part match, or clearer inspection.
Finish well
Leave the space safer and easier to restart: return materials, label any unfinished work, note the learner's actual role, and decide the next adult-controlled check before the session ends.