Look and wonder
Notice, Think, Wonder
Study a strange little alien, then sort your ideas into what you notice, what you think and what you wonder.
Thinking sheet · Look and wonder
Color Hunt
Hunt the room (or the yard) for things of every color, then draw the most surprising find.
- Grades
- K–3
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Topic
- Look and wonder
- Kids practice
- color names, observation, sorting
What kids do
“Ready, set, hunt! Find things of every color.”
- Write or draw what you find
- My most surprising find
- The hardest color to find was… because…
How to run it
- Kids color the first box in each row before they start: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple.
- Set a time limit and a boundary.
- Younger kids draw instead of writing.
Talk about it
- Which color is everywhere? Which is rare?
- Why do you think that is?
- What color is nature’s favorite where we live?
Take it further
Make a rainbow collage from scraps of the colors you found.
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