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
Day and Night
Draw the same place in the daytime and at night, then list everything that changes.
- Grades
- K–5
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Topic
- Look and wonder
- Kids practice
- comparing, light and dark, noticing change
What kids do
“Same place, different time. What changes when the sun goes down?”
- My place:
- Daytime
- Nighttime
- Things that change
How to run it
- Talk about light, colors, sounds, animals and people.
- Dark paper or dark crayon works well for the night side.
- Ties into a lesson on the sun, Earth and moon.
Talk about it
- Which animals come out at night?
- What colors do you see in the dark?
- What stays the same?
Take it further
Add a third box for sunset or sunrise.
Pairs well with
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