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
Look Up, Look Down
Stand in one spot and draw what’s above you, at eye level and under your feet.
- Grades
- K–4
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Topic
- Look and wonder
- Kids practice
- observation, noticing details, spatial thinking
What kids do
“Stand still. What do you see up high, straight ahead and down low?”
- When I look up
- Straight ahead
- When I look down
How to run it
- Works in the yard, at a park or in the classroom.
- Lie down to look up if you can.
- Compare sheets from different spots.
Talk about it
- Which view surprised you?
- What lives up high?
- What would an ant see?
Take it further
Do it again at night.
Pairs well with
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