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
Mystery Bag Detective
Feel an object hidden in a bag, describe it, draw your guess, then reveal and draw the real thing.
- Grades
- K–3
- Time
- about 15 minutes
- Topic
- Look and wonder
- Kids practice
- describing words, using the senses, making a guess with reasons
What kids do
“Reach in the bag, but don’t peek! What is it?”
- It feels…
- My guess
- What it really was
- I guessed… because it felt…
How to run it
- Use a cloth bag or a sock and safe objects: a pinecone, a spoon, a toy car, a sponge.
- Kids feel first, tick the boxes, then draw their guess.
- Reveal one at a time with lots of drama.
Talk about it
- Which describing word helped most?
- What is hard to tell by touch alone?
- How did your guess compare with the real thing?
Take it further
Kids bring a mystery object from home for the class to guess.
Pairs well with
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