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
Question Jar
Fill the jar with your biggest questions, then pick one to investigate this week.
- Grades
- K–5
- Time
- about 15 minutes
- Topic
- Look and wonder
- Kids practice
- asking questions, planning research, curiosity
What kids do
“What do you wonder about? Fill the jar with questions!”
- My questions
- The one I want to investigate first:
- I could find out by…
How to run it
- Write questions small so lots fit in the jar.
- Keep a real class question jar.
- Pull one question each week to explore together.
Talk about it
- Which question can be tested?
- Which question might never be answered?
- What makes a question big?
Take it further
Investigate your question and report back.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
More thinking sheets
Look and wonder
Whose Shadow Is This?
A mystery shadow. Use clues to guess who it belongs to, then draw what you think it really looks like.
Look and wonder
Zoom In, Zoom Out
Pick one object. Draw a tiny part of it huge, then draw the whole thing small in its place.
Look and wonder
Same and Different
A cartoon velociraptor and a robot T. rex. Sort what they share and what makes each one special.
Free for teachers
Get the free Classroom Drawing Kit
12 printable pages: six step-by-step lessons, a grid activity, draw-and-write sheets and teacher notes, sent with your welcome email. After that, new classroom printables by email.