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
Same and Different
A cartoon velociraptor and a robot T. rex. Sort what they share and what makes each one special.
- Grades
- 1–5
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Topic
- Look and wonder
- Kids practice
- comparing and contrasting, careful looking, sorting ideas
What kids do
“These two dinosaurs are cousins. How are they the same? How are they different?”
- Dinosaur A
- Dinosaur B
- Only A in the left circle, only B in the right, both in the middle
- The biggest difference is… because…
How to run it
- Model one idea for each part of the circles before kids start.
- Younger kids can draw tiny pictures in the circles instead of words.
- Look for “both” ideas that aren’t about looks: both are dinosaurs, both have names.
Talk about it
- Which part of the circles was easiest to fill? Hardest?
- Is a robot dinosaur still a dinosaur?
- What else could we compare this way?
Take it further
Compare yourself with a character from a book you’re reading.
Pairs well with
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