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
What Happens Next?
A monkey is up to something. Use clues in the picture to predict what happens next, then draw it.
- Grades
- K–3
- Time
- about 15 minutes
- Topic
- Look and wonder
- Kids practice
- making predictions, using picture clues, sequencing
What kids do
“Look at the monkey. What do you think will happen next?”
- Right now
- What happens next
- I think this will happen because I see…
- And then what? Draw one more surprise.
How to run it
- Ask “What makes you say that?” after each prediction.
- There is no right answer, only answers with good reasons.
- Great before reading a picture book with lots of action.
Talk about it
- What clue helped you most?
- Did two people predict the same thing for different reasons?
- How do readers make predictions in stories?
Take it further
Draw what happened just before the picture, too.
Pairs well with
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