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
Who’s Awake at Night?
Some animals sleep all day and wake up at night. Draw who might be awake while you sleep.
- Grades
- K–3
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Topic
- Look and wonder
- Kids practice
- animal science, day and night, sorting
What kids do
“While you sleep, some animals are just waking up!”
- Daytime: who is awake?
- Nighttime: who is awake?
- Circle the night animals
- If I were awake all night, I’d need…
How to run it
- Answers: owl, bat, raccoon, moth and firefly are night animals.
- Talk about big eyes, big ears and good noses as night tools.
- Listen to night animal sounds if you can find a recording.
Talk about it
- Why might an animal want to be awake at night?
- What sounds have you heard at night?
- Are you a morning person or a night person?
Take it further
Draw a night animal with its super-senses labeled.
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