Use this routine when you want students to think carefully about why something looks the way it does or is the way it is.
- Use the routine at the beginning of a new unit to motivate student interest
- Try it with an object that connects to a topic during the unit of study
- Consider using the routine with an interesting object near the end of a unit to encourage students to further apply their knowledge
| Thinking Routine | Description | Key Thinking Tasks | What to Use | Technology Applications |
| See Think Wonder pg 55-63 |
Good with ambiguous or complex visual stimuli |
Describing |
Artwork |
Adobe Spark |
Use this strategy to open a lesson or unit.
Ask students to describe what they SEE by making observations about the photograph (Greensboro Woolworth's counter) but do not give them any background information yet. Next, as students what they THINK might be going on or what they think this observations might be out. Students will justify their interpretations with reasons. Lastly, ask students to WONDER about the historical significance of the object photographed. Show a segment from Learn 360 (video database) which explains the historical significance of this photograph. Use eBooks from the Captured History series to provide additional reading and discovery. The eBooks from the Captured History series are multiuser, thus students can be reading the book simultaneously.
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