Wondering

Designed to help primary-grade students develop thinking skills as they ponder the future, Wondering contains a collection of 22 imaginative units (with reproducible hand-outs) that investigate personal tastes, future modes of transportation, worldwide hunger, energy shortages, genetic engineering, how thinking changes over time, and much more. The included teacher’s guide helps teacher prepare for, present, and follow up the activities.

Table of Contents

1. A New World (Thinking of Consequences)
2. Fishy Planes (Combining Elements)
3. Easy! (Recognizing Growing Skills and Abilities)
4. A Balloon (Seeing Possibilities)
5. What Could It Be? (Imagining Future Things)
6. High School Days (Thinking of What the Child Will Be Like)
7. Can You Answer? (Analyzing Ideas)
8. Next Time (Planning for the Future)
9. Your Favorite Things (Thinking about Values)
10. 453?? (Recognizing the Importance of Names)
11. Two Ideas (Investigating Personal Tastes)
12. What Will You Be Life? (Thinking of What the Child Will Be Like)
13. Going to the Store (Thinking about Transportation of the Future)
14. Lunch Time (Being Sensitive and Aware)
15. Will They Change? (Thinking about How Things Change)
16. Water (Seeing Possibilities)
17. Pets (Recognizing the Mortality of Animals)
18. How Might We? (See Possibilities)
19. Whould You Like to Be Told This? (Analyzing Ideas)
20. Is It True? (Making Judgments)
21. Surprise! (Exploring Possibilities and Consequences)
22. Hair (Imagining a Future Hair Style