To start it off, I showed them a few pictures of bats. We decided to use this one for our Thinking Routine:
Next, I asked them to look at the picture for a few seconds. Then I had them volunteer to tell me what they SEE. They replies were fairly basic, which was fine.
- eyes
- ears
- fur
- wings
- bones
- thumbs
Next, we talked about what the picture makes us THINK. Each time they gave me an answer for this part, I asked them "What makes you say that?" This helps them support their answer as well as dig a little deeper into their thinking. The information in parenthesis is their answer to "What makes you say that."
- bones are close to the wings (I can see them right there.)
- it is a baby bat (It looks very small, and it's eyes are closed.)
- there are bones inside the wings (You can see the bones sticking next to the skin.)
- there is a big ear-drum inside (It has very big ears, so it must have a big ear-drum.)
Finally, we talked about what we WONDER. This is what we don't really see from the picture, but questions that we might want answered if we researched for more information.
- what the bat is laying on
- what kind of bat it is
- why the wings are pink
- what the bones look like
- if it is a grown-up bat or a baby
Are you as impressed as I was with their thinking?
Of course, we had to close with a fun craft to "fly" around our room. This is from A Cupcake for the Teacher. Tomorrow we will add facts to our bats.

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