Show the image without the title first. What can you see? What do you think? What do you wonder? Add your ideas to this grid: See, Think, Wonder. Describe the rabbit. Choose the best words and phrases to help someone imagine what you can see. How do you know...
Who lives here? Why are the walls angled in this way? Why is there only one light on? Which country do you think this is in? Who is the person? What are they doing? Why are they wearing a cloak and a helmet? Why do they need to carry...
What is the girl doing? Why is she holding the book like that? What does her body language suggest? Why isn't she wearing shoes? Why is the book glowing? Is it a normal book? What power does it have? How do the colours in this picture make you feel?...
Who is the old lady? What is she doing? What is the shadow? Why isn't it the same silhouette as her? How does she feel as she's looking at this shadow? What might she be remembering? Why is it in a book? Why did Jungho Le call this picture 'Fall'? Write...
What is the boy doing? How is he feeling? How do you know? Is the monster good or bad? Does the boy know the monster well? Is the monster real, or a representation of something? Why do you think Little Oil left so much white space around the boy...
Write a sentence to describe this scene. Can you use a fronted adverbial? What is the effect of using one? Why not put the adverbial phrase in a different position in your sentence? Who owns the cats? Do they have the same owner? Who lives in this...
Describe this building without using the words 'house', 'rock' or 'clouds'. Who lives here? Why do they live here? What do they like about this place? Do they know each other? What travels on the tracks? Where do they lead? Why is this the end of the line? What are...
What do you think this is? Why is there a 'world' inside the box? What happens when the handle is turned? What happens when it isn't? Why is there a hand on the handle? What are the numbers? Is there a meaning behind this picture? What do you think it...
Why are the mice wearing glasses and holding white sticks? Why are they riding on a fish? Where are they going? Explore the nursery rhyme 'Three Blind Mice'. There are some resources here: http://www.dltk-teach.com/rhymes/blind-mice/. Older children may be interested in this interpretation of its origin: http://www.rhymes.org.uk/three_blind_mice.htm. How do blind people manage...
What are the ants doing? Why? What do living things need to stay alive? Why is this picture called 'The Fountain of Life'? Do all living things need the same things? e.g. plants and animals; insects and birds...