I wonder if Annie Fetter (the Notice and Wonder Woman) realized the impact of this routine when she and Max Ray-Riek began using it all those years ago. If a big company math curriculum doesn’t use the Notice and Wonder routine is it even a math curriculum?
As someone who also spends time in “literacy land” I saw many connections to Beer and Probst’s Notice and Note and the more open Notice and Wonder. In both cases these routines allow students to take ownership of their thinking and explore with curiosity.
I recently read the article Wordless not Silent which explores the power of wordless children’s books for emergent bi-lingual students. Verbal vocabulary development really benefits from this type of book, but I also wanted to give students opportunities to record (as a group, pair, or individually) some math ideas they also noticed in wordless books. Inside Outside a book that was recommended by the article included a short video book summary.
As I was developing some options for students to explore picture books for math ideas I decided that I would create a quick organizer that they could use to record their thinking. You can find it here. The idea is that this thinking sheet can be used when students explore a picture book in small groups or individually. They are able to decide the math they are interested in exploring. I love this quote from Hintz and Smith seen below.
Creating opportunities for curiosity is the goal right?