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What Makes You Say That?

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  • DOMAIN(S)
    Cognitive Development and General Knowledge (CD)
  • INDICATOR(S)
    CD-CR2.4b
  • AGE GROUP(S)
    48-60 months

Introduce two questions to encourage children's interpretation and justification skills. “What's going on?” “What do you see that makes you say that?” For example, while viewing Georges Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, in response to “What's going on?” a child might say, “I think they're watching a boat race.” Follow up with “What do you see that makes you say that?” The child may say, “Everybody's looking at the boats in the water.” Repeat the process, allowing many children the opportunity to describe what they think is happening in the painting. This could be done in large group.  

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