Philip Yenawine first introduced the use of Visual Thinking Strategies for use in art museums. It involves the use of three key questions: 1. What's going on in this picture? 2. What do you see that makes you say that? 3. What more can you find? The basis behind my research was to find out if utilizing this strategy with my class of second-grade students would increase their ability to think critically, make real-world connections, and support their conclusions with evidence and then link those ideas to literacy. Over the course of the school year, we did six sessions of VTS using artwork and the three questions. During the sessions, I found that the students were able to link much of their thinking to their own lives and experiences. They were able to relate and connect their own thoughts with ideas from their classmates. As the sessions went on, more students participated in the discussions because they knew it was a safe place to think and share ideas. The transfer of this thinking to reading was partially successful. I asked students "what did you read that made you say that?" On one occasion, students cited from the text to support their answer, but other occasions were not as successful. Still, I think that VTS is a great strategy to help build a solid foundation for critical thinking, support students thoughts and ideas, and engage them in rich discussions.