Children in a grade two/three classroom co-designed photographs of each other's important family objects to develop critical empathy and better understand their peers' home cultures. They engaged in visual critical literacy practices. The paper provides a narrative of what happened and a framework for creative collaborative pedagogy.

This article describes how a group of second graders improved their understanding of art by touring a photography exhibit. Included are three photographs and a sample of the tour guide's comments for each. (JDH)