In a message dated 11/6/2007 7:03:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I am looking for a stellar visualizing lesson to utilize ASAP. My goals are for the kids to make mind pictures and be able to describe them with details. It would also be great for the kdis to realize how their background shapes their visualizations. I'm sick of the same old thing. Anyone have any lessons to share? This is one I did in Kindergarten. I call that skill "mental images" and I tell the children to make a picture in their head or make a movie in their head. I read had read the book Corduroy several times. I read the big book again the morning of the activity. I showed the 15 minute video of the story that has real actors. As the movie progressed, I showed the corresponding page of the big book. We talked about how we can do this with all books in our minds..make a movie as we read the book. I have signs up for all of the strategies we have worked on and I put the video box from Corduroy next to our "I make mental images when I read" sign as a reminder. The children and I refer to it often as we talk about mental images. I introduced "Inferring" this week. I used Tanny's idea and adapted it. I put some things in a Wal*Mart bag and said we would pretend I found this bag in the hall. I pulled the things out and we made a chart of "evidence" and what we "inferred" based on the evidence. Three books about plants> gardener A necklace and a hair clip> girl Twix bar, tootsie roll, milky way> she likes chocolate Small smock> she is a child Baby Pumpkin book> she is a second grader (our second grades adopted baby pumpkins) It was a great activity! I hung the necklace, hairclip and candy wrappers (minus the candy:-)) with the sign "I infer when I read.". Jane in SC :-) ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
