Ready, Set, Visualize!
By: Casey Free
Reading to Learn
Rational:
For
students to be expert readers they have to be able to comprehend the text they
read thoroughly. One of the strategies used to be an expert reader is
visualization. This strategy helps students become engaged in what they are
reading because they are picturing the things taking place as the story
progresses. This lesson will help students master their visualization skills so
they become better at reading comprehension by reading a poem and drawing what
they visualized as they read.
Materials:
·
Copy of
A Christmas Tree
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Smartboard
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Crayons and pencils
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Drawing paper
·
Copies of Here’s A Little
Candle for the class
Procedure:
·
“Good Morning class! Today
we will be working on comprehension and one important thing we do when we
comprehend something is visualization. Does anyone know what it means to
visualize? Great answers! Yes, to visualize means to picture what you read as
you read it in your head as you read a poem or story.”
·
“We are going to practice
our visualization. I am going to put a poem up on the board (put up the copy of
A Christmas Tree) as I read the poem I want you to read silently with me
and draw what you see as you read. I am going to draw what I see also. (Review
how to read silently)First lets review silent reading. How do we read silently
class? Awesome! We read quietly to ourselves so we do not disturb our friends.”
·
(Read A Christmas Tree
and draw pictures as we read give students time to finish their pictures) “Did
everyone finish their pictures? Now everyone hold up their pictures of their
Christmas Trees. (Class holds up pictures as do you) Wonderful Pictures!!
·
“Ok class, now I am going to
give you another poem to read and draw what you visualize. (Give out
Here’s A Little Candle) This one is a little different, I want you
to draw me 3 different candles on your paper to show me each candle in the poem
. You can also write a couple of sentences about your candles. You may begin.”
(Once everyone is finished we will separate into groups of 4 and vote one 1
person out of each group to share their candles.)
Assessment:
Students will be assessed by their drawings and how they were able to convey the
poem into their art work and their sentences (if any). These will be displayed
on our “Christmas Board”.
References:
Julia Drews: “What Do You See?”
http://www.auburn.edu/academic/education/reading_genie/journeys/drewsrl.htm
Taylor Swan: “Picture This”
http://www.auburn.edu/academic/education/reading_genie/journeys/swannrl.htm
A Christmas Tree,
author unknown
Here’s A Little Candle,
to the tune of I’m A Little Tea Pot