[MOSAIC] your best VISUALIZING lesson

[Kinderjane at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/6/2007 7:03:31 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
readingisthinking at gmail.com 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 :-)



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