Lesson Plan: Mind Pictures Stage of Literacy Development: Stage 1: Beginning Literacy Stage 2: Consolidation / Fluency Stage 3: Literacy

for Growth Ages: 3-9 Grade Range: PreK K 1st 2nd 3rd Food Groups: Reading Comprehension Strategies, Writing Processes and Strategies Student Grouping: Whole class: - during discussion and read aloud Individual: - when students complete illustrations Assessment Ideas: - Use a tracking sheet to check for understanding of the important events of the story Activity Description Preparation: 1. Select a story to read aloud a. For example: The Hat, by Jan Brett 2. Gather student materials a. Each student will need coloring materials, 1 pencil and a writers workbook Implementation: 1. Discuss how to make a mind picture

What You Need Prep Time: 10 minutes - Select a story to read aloud - Gather student material Task Time: 30-40 minutest - Teacher and students discuss how to make a mind picture - Teacher reads aloud story - Students complete illustrations Materials Required: Teacher: - Selected story Students: - Writer's workbook - Coloring materials - Pencils

2. Have students share their ideas orally 3. Read the story aloud to the class a. Pause 4-5 times and think aloud about the characters, settings and events 4. Have students think about an event from the story a. Invite them to take a mind picture of that event 5. Explain to the students that they will have a chance to share their mind pictures with a partner before illustrating them a. You may wish to have students mill to the music or do a think-pairshare with partners 6. Invite students to begin their illustrations 7. Have students write a short paragraph describing their illustrations Adaptations English Language Learners/ESL: - Select a story that includes detailed illustrations - Have the story available while students complete illustrations - Scribe for the student so that his/her ideas are the focus LD/Reading & Writing Difficulties: - Ask students to orally share the event they wish to illustrate - Provide the story on tape for additional listening - Provide access to a speech-to-text software program Cultural Appropriateness & Diversity: - Select a story with a familiar context - Allow students to make personal connections to the story Differentiated Instruction: - List the main events on a piece of chart paper - Provide students with sentence starters to help them begin writing What You Do Teacher Role: Facilitator: - while the class discusses how to make a mind picture

Direct instruction: - while reading aloud Quick Tips Activity Extensions: - Repeat this activity each month during the year and compile students' visual representations in a book - Display the illustrations and descriptions on the wall to retell the main events of the story - Create a classroom book retelling the story using students' illustrations and descriptions - Have students role play the event from the story that they illustrated - Return to the story 2-3 more times and have students think about their mind pictures to help them recall the events a. Invite students to describe what their mind pictures look like before rereading the story Additional Comments: - Although students are not actually "reading" the books themselves at this stage, this is a comprehension strategy that can later be applied to their reading. - Milling to music uses music and movement to brainstorm ideas related to a selected topic. - Encourage all students to participate in the whole class discussions by including a think-pair-share. First, have students think about a question or topic of discussion to themselves. Next, have students turn to their nearest neighbor to discuss their thinking. Finally, open the discussion to the whole class. This short activity provides students whose confidence might still be developing with an opportunity to share their ideas. - Visualization can also be described as creating mental images. Help students understand this comprehension strategy by comparing it to a motion picture or movie. Tell students that as they read they should try to make a movie in their mind and visualize the events taking place in the story. - Promote the use of this comprehension strategy when making predictions. Visualizing what might happen next will help students develop a clear connection to what they are reading. Other Adaptations/Modifications: - Provide an example of your visual representation and written description