it, Think it, Draw it!
to Learn - Visualization
To become a great reader, one must know how to
comprehend the text as they read. A very important skill that readers
to help build comprehension is visualization . Being able to
the events in a story helps students to know the plot of the
readers begin picturing the story in their mind, they become actively
in the story. This lesson will help students learn to visualize what
reading by assisting them in creating mental images of the reading in
What Do You Say When a Monkey Acts This Way? by Jane
Belk Moncure (1 copy of text only for each student)
Copy of poem for each
paper and crayons
for each student
for each student (in lesson plan)
we are going to practice visualizing
story as we read it. Does anyone know what it means to visualize?
are exactly right; when you visualize something, you picture it in your
based on details in the story even though a picture is not actually
provided. I’m sure everyone has visualized something before
realize it or not.
practice for just a minute. I want
everyone to close your eyes and think about walking on the beach while
aloud your visualization passage to the
sand feels hot
on my bare feet. I felt the burning hot sun rays bursting heat on my
The smell of the salty sea water poured into my nose and the soft
sounds of the
ocean covered my ears. I am so relaxed at the beach."
the students…after most students have
opened there eyes and spent time for visualizing announce
if I call out your name from my name jar, I want you to
tell me what you saw as I read about the beach. (Make sure to give the
extra time to think of how to explain what they saw) "Good
job students! I will take a guess and say that you each
saw a person (maybe yourself) walking on the beach noticing things with
senses…heat, sounds, smells."
you all are doing great! I have
another questions for the class,what is silent reading?
Silent reading is when we
read in silence to ourselves so that we don't bother others around
When we read silently, we can see pictures of what is happening in the
our own minds, and that is how you visualize a story.
each student a copy of "The Library –
A Magic Castle," by Jane Belk Moncure. "Now I want you to
silently read the poem to yourself." Allow time for children to
while you also read the poem silently.
students have read poem silently, read it
aloud to them while they close their eyes and visualize. "When I
read this poem, I saw a castle like Cinderella’s that was high above
with tall windows with words on them. Raise your hand and tell me
share time). Hold up a previously
drawn picture of what you visualized while reading the poem.
is my picture of what I visualized in my head." Explain
to the class why you drew what you did.
castle sitting on clouds with huge colorful windows covered in random
each student a text copy of What Do You Say When a Monkey
Acts This Way?
is a new book we will read in
class today. It is about Little Monkey who stays pretty busy every day
week. Little Monkey manages to keep up his good manners the whole time.
out what happens to Little Monkey let’s read the story.
the students, "I want you to read the
story silently and draw a picture of one thing you visualize while you
reading." Allow time for
students to read and draw.
reread the story to the class and show
the illustrators pictures.
student will present their own image by telling the class about
they drew. Assess the student’s drawings based on that the
depict an event in the story as well as their ability of telling the
to the class.
a checklist for
accurately depicted an event ________
accurately explained an event from the book _________.
did you remember that particular part of the
could be an alternative ending to the
you pick one action (like Little Monkey's)
for each day of the week that you could do? Explain
Library – A Magic
of Word Windows
high as the
you want to
open them all.
you open one,
Belk. What Do
You Say When a Monkey Acts This Way? The Child’s World, Inc. 1988.