We dove into visualization this week by talking about how when authors write books without pictures, they use descriptive words and imagery to help the reader create pictures in their mind. These words that help readers visualize we referred to as "words that stick". The more descriptive the author is, the clearer our mental images can be. Visualization includes all of our senses including sight, taste, hearing, smell and touch. We completed a number of activities where I read the students highly descriptive stories and poems as they sketched their mental images. A cute song that helps us remember about visualization goes to the tune of "Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star:
When my teacher reads a book,
Then my brain begins to look.
Seeing pictures in my head,
As the book is being read.
Making pictures me and you,
You can THINK some pictures too!
We also have been looking at some common spelling patterns when writing words with long vowel sounds. In the last few weeks, we have played with the long 'a' sound made by 'a', 'ay', 'ai' and 'a_e'; the long 'e' sound made by 'ee', 'ea', 'ey' and 'y'; and the long 'i' sound made by 'i', 'igh', 'y', 'i_e' and 'ie'.
Unfortunately, we were unable to have literacy stations this week due to my unexpected absence on Wednesday. Hopefully the will resume next week.
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