Visualizing

In Reading, we are learning to use "word clues" in the poem or story to help us form a picture in our head called a mental image.  Students are practicing drawing their mental images and stating the word clues that helped them form the image.  Here's one poem we used to help us visualize this week:

Draw A Rhyme Story

When making a clown, it is said,

Always start with a big round head.

Make it real messy cuz' clowns don't care.

On top of his head, give him red curly hair.

When people laugh, he wants to hear,

So on each side, give him a great big ear.

All over his suit are big coloured spots,

So give him lots of polka-dots.

Now look at that, can you believe?

He has purple stripes on each long sleeve.

At the bottom of his funny suit, 

You can see one big, black boot.

And the other foot has not a shoe,

'cuz he just painted his toenails blue.

Now if you listened and did everything right,

Your little clown is a funny sight!