Visualizing is such a crucial part to reading and writing. We started our lesson by talking about what it meant to visualize. I had my anchor chart ready to give my students a visual.
I then had them close their eyes as I described an object. I gave them adjectives like orange, round, green stem, ridges. I had them turn to their partners and talk about what they saw in their minds. You guessed it, I was describing a pumpkin! They had so much fun doing this, and saw how easy it was to visualize in their minds.
We then read the poem "Green Giant" and read it over and over again (oh, kindergarten!). You can grab the poem here or here! After we read the poem, we visualized what the giant looked like in our minds. The next day, we went to the drawing board and began to draw the giant that we visualized! I was so amazed by how their giants turned out. It was such a great indication of who could visualize, who needed some extra support, and who did not understand the concept at all. Below are some examples:
I even had a student label the parts of her giant! It is such a satisfying feeling to see your students start to become independent with the skills you have taught them!
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