Lesson Plan 2, Practicum 3, Visualization

Teacher Joy Oh
Grade Level 1
st
Grade
Date October 4, 2013
Format Mini lesson to 4 students (more like small group)
Individual visualization activity with guided instruction
Individual Running Records
Literacy Interview for Young Children
Comprehension Strategy Visualizing (tie in with Predicting/Questioning from last week)
Purpose To enhance a students comprehension of a story by visualizing
and drawing mental (as well as a physical representation) images
of their understanding.
To introduce that reading can be creative and fun where you use
your imaginations and make your own movie according to the
story!
Texts/Resources Whats That Noise? Francesca Simon, David Melling

Colored paper/normal paper
Colored utensils (markers, crayons)
Running Records, Literacy Interview for Young Children sheet
Assessment 3-cut comic of their understanding and/or interpretation of the
story.
Two-column at the back of the sheet of paper with what an
image of what they thought the source of the noise was vs. what
it turned out to be.
Brief Outline 1. Teacher greets students. Start off with introduction of
what were going to do today.
- Introduce Whats That Noise?
- Inform them that the students are going to read a
small book to the teacher.
2. Explain visualizing and the importance of it.
- Has anyone ever drawn pictures in their mind while
reading or listening to a story?
- Inform the students the expectations: not running
around, interrupting the teacher, etc. while the
teacher is reading the book.
- Instruct/guide the students to make two-columns and
label the one on the left What I Think and the one
on the right What it is.
3. Read the book.
- Teacher asks questions before each sound and gives
about one minute for the students to draw their ideas.
- After revealing the source of the sound, give students

moment to draw the real source.
-----MAX 15 minutes-------
4. Instruct/go over the Literacy Review sheet with the
students. Inform them that while each individual will be
set aside to read a book for me, the students are to fill in
the worksheet.
5. Questions?
Visualizing is a fun way for us to be a part of the story and the character. It allows us to use
our imaginations and be creative with interpreting the story!

Running Records: no pressure, dont tell the students its a test
Literacy Review: an opportunity for me to know more about the students, any questions are
welcome (be respectful of the student reading the book though).