As readers, it's important to be active learners with each book we pick up to read. Recently we have been learning about making Sensory Images while we read. What is a Sensory Image? Try it now. Pick up a book, newspaper, or something to read. Use your 5 senses to make a mental picture in your head. Are you reading a news article about the snow record in Boston? Try using your sense of touch to help you "feel" how cold the air is.
To begin the unit, we read two books:
Before we began reading, students activated 4 out of their 5 senses by seeing, smelling, hearing, and touching things that came from the ocean! We checked out beach photos, smelled a bottle of sunscreen, heard waves crashing and seagull sounds, and touched small seashells and sand. Then, students listened to the book as it was read aloud to them, without looking at the pictures. Afterwards we talked about how they made sense of the story. They used their sensory information to make images and movies in their head while they heard the words.
Throughout this unit we will not only be making sensory images together, but we will be challenging ourselves to make sensory images on our own. Today, after reading Dragons Love Tacos (silliest book!) we determined that sensory images help readers do 3 important things:
- Understand the story better
- Keep us more engaged
- Help us with a stronger retell
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