For the Student
- A story/poem to illustrate:
School Worries (.pdf)
The Imagination Station
Print these one page story-poems for your child to illustrate.
The act of illustrating: Interpreting a
story through imagination is one of the joys of reading. In addition,
illustrating a story promotes the development of the following
literacy skills:
stimulates
creativity
encourages
visualization
strengthens
attentive listening for detail
promotes the
recall of detail
orders the
sequence of events
interprets
character attitude, emotion, and tone
analyzes cause
and effect
supports literal
comprehension ("The car was red.")
supports
interpretive comprehension (answering who, what, where, when, why ... "the
sun was peeking over the hill as Billy crawled from under the covers."
When? It was morning, although the sentence never actually said that it
was morning.)
supports
critical comprehension (Was the story real or make-believe? "Could this
have happened?")
supports
creative comprehension (Have your child continue the story beyond the
author's presentation. "What do you think happened next, the following
week, ...?"
Directions: Print the text from one of the
story-poems below. Read it to your child, giving him the opportunity to
illustrate the content. We recommend that your child make a pencil drawing
first, coloring in the details using crayons. (Print each .pdf file using
one 8½ x 11 sheet of paper.)
Note: Stories are in .pdf format. If you do not have Adobe
Reader,
you may download the free program by visiting their website
at:
Reference photo at the top of the
page: One day in the spring, this baby bird sat
just outside our office window. Both his parents spent the afternoon
trying to teach this reluctant bird to fly. They took turns
flying low, circling, chirping, and demonstrating technique. All the
while, our little feathered friend held on tightly to the branch. As the sun began to
set, he finally spread his wings, and the three headed skyward.
Early childhood education: fly low, circle
close, hover, encourage, instruct, be patient, work to maintain close family
ties.
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