Book Study: Chapter 17

Today I'm linking up for Chapter 17 of the Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites book study.  

Visualizing and imagery is something I don't do a ton of in my classroom. I understand the value of imagery but it's the same problem... so much to cover in a short amount of time.  

After reading this chapter there are some great ideas I'd like to try that can work even with a limited amount of time. 

How I Use This Strategy

We do use imagery when we are reading and this helps my little ones understand what they've read.  We primarily draw what we see in our heads after reading but I also enjoy reading the words without showing the pictures to see what the kiddos "see" in their minds.   


 What I Want To Try

I liked the idea of having kids visualize math word problems.  This is such a great idea to help them solve math word problems.  I just read an article about the problem of relying solely on "key words" in math word problems.  Visualizing what is happening in the word problem puts less emphasis on "key words" and more stress on what is actually happening to help the kids solve the problem.  

I also love the idea of using visual images to match the definition of words... such a great vocabulary strategy for those visual learners.  

I can even see using this strategy when studying an event in history or during a science unit.  In our current plant unit I'd love to have the kids visualize the sprouting of a seed as well as visualize how a plant changes and grows.  I think having them visualize how to plant a seed could also help them when writing a How-To during our writing workshop block.    

How are you using this strategy in your classroom?

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