Craft Lesson 9: Zoom

Discussion:
Reading isn't about just words but also what the picture says. The book Zoom is a great example of how the pictures tell the story. Students will learn the importance of detail and creativity.

How to teach it:
The class reading for the day can be Zoom. I would try and get an overhead projector version of this book so that we could go throughout each side that is projected in a large version on the wall. After a few slides, you can ask your students what they are expecting next or where they think the story is going. Throughout this process you can notice if some students catch on or if the ending is a complete surprise.

After words, I would give them each an example picture from an I Spy book. They can then write a few sentences of that picture with details someone might see if they went into close detail like the book Zoom. If they have free time after the assignment, they can draw pictures to go with each sentence and make a book that you can flip through like Zoom.