Pre-Writing: Imaging Stories

Pre-Writing: Imaging Stories

Wordless picture books can be a wonderful way to encourage students to understand characters and imagine and tell whole stories. Below is a list of several wordless books available in the local libraries.

Select one or two and:

  • Show the entire story to students.
  • Discuss with them what the story seems to be about. Who are the characters? What are they doing? What’s a problem they might be having in the story? How do they make things better?
  • Go back through the story slowly, encouraging students to help tell the story and talk like the characters.

    Wordless Stories
  • Alligator’s Toothache by Diane de Groat: An alligator with a toothache is afraid of the dentist.
  • A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog by Mercer Mayer: A boy’s unsuccessful attempts to catch a frog.
  • Frog, Where are You? By Mercer Mayer: A boy and his dog search for an escaped pet frog.
  • Do You Want to be My Friend by Eric Carle: A mouse searches everywhere for a friend.
  • The Farmer and the Clown by Marla Frazee: A farmer rescues a baby clown who’s bounced off the circus train, and reunites him with his clown family.

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