PICTURES(8) included in this package:

Polar bear, Coyote, Chipmunk, Horses, Chicken, Fly, Parasailing, Back yard garden.

WHAT ARE THE STEPS OF THE PWIM?

The teacher will:

1. Choose a picture.

2. Ask students, “What do you see?” to elicit words.

3. Label the objects in the picture, repeating the word.

4. Direct students to spell and say the word out loud.

5. Ask, “What do these words have in common?” Next, read and group the words by commonalities on a chart. ( categorize)

6. Review the chart by reading it and saying the words and their spelling aloud. ( continue to read as a class over a series of days)

7. Ask, "Can you think of more words to describe the picture?" Chart any additional words.

8. Ask, "What would be a good title for the picture?" Discuss and record the title.

9. Ask students, "What can we say about this picture? What sentences can we write?"

10. Record and work together to group alike sentences.

11. Rearrange the sentences into a paragraph, describing aloud why you are putting sentences in a particular position in the paragraph.

12. Read together a few times.