Write this excerpt from the story on chart paper or display on the Smartboard.
“Grandpa has a secret room.
The lights are always out; the curtains always closed.
Old trunks and wooden boxes line the walls,
dusty and mysterious.
Step, step, step …
We step sneaky steps on tiptoes
across the creaky floor.
Our favorite place to look is inside an old wooden trunk.
It has worn brass handles and wooden drawers.”
While reading the story aloud to students, pause when you come to this page.
Ask students to draw a picture based on the mental images that are created as they listen to the text being read aloud (visualizing). Students will then compare their illustrations to the picture in the book. Students may share with a partner, in a small group or with the class.
Curriculum Connections: Visual Arts