We know that good readers are able to picture characters, scenes and events that happen in the books they read. You can help children build their guided imagery skills by asking children to clarify their vision of what was happening in a book. After reading the story without showing children the pictures, ask children to pick one of the scenes from the book and to draw a picture of it as they saw it “on the movie screen” in their heads while you were reading. After children have shared and discussed their drawings with the class, reread the book and on the second reading, share the illustrations that are provided in the book. Lead students in a discussion about the fact that we all might visualize scenes from books in different ways and that this is using our imaginations as we read.