The students sit down, and then the teacher begins reading The Cat in the Hat , but only through page 49, leaving the students hanging with what will happen next. Be sure to give the students a purpose for listening. In this case, it is to be able to create a picture of what each student thinks may happen next. Students listen to the read-aloud carefully, in order that they might create a picture of what they believe will happen next. Discuss the story thus far.
Students discuss the story with teacher prompting when necessary.
Instruct the students to write their names on the back of the page. On the left hand side of the paper, they are then to draw what they think may happen next. Students create a picture, according to the teacher's instructions. The students share their pictures with the rest of the class, explaining what they believe will occur next in the story. Some students will have read the book before, but be sure to allow them to share anyway.