The teacher reveals only parts of the picture at a time. The students discuss what might be happening in the picture. As each new section is revealed, the students refine their ideas and expand on the story. Finally the whole track picture is seen and the students write stories about what happened to make the tracks. The students discuss the clues that the tracks may give and how they are used to make their guesses.
Students stand in the flour and then on the paper to record their own tracks.
Tracks are sprayed with adhesive to seal the flour. The tracks are labeled with student names and displayed on a wall for reference. The students then create their own track pictures and write stories about them, which they present like the teacher. The rest of the class tries to guess what is happening in the student pictures and stories.