By Beverly Clearly Dear Mr. Henshaw

By Beverly Clearly Dear Mr. Henshaw Visualizing brings joy to reading. When we visualize, we create pictures in our minds that belong to us and no one else. Use the text on the page, and what you already know to create your “picture” Visualizing helps our understanding of what we read.

By Beverly Clearly Dear Mr. Henshaw On Sat., Jan. 20 Leigh writes in his diary about Mr. Fridley, the school custodian. Mr. Fridley noticed me scowling again and said, “So the lunchbag thief strikes again!”…Mr. Fridley keeps an eye on just about everything around school, so he probably knows. I wish I had a grandfather like Mr. Fridley. He is so nice, sort of baggy and comfortable.

By Beverly Clearly Dear Mr. Henshaw

By Beverly Clearly Dear Mr. Henshaw Here’s the text that I used for my mental picture Mr. Fridley noticed me scowling again and said, “So the lunchbag thief strikes again!”…Mr. Fridley keeps an eye on just about everything around school, so he probably knows. I wish I had a grandfather like Mr. Fridley. He is so nice, sort of baggy and comfortable. Makes me picture Mr. Fridley in the cafeteria Makes me picture Mr. Fridley being watchful and wearing glasses Makes me picture someone who wears "regular clothes" like jeans and a t- shirt. He smiles too.

By Beverly Clearly Dear Mr. Henshaw