Inferencing Mini-Lesson

Open Ended

What do you think of when you hear the word prediction?

What do you know about inferences?

Multiple Choice

Max was baking some cookies, but then he got an important phone call. He returned a few minutes later to a smoke filled kitchen. What can you infer?

• The oven has turned off.

• Max forgot about the cookies and they are burning.

• A candle was blown out in the kitchen.

• The cookies are cooling on the baking pan.

Multiple Choice

An inference is...

• Text evidence + what you know

• Making a guess without evidence

• Making a guess without evidence

• Retelling a text

Multiple Choice

Alyssa has pink shoes, a pink coat, a pink hat and a pink bracelet on. What can you infer about Alyssa?

• She doesn't like pink.

• Her favorite color is blue.

• Her Grandma is 100

• Her favorite color is pink.

Multiple Choice

Dalton twisted the handlebars from side to side, trying to keep the bicycle upright. His feet pumped the pedals, and as the bike picked up speed he found he could steer it much more easily. “Look, I’m doing it!” he shouted.

What do you know based on the text?

• Dalton just learned to ride a bike.

• Dalton got a job delivering papers.

• Dalton just got a new bike.

• Dalton is very clumsy.

Multiple Choice

You see snowflakes coming down outside and you can smell hot cocoa cooking on the stove. You see red and green decorations all around the house. What time of year can you infer that it is?

• Thanksgiving

• Valentine's Day

• 4th of July

• Christmas