Inference Skills in Everyday Contexts

Mrs. Burrows teaches students how to make inferences using pictures and prior knowledge. The lesson includes various examples, such as making lemonade, identifying musical instruments, and recognizing events like sports day and Easter egg hunts. Students learn to combine visual clues with what they already know to make educated guesses.

What is the main focus of today's lesson?

• Understanding inferences

• Learning to write essays

• Practicing grammar

• Solving math problems

What is an inference?

• A direct statement

• A guess based on evidence

• A mathematical equation

• A random thought

What can you infer from pictures of lemons, water, and sugar?

• A fruit salad is being made

• A lemonade is being prepared

• A soup is being cooked

• A cake is being baked

What do a drum, scraper, and saw together suggest?

• A construction site

• A music band

• A cooking class

• A science experiment

What can you infer from a picture of a girl on a bike with training wheels?

• She is racing

• She is learning to ride

• She is fixing the bike

• She is selling the bike

What does a picture of children in PE uniforms at a track suggest?

• A science fair

• A music concert

• A sports day event

• A classroom activity

What can you infer from a picture of girls with face paint and food around?

• They are at a library

• They are at a party

• They are in a classroom

• They are at a sports event

What does a picture of children sitting quietly on a bus suggest?

• They are in a traffic jam

• They are going home

• They are on a field trip

• They are at a bus stop

What can you infer from a picture of a girl with a basket and colorful eggs?

• She is at a school event

• She is at a sports day

• She is at a birthday party

• She is at an Easter egg hunt