Making Inferences

Where am I going?

• the beach

• the zoo

• the park

• the grocery store

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What happened?

• He tripped over his shoe string.
• He was rushing and stumped his toe on the door stopper. 
• His arms were too full.
• He slipped on the wet floor.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Tom's ice cream was melting quickly. Why do you think the ice cream was melting.

• Because it was cold outside.

• Because it was hot outside.

• Because he doesn't like ice-cream.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

An inference is...

• Clues from words and pictures plus what you already know

• Retelling a text

• Making a guess without evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

The desert is a very hot, dry place. How might a coyote stay cool? 

• Sleep during the day and hunt at night
• Take a bath in the lake 
• Grow thicker fur
• Build a new home out of cactus 

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

What do we look at when we infer?

• clues only in the text

• clues in the text and pictures

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What can be inferred about this picture?

• The boy is sad

• It is the boy's birthday

• He is turning three (3)

• He does not like his cake

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What happened?

• They lost the game.
• The team won!
• Everyone is sad.
• The team is going out for pizza.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Where are they?

• school
• park
• at home
• in the kitchen

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

She screamed as she slipped and fell.

• The tile floor was old.

• The tile floor was wet.

• The tile floor was dry.

• The tile floor was new.