Making inferences is one of the key reading skills that good readers need to master! Piecing together information from the text and reading between the lines is almost intuitive for some readers, but for others, it’s a skill that can be taught over time. Using mentor texts is a great way to focus on inferences. […]
Fun mentor text for making inferences! This is a great book for making inferences with your second grade students. Blog post includes a freebie to use with the book.
This making inference activity and lesson plan will help all of your readers succeed at making inferences and inferring as they independently read in your upper elementary and middle school classrooms. Making inference mentor text included.
This post featuring Silver Packages as a mentor text for teaching inferences steps you through a print and go lesson perfect for December.
Looking for the right picture book to teach inferences? Check out my list of making inference mentor texts for the elementary classroom!
This list of mentor texts to help you teach making inferences in your upper elementary classroom are just perfect for 3rd, 4th & 5th graders to infer
Looking for the right picture book to teach inferences? Check out my list of making inference mentor texts for the elementary classroom!
When I changed grade levels from second grade to 4th/5th, one of the things I really thought I would miss was all of my amazing picture books. I used to love to read and re-read them to the kids, to look at their beautiful illustrations, and to use them to get kids excited about the […]
This post shares 6 read alouds or mentor texts for teaching inferences that are perfect for teaching your students to make inferences.
Looking for a book list for making inferences and predictions? Here you go! Be sure to check out all the book lists I have for teaching comprehension. *This post contains affiliate links. Making inferences and predictions are highly related comprehension strategies. In fact, most books for teaching comprehension lump them together. For the younger ... Read More about Book List for Making Inferences and Predictions
This week, we continued working on making inferences. All of the lessons and activities prior to this week, were to build our understanding of making inferences. This week, we took our understanding to the next level and applied it mentor texts. I started the week out using the book, Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry G. Allard. With this book, "I" modeled and "We" practiced using the text to make inferences. I had the students complete this handout that I created to use what the text says to make inferences about Miss Nelson and Miss Viola Swamp. The kids really enjoyed the book and it was an easy text to use to model the process. Then, we used the book, The Stranger by Chris Van Allsburg. This is the first year I have ever used this book to teach making inferences. Let me just say, if you haven't used this book as a mentor text for this skill, YOU NEED TO ADD IT to your lesson plans immediately! My kids fell in love with this book and were DYING to know who "the stranger" was. I read the story as a read aloud. Then, I put the students with "talk partners" to complete text dependent questions that really required the kids to analyze the text. I found the wonderful text dependent questions from the website, Achieve the Core. I took the questions that I found and retyped them, so the students would have room to respond. You can download my copy of the questions here. Even though I don't use a basal for reading, I have a handful of old textbooks, and they happened to have The Stranger in it. I was able to provide each pair a copy of the story to answer the questions. It took the kids a couple of days to work through the story. As I mentioned before, the kids LOVED this story! One of my students told me that he thought had a difficult time going to sleep the day we read this book in class. He said it was KILLING him not to be able to figure out the story. I was SO excited to hear that the kids were thinking about reading class at home. :) In fact, my kids have asked that I find more books like this one for them to read. They really enjoyed trying to interpret the story. So, that is my mission right now......finding more books like this one. If you have mentor texts that you love to use for teaching inferences, I would love to know the titles. Also, if you have any recommendations for similar titles to The Stranger, please share the titles. My students would be forever grateful! :)
This post shares 6 read alouds or mentor texts for teaching inferences that are perfect for teaching your students to make inferences.
Inference is an important skill for students to learn in order to really dig deep into a text. People use inference every day to make sense of the things people say and do. Students use inference all the time, but they need some guidance in learning how to use the strategy with a text.
Making inferences is one of the key reading skills that good readers need to master! Piecing together information from the text and reading between the lines is almost intuitive for some readers, but for others, it’s a skill that can be taught over time. Using mentor texts is a great way to focus on inferences. […]
Have you been searching for a quick reference of mentor texts to support you in teaching comprehension strategies? Take a peek here...
Teach students to practice inferring with this mentor text lesson using the mentor text The Stranger by Chris Van Allsburg.
I'm joining my blogging buddy, Emily @ The Reading Tutor OG, for her Mentor Monday Linky. I know it's Wednesday, but let's just pretend I'm posting this on time. ;) This week the topic is using mentor texts to teach the skill of making inferences. Click, Clack, Moo and I Want My Hat Back were two books that quickly came to mind for teaching this skill. Click, Clack, Moo is perfect for making inferences. Invite students to use the pictures to infer what the characters are feeling. Stop at words like furious and impatient; ask students to use the text and pictures to infer the meaning of the words. After finishing the story, pose the question, "What happened in the story that put Farmer Brown back where he started? How do you know?" Continue to explore inferring with Giggle, Giggle, Quack. I Want My Hat Back is so clever! My students always get a kick out of reading it. :) Using the pictures, ask children to infer how Bear solved his problem. This Is Not My Hat is a great follow up for continued practice. What are your favorite books for teaching students to infer?
Teach students to practice inferring with this mentor text lesson using the mentor text The Stranger by Chris Van Allsburg.
This post shares 6 read alouds or mentor texts for teaching inferences that are perfect for teaching your students to make inferences.
Using the book Fireflies by Julie Brinkloe to teach the importance of word choice in writing: A mentor text activity that focuses on revising sentences! Multiple FREE printables included!
Making inferences is one of the key reading skills that good readers need to master! Piecing together information from the text and reading between the lines is almost intuitive for some readers, but for others, it’s a skill that can be taught over time. Using mentor texts is a great way to focus on inferences. […]
Find loads of ideas for teaching calendar to your primary students in this post including creative and budget friendly options for the classroom.
Hi Everyone! Happy 3 Day weekend! :) This will be a quick post... I will be diving into inferencing next week. (although I've dabbled in it here and there) I LOVE to start with this book: It is quite a simple read with MANY opportunities for the children to use their inferring skills. I first start off by reading it orally and talking about what inference really means- Use the text clues + Use what I know (schema) = Inference The kids catch on pretty quickly! Then on the second day we use an organizer to fill in our thinking. I find that this helps those that need a visual, will understand more clearly after practicing it this way. (click above to get a copy) The sample is filled in with references to "The Stray Dog," but it could be used with any book! I also found this website that has a inferencing game!! It will give clue by clue and then allow the children to make a guess. It is super cute and VERY appropriate for young children! I have also discovered that there are TONS of people that have created inference boards on Pinterest. Oh Pinterest, what would I do without you ;) If it works... click HERE to see all the boards!! Finally, I end my unit with this AMAZING activity!! This is so fun for the kids and it pulls our "unit" together. There is a lot of prep to this, but once you have it all put together it is so much fun. If you bought this, I added a new recording sheet to it and also made a final "what really happened" story. I'd be happy to share! Just leave a comment or shoot me an email! :) Thanks to those that entered my Narrative Writing giveaway!! Amanda and Kathy were the big winners!! :) Don't forget my buy one get one offer ends tomorrow night!! Just email me for details or to tell me of your purchase!! I leave you first with my mustachey class :) (this was part of my valentine to them... BIG HIT!) ...and a tiny sneak peek at my upcoming product...
With the Common Core Standards in place, students are being asked more and more to use critical thinking skills to analyze literary and informational text. Inference is a prime example of a critical thinking skill used in classrooms today. Students are asked to read text and analyze it by
You’ll love teaching this unit with print and digital passages, 3 sets of task cards, and lots of activities!
Read aloud these mentor text picture books to find simile examples and metaphor examples that show growing writers about figurative language.
Teaching a narrative nonfiction unit in the upper elementary grades is so engaging with mentor texts and paired passages!
Want to do a project centered on emojis? Kids love emojis! Check out this Create Your Own Emoji activity that can be completed in Google Drive.
Need to help bring text structure to life for your students? Check out these unique mentor texts that I've picked out just for you!
This post shares 6 read alouds or mentor texts for teaching inferences that are perfect for teaching your students to make inferences.
My top 10 favorite mentor texts to use when modeling writing for kids! A helpful book list for teaching kids to write.
Have you been searching for a quick reference of mentor texts to support you in teaching comprehension strategies? Take a peek here...
Getting Started with Making Inferences Making Inferences or Inferring is a skill that begins in the First Grade. This might sound a little crazy because the level of reading in grade one usually doesn't lend itself to inferring. So... at the beginning of first grade or until they have reached a higher reading level, students
Since it is summertime and so many of us are already in planning mode for next year, I wanted to utilize my Mentor Text series post this month to share books to help you introduce 10 basic reading skills to your students. If you like any of the books you see in this blog post, […]
If you're looking for mentor text picture books, here is a list of wonderful choices to read aloud with kids to teach them about making inferences.
Do your students struggle with theme? Teach them how to find a literary every time with a few simple steps. This post provides a step-by-step process for students to find the message of the text. Get them to ask the right questions to identify the theme every time.
You’ll love teaching this unit with print and digital passages, 3 sets of task cards, and lots of activities!
If you're looking for mentor text picture books, here is a list of wonderful choices to read aloud with kids to teach them about making inferences.
Making inferences worksheets and activities aren't always easy for students, but there are fun ways to teach this challenging reading skill.
Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to help your students effectively understand and apply the reading skill of making inferences? You’ve found it!! A lesson plan to use with any book and activities are included! This resource includes everything you need to introduce and teach inferencing to your students. It also provides a consistent framework for continuous reinforcement and application of the skill with any text and with all future lessons. Izzy The Inferencer will help you teach inferencing to your students in a way they will truly understand and internalize. He shows readers how to use the clues in the text with the clues from their own experiences to make conclusions. Izzy also provides them with strategies and confidence for inferencing throughout a text to ensure their understanding. This resource introduces concrete ways for students to interact with the reading skill through this character representation. This lesson format can be applied to any book over and over again! There are a variety of activities included in this resource for your students to practice making inferences. *download the preview to learn more about the Comprehension Crew program The resource includes the following: Character Posters & Visual Aids Character Profile- includes character profession, theme song, prop, gesture, phrase, likes, and how they help reader Concrete Inference Activity Introduction & Modeling Lesson- can be applied to any book Teacher Implementation Tips Graphic Organizers- 18 differentiated options for any text Flip Books- 2 options that can be used with any text Interactive Notebook Pages Task Cards with Photographs- includes answer key and differentiated answer sheets Task Cards with Short Text- includes answer key and differentiated answer sheets Practice Passages- differentiated texts and scaffolded response options with answer keys included lower readability- Max's Party higher readability- The Zoo Mentor Text Suggestions – includes a wide variety of picture books and wordless picture books Now updated to include the graphic organizers, worksheets, and posters in Google Slides for your students to type on! What is the Comprehension Crew? Comprehension Crew is a group of characters each representing an essential reading skill. Each character has a profession, song, gesture, and prop that provide a concrete representation of the reading skill. These characters are used to model and reinforce each skill both in life and in text. The character helps students to understand, remember, and intentionally apply skills as they are reading. Who are the other Comprehension Crew characters? There are characters representing each of the following reading skills: • inferencing • questioning • predicting • summarizing • clarifying • connecting- TRY FOR FREE! • synthesizing • evaluating • visualizing theme Non-fiction reading skills: determining importance main idea text features text structure vocabulary If you have any questions about this resource or how to best use it in your classroom, I am happy to help! Please email me at [email protected] or Instagram message me at Lessons_by_the_lake. Thank you!
Last year, I taught how to make inferences for quite some time. With such an emphasis on close reading, I wanted my students to read between the lines, to dig deeper, and to find out the answer to the question, “what is the author really trying to say?!” I spent a lot of time […]
