This mini unit includes resources to introduce or review making inferences to your 4th and 5th graders. The unit is aligned to the Common Core standards. However, it is rooted in providing an understanding of making inferences through texts and pictures.
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What is included?
Topics Covered: Making Inferences (with illustrations, photographs, setting, real life situations, character traits, character feelings, plot)
- Teaching Slides (Google Slides/PowerPoint): Three versions—teaching slides, student review slides, and an answer key—guide students from modeling the skill to independent practice with exit slips.
- 6 Graphic Organizers: Flexible charts for any story or book, perfect for visualizing inferences.
- Reading Posters & Thinking Stems: Visual reminders and prompts to encourage deeper thinking.
- 5 Reading Comprehension Passages + Questions: Inference-based questions to support reading comprehension
- Exit Slips: Each exit slip can be printed out 2 per page. The Exit Slips are also available in Google Forms. The exit slips are multiple choice or short response.
- 6 Reading Activities: 5 practice pages for students to practice making inferences.
- Recommended Book List: Handpicked picture books and wordless stories that naturally encourage students to make inferences.
All activities are available in Google Slides or Forms for the flexibility you need!
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