Making Predictions

Super quick blog post to show you how I use the posters and books in my class that I blogged about on Sunday.

First we made this anchor chart to review what we already knew about predictions.

Note the messy writing!

Then we went over what we use to make predictions - clues from the text (the title of the book), clues from the pictures (our favourite) and our schema (a word they love to say!).

We also reviewed how to start writing a prediction and our learning goal (I post the curriculum expectation and a kid friendly version). Click here for a free copy of the prediction mini-posters.

Then we practiced identifying clues and our schema as a group. I recorded their ideas (in my messy writing). I highlighted the points that go with pictures, text or our schema using different colours. Then we made predictions orally using "because" and ideas from the chart. I print off copies of the book cover to use for my group lessons and for the students to refer back to .

Today we did another group sample and then they completed the prediction sheet after some brainstorming together for the book "The Great Sheep Shenanigans" which they loved.