Description
Here are 24 making predictions task cards to help your students practice making inferences. Each card features a short story and asks students to predict what will come next.
WHATโS INCLUDED:
โ๏ธ PRINT:
- 24 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)
- Black-line
- Color
- Recording Sheets
- Answer Keys
DIGITAL:
- Google Slides
- ***Easel Activity (only available if you purchase on TPT)
DIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:
- Digital or Print
- Challenge Card to extend the lesson
- Multiple versions of the recording sheet included
Great for 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade!
CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LOT MORE!
This resource is part of a money-saving bundle!
This bundle includes these resources:
- Main Idea Task Cards
- Theme Task Cards
- Informational Text Structure Task Cards
- Summarizing Task Cards
- Cause and Effect Task Cards
- Compare and Contrast Task Cards
- Authorโs Purpose Task Cards
- Making Inferences Set 1 Task Cards
- Making Inferences Set 2 Task Cards
- Making Informational Inferences Task Cards
- Sequencing Task Cards
- Character Traits Inferencing Task Cards
- Drawing Conclusions Task Cards
- Generalizations Task Cards
- Genre Task Cards
- Making Connections Task Cards
- Point of View Set 1 Task Cards
- Point of View Set 2 Task Cards
- Questioning Task Cards
- Setting Task Cards
- Visualizing Text Task Cards
NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable.
Teacher Tip
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Hereโs what teachers are saying:
โ๏ธ “TASK CARDS! The task cards that Rachel Lynette creates are amazing! We’ve been using her task cards in small group for half the year. I’ve notice with these prediction cards that the students are enjoying finding out what predictions they classmates are having. If it has Rachel Lynette on it, it’s an amazing purchase!” -Jasmine G.
โ๏ธ “A great resource to use when targeting predictions in stories. I used this with students through school and the private clinic that I work with. It can be easily adapted to work remotely and for in-person. Looking forward to continuing to use this during the fall.” -Ashley H.
โ๏ธ “These tasks cards are a great resource. No prep, easy to use, and students love them! I love the flexibility they allow (printed option or Google Slides).” -Casey G.
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Common Core Standards:
- CCSSRL.4.1 – Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
- CCSSRL.5.1 – Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
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About the Author
Rachel Lynette is a published author of over 120 nonfiction books for children on a variety of subjects, as well as several teacher resource books. She has written for publishers such as Harcourt, Thompson-Gale, Rosen, Childrenโs Press, Evan-Moor, Kagan, and several others. This resource reflects more than a decade of professional writing experience.
Terms of Use
This resource was created by Rachel Lynette and Cassi Noack for Minds in Bloom INC., all rights reserved. It may be used by the original purchaser for single class use only. Teachers may distribute this product in email, through google classroom or over the Internet to their students (and parents) as long as the site is password protected. In other words, you may distribute it to your own students, but may not put it on the Internet where it could be publicly found and downloaded.
If you want to share this resource with colleagues, please purchase additional licenses from TpT. Thank you for respecting these terms of use.
This product is happily brought to you by Rachel Lynette and Cassi Noack of Minds in Bloom
SKU: 194048
Vanessa D. –
I love purchasing task cards from this buyer. They are so useful when it comes to stations and the kids really enjoy them!
Dayna Bell –
This was a great resource to work on the skill of making predictions. The passages were short and allowed for my students to visualize and even act out the stories to work on predicting what would come next. Thanks!
Melissa Allen –
This resource was perfect for my upper elementary students. It’s always challenging to find appropriate and engaging materials but this was perfect!
EMMA C. –
This was perfect for my 4th-grade students to practice making predictions. They were engaged in the lesson and were able to work both whole group and independently on the stories. Thank you!
JESSICA S. –
Great way to review for their assessment. I also love having it in Google Classroom. The students also like being able to bring it on their Chromebooks and then work together!
Miss P Teaching Resources –
This resource really enhanced my instruction and supported my students in comprehending this essential reading skill. I highly recommend this product!
Reading with Mrs S –
My Title 1 students love it when we do activities with task cards. They are so much more engaged in the lesson. These task cards were the perfect addition to our Making Predictions skill lesson.
Jasmine G. –
TASK CARDS! The task cards that Rachel Lynette creates are amazing! We’ve been using her task cards in small group for half the year. I’ve notice with these prediction cards that the students are enjoying finding out what predictions they classmates are having. If it has Rachel Lynette on it, it’s an amazing purchase!
Amanda T. –
I love this resource! Great supplement to the program I use.
Britney S. –
My students enjoy utilizing task cards to practice literacy skills. These are easy to use, quick prep, and engaging for students!