Predict Next - Predicting what will happen next 0001.8.5

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1. And Then... - Look at each picture, and then underline the sentence that tells what will probably happen next. (K-2)
2. End the Story - Cut out the pictures on the bottom of the page. Decide which picture goes with each story. Paste the pictures on the page. Color the pictures. (K-2)
3. Follow the Clues - a graphic organizer to help your students make predictions about a story (K-2 and 3-5 activities included)
4. Three Stories from the Little Animals Activity Centre - The stories are read to students, and choices must be made during the story. Use these as whole class activities and ask for predictions.
   1. The Butterfly Trail -
   2. The Missing Pencil -
   3. The Wishing Tree -
5. Little Blue and Little Yellow - this lesson plan is designed to be used with the first of Leo Lionni's picture books. Practice at predicting is one of the activities included. (K-2)
6. Story Board - a graphic organizer to help your students make predictions about a story (K-2 and 3-5 activities included)
7. Use Predictions to Help Kids Think Deeply about Books - Predicting involves more than trying to figure out what happens next. As kids find evidence to form hunches, they also ask questions, recall facts, reread, skim, infer, draw conclusions, and, ultimately, comprehend the text more fully. (K-2) Charting Predictions
   

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