Comprehension: Making Inferences
Understand the basic concept of making inferences
Learn how to use clues from text and background knowledge
Practice identifying hidden meanings in simple stories
“For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.”
— Proverbs 2:6 (WEB)Just like detectives use clues to solve mysteries, we can use wisdom to understand deeper meanings in stories
Put on detective badge and introduce making inferences as being a 'reading detective' who looks for hidden clues in stories
Explain inference as using clues from the story and what we already know to understand something not directly stated
Read a short picture book and pause to make inferences about characters' feelings and actions
Simpler: Use very simple picture book with clear emotions
Challenge: Have students write their detective notes
Recap what we learned about being reading detectives
Dear Jesus, thank you for giving us minds that can discover and understand. Help us be good detectives in reading and in life.
Coming up: Tomorrow we'll practice being picture clue detectives!
“For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.”
— Proverbs 2:6 (WEB)🎯 Activity: Detective Clue Memorization Game
Inference is understanding implied or hidden meanings by using context and prior knowledge
Children might find it hard to go beyond literal interpretation
Ability to suggest meanings not directly stated
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