Make Predictions About a Story

Look at this picture:

 

 

What is this child about to do?

 

We can use the clues in the picture to help us answer this question.

 

They have paint all over their hands.

We can predict that this child is about to make hand prints with the paint on their hands.

 

This activity is all about making predictions.

Predictions are clever guesses about what might happen next in a story.

 

Read the extract below.

 

As Dev opened his curtains, he smiled with delight as he saw the grass was covered in snow.

 

 

What might happen next?

 

Did you use the clues in the sentence?

 

Dev is really happy that it has snowed.

Lots of people love playing in the snow, so we can predict that Dev will run out and play in the snow.

 

In this activity, we will read a text and make predictions about what might happen next.

 

Let's begin!