Making Predictions

What is a Prediction?

An educated guess about what will happen next.

How do I make predictions?

First, use information that you already know. This is also called background information or prior
knowledge.

Second, use what the author is telling you.

“What is happening in this text?”

When preparing to make predictions while reading, it is important to think about what you already
know and what’s going on in the text.

“What will happen next?”

John, Ann, and George were playing in the backyard when their mother called them in for dinner. They
were very hungry, so they came running in and forgot to take off their muddy shoes. Their mother had
just had her cream-colored carpets cleaned.

 Do you think mom smiled nicely and told them to wash their hands before sitting down?

 Do you think mom laughed and said, “oh, it’s just a carpet”?

 Do you predict that the children’s mother got angry at them for wearing their muddy shoes on
her clean carpet?

Activity # _______

Making Prediction: “What will happen next?”

Catherine wants to bake cookies for her sister’s 1st birthday. She bought the ingredients and followed
the steps on the internet. She started by mixing the butter and shortening together. She started adding
the eggs and vanilla. After that, she started mixing the flour. Finally, she baked the cookies in the oven.
While waiting for the cookies, she realized she forgot to add sugar and salt.

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