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Predictions Resources

12 predictions resources: 11 worksheets, 1 graphic organizer and 1 Common Core Lesson. How teachers use these

Predictions Resources

12 predictions resources: 11 worksheets, 1 graphic organizer and 1 Common Core Lesson. How teachers use these

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Worksheet3rd GradeMaking Predictions Worksheet

This Making Predictions Worksheet has 3rd graders use text clues to predict what happens next, with write-in and multiple-choice questions. Answer key included for easy, no-prep reading practice.

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Worksheet3rd GradeNarrative Writing Worksheet

This narrative writing worksheet for 3rd grade pairs an original tall tale with prediction questions and six lines to finish the story. An answer key is included, so young writers build real storytelling confidence.

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Worksheet3rd GradePredicting Worksheet

This Predicting Worksheet gives 3rd Grade readers six short stories to think through, choosing and writing predictions from story clues. An answer key is included, so students practice evidence-based thinking with almost no prep.

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Worksheet2nd GradeClay Day Predictions Worksheet

This Clay Day Predictions Worksheet gives 2nd graders a short art-class story that stops before the ending, plus four questions and a written response on predicting from clues. Answer key included.

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Worksheet3rd GradePredict and Infer Graphic Organizer

This predict and infer graphic organizer worksheet gives 3rd grade readers one page to name an event, predict what happens next, list the clues behind the guess, and then check it against the real ending.

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Worksheet3rd GradeMissing File Predictions Worksheet

Students read four short stories and decide what happens next in this Missing File Predictions Worksheet for 3rd grade. An answer key is included, so prediction practice takes no prep at all.

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Worksheet2nd GradeYou Make The Call Inferences Worksheet

The You Make The Call Inferences Worksheet has 2nd graders read short stories, spot the clues, and predict what happens next. An answer key is included, making prediction practice quick to check.

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Worksheet2nd GradeWallet Wonder Predictions Worksheet

This Wallet Wonder Predictions Worksheet gives 2nd graders a short story that stops before the ending, then four questions and a written response on predicting from clues. Answer key included.

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Worksheet2nd GradePlant Predict and Infer Worksheet

The Plant Predict and Infer Worksheet asks 2nd grade students to predict and infer how much each seed will grow from the water and sun it gets. An answer key is included, so checking work takes seconds.

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Worksheet2nd GradeUh Oh Eggs Predictions Worksheet

This Uh Oh Eggs Predictions Worksheet asks 2nd graders to read a short grocery story, spot the clues, and predict what happens to the eggs. An answer key helps with fast, easy checking.

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Worksheet2nd GradeCookie Catastrophe Predictions Worksheet

This Cookie Catastrophe Predictions Worksheet gives 2nd graders a short baking story that stops right before the ending, with four questions and a written response. An answer key is included, so checking clue-based thinking is quick.

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Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson2nd GradeRF.2.4 Second Grade Common Core Lesson

Using RF.2.4 Second Grade Common Core Lesson, students read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.

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From our teachers' playbook

Clues in, guesses out, then check!

What do kids learn about making predictions?

Making a prediction means using clues to guess what will happen next, then reading on to check. Kids learn that a good prediction isn't a wild guess. It comes from the title, the pictures, what a character has done so far and what they already know about the world. A simple frame helps: I think ___ because ___. The click moment comes when kids discover it's fine to be wrong. Changing a prediction when new clues show up is exactly what strong readers do!

Our favorite ways to teach predictions

Predicting is a thinking skill, so the best moves make kids' thinking visible and give them plenty of chances to try.

Think out loud first

Before kids try it, show them how it sounds in your head. Read a page, stop and say, "Hmm, the dog is staring at the cake and the door is open. I think he's going to grab it, because dogs love food!" Then turn the page together and check. The Making Predictions worksheet gives them the same steps to try next.

Why it works: handing over the work step by step, from teacher to student, is one of the most widely used teaching frameworks (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).

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Clue on the left, guess on the right

A two-column organizer makes the "because" part impossible to skip. Kids write the clue they noticed on one side and their prediction on the other. After reading, they put a check or an X next to each one and talk about what changed their mind.

Why it works: children learn more from words and pictures together than from words alone (Mayer, 2009).

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Stop, predict, check

Give short passages with a stopping point in the middle. Kids write a prediction, then read the rest and score themselves. Quick little rounds like this build the habit far better than one long lesson.

Why it works: a big review of study methods ranked quick self-quizzing among the most powerful ways to remember (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).

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Make it feel like play

Predictions are basically mysteries, and kids adore a good mystery.

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What will the clay become?

Read the clues one at a time and let kids change their guess as each new clue appears. Big cheers for the final reveal!

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Cookie crime scene

Something happened to the cookies! Kids study the clues and predict what comes next in the story.

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Mystery wallet

A lost wallet holds clues about its owner. Kids predict who it belongs to and what they'll do next.

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What's on this page

11 Worksheets1 Graphic Organizer1 Common Core Lesson

Teacher favorites right now: Making Predictions Worksheet, Narrative Writing Worksheet and Predicting Worksheet.

Questions teachers and parents ask

What does making predictions mean in reading?

It means using clues from the text, the pictures and your own experience to guess what will happen next. Readers then keep reading to check whether they were right and adjust if needed.

How do I teach kids to make predictions?

Model it first by thinking out loud while you read. Then give kids a sentence frame like "I think ___ because ___" and stop at exciting moments so they can try it. Always go back and check the prediction together.

What's the difference between a prediction and an inference?

A prediction is about what will happen next. An inference is about figuring out something the author didn't say directly, like how a character feels right now. Both use clues, but predictions look ahead.

What age do kids start making predictions?

Even preschoolers can predict during read-alouds by looking at pictures. In kindergarten and 1st grade it becomes a regular reading habit, and older students learn to back up predictions with specific evidence from the text.

What if my child's prediction is wrong?

That's great news, honestly! Ask what clue made them change their mind. Revising a prediction shows they're paying attention, which is the whole point.

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Reading Resources

Written by the Have Fun Teaching team of elementary teachers and homeschoolers. Research: Pearson, P. D., & Gallagher, M. C. (1983). The instruction of reading comprehension. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 8(3). Mayer, R. E. (2009). Multimedia Learning (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. Dunlosky, J., Rawson, K. A., Marsh, E. J., Nathan, M. J., & Willingham, D. T. (2013). Improving Students' Learning With Effective Learning Techniques. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 14(1).