Predictions

Happy 2017! It’s out with the old and in with the new. While I don’t make resolutions, I do look at ways to improve. We can always be better {well, at least I know I can}. I came up with some new ways to celebrate the New Year in your classroom. These goal setting banners ... Read More about Celebrating the New Year in Your Classroom

This worksheet activity is perfect for reviewing mixed conditional forms.

When you want students to understand what reading looks like.

We, as teachers, are always stopping while reading to ask students what is going to happen next. We want students to be able to stop and monitor their understanding of the text. This will, in turn, help with their comprehension of the story. I wanted to stop in today to share some new resources I am using in my classroom to help students with this strategy. I always like to start by introducing the strategy of the week with an anchor chart. Did you know you can print poster-size anchor…

Making predictions is a critical reading comprehension strategy to teach and practice with students. It requires students to use what they have read and know about a topic in order to anticipate what will happen

This quick activity will enable your students to practice the skill of making predictions.

Making predictions is a just-right reading strategy for emerging readers in the first grade. Check out my Making Predictions reading strategy and grab the free graphic organizer to use in your classroom!

Are you looking for effective strategies to teach students to make valid predictions as they read? Add these prediction ideas, strategies, and tips to your lesson plans and grab a free activity and teaching points, too! This blog post also covers mentor text suggestions, anchor chart ideas, graphic organizers to use, and engaging activities your second, third, and fourth grade students will love. Click to read more and scoop up the #teacherfreebie, too!

Mentor texts are an amazing way to model and teach students a reading strategy! These are a few of my favorites to teach making predictions!

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