Making Inferences Lesson: Text Clues Plus What You Know, Grades 5-6

Ask a student how they know something the text never says and you often get "I just know." This lesson shows them how they know: a text clue plus what they already know adds up to an inference.

What's inside

• 16 slides, with speaker notes on all 16
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Story, 2 pages, with numbered paragraphs so students can cite them
• Student worksheet, 2 pages
• Answer key, 1 page
• All printables in one ready-to-print PDF, 7 pages

Answer key included

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