PREDICTIONS

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PREDICTIONS!
Tiffany Murdock 3rd Grade
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Teacher Info

• Content Standard Use literature to make
  predictions.
• Todays lesson consists of reading short stories
  and making predictions.
• Students will need paper and pencil to write
  their predictions.
• Answers will follow each activity.

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Benchmark

• The student will be able to practice making
  predictions.
• The student will be able to read short stories.

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Read and make your prediction!
On the way to school Ryan hit a big bump and fell
off his bike. After he fell he stood up and saw
that he had skinned his knee. When he got to
school his pants were ripped. What do you think
he will do?
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Possible Answer

• Ryan would probably call home and ask someone
  to bring him a different pair of pants.

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Read and predict

• When Brandon and Deon were camping they
  decided to go fishing. While they were fishing
  they caught twelve fish. When it was time to go
  back to the camp site they put all the fish in a
  bucket. What do you think that they did with the
  fish? Why?

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Possible Answer

• I predict that Brandon and Deon will take the
  fish out of the bucket when they get back to the
  camp site and then they will cook and eat the
  fish for dinner.

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Read Carefully

• The two football teams were tied. The
  quarterback threw the ball down the field. The
  running back caught the ball and took off
  running. The crowd cheered wildly as the football
  player ran toward the goal line.
• Make two different predictions that could happen
  next and explain why.

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2 possible answers

• 1. I predict that he scores a touchdown.
• 2. I predict that he gets tackled before he
  reaches the goal line.

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Read the story and predict!

• Grandma put the cookies in the oven and then
  went into the living room to finish cleaning.
  After she finished cleaning she sat on the couch
  to rest. Grandma was so tired she fell asleep.
• Predict two things that could happen next and
  explain why.

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Possible Answer

• 1. Grandma woke up because the smoke
  detector was going off.
• 2. Grandma woke up and smelled the cookies
  burning in the oven.