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Congratulations on your purchase of this Really GoodLiteracy
Center-in-a-Bag Making Inferences, an engagingactivity that
strengthens your students critical thinkingand inference
skills.
ObjectiveUse textual cues to make inferences while reading
text.
Common Core State StandardsRefer to details and examples in a
text when differentiatingbetween what the text says explicitly and
what must beinferenced from the text.
This Really Good Stuff product includes: 48 Learning Deck Cards
4 Game Mats 4 Dry Erase Crayons Center Task Card This Really Good
Stuff Teaching Guide
Making appropriate inferences is an essential component
ofreading comprehension. With Making Inferences, students havefun
while practicing reading between the lines to understandthe
subtleties of text. They become detectives as they identifyclues in
text in order to answer questions and make inferences.Focusing only
on inference skills, this activity leads to betteroverall
comprehension and increased engagement with text.
Managing the Center-in-a-Bag Should you need this or any other
Really Good Stuff
Teaching Guides, download them from our Web site
atwww.reallygoodstuff.com.
Display the Center Task Card. Organize the Learning Deck Cards
by color, and store in
separate zippered bags. Demonstrate how to check for accuracy by
looking on the
back of the cards once the game is complete. Demonstrate how to
tidy the center when the activity is
complete. Store the center materials in the bag and hang it
alongside other Centers-in-a-Bag.
Introducing Making InferencesMaking Inferences provides a fun
setting for students topractice their inference-making skills by
using color-codedGame Mats and cards. Included are six types of
inferences:setting, occupation, and device/instrument are covered
in theblue set of mats and cards; and character traits, cause
andeffect, and point of view are covered in the green set. On
eachmat, there are six spaces, all of which contain answers tothe
questions on the cards. If using the blue Game Mats,students can
use either the dark or the light blue cards; ifusing the green Game
Mats, they can use the dark or the lightgreen cards.
Practice the Skill of Making InferencesBegin by modeling how to
make inferences, discussing everystep with students. Explain that
this activity requires them touse clues in the text, along with
their background knowledge.Select one color-coded card and Game Mat
set and turn themat so that the graphic organizer is facing your
students.Read the text from one of the cards. Working together,
fill inthe columns of the graphic organizer, starting with clues
fromthe text. It is important to verbalize the process of
makinginferences, asking students how they arrive at their
inferences. Return to the graphic organizer as necessary. Use it
with anyappropriate text to strengthen your students inference
skills.
Model the ActivityAfter practicing how to make inferences, model
the MakingInferences game. Place two blue or two green Game Mats
infront of your group, and have them read the spaces on both
ofthem. Select a set of corresponding cards (either the light
ordark cards that match the color of the mats) and place themface
down in a pile. Divide the group into pairs, two studentsfor each
mat. Have one student take the top card and readthe text aloud.
Have that same student and his or her partnercheck to see if the
answer to the question on the card is ontheir Game Mat. If it is,
they place the card face up over thatquestion. If its not, they
return the card to the bottom ofthe pile. The next student pair
takes a turn. Once all the cardsare used, have students turn over
the cards to check theirwork. If the back of the cards reveals a
complete design, theirwork is correct.
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1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in Guangzhou, China
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All teaching guides can be found online:
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Center Task CardPost this at the literacy center in a visible
position. A studentor a helper can refer to the Center Task Card
for instructions.Refer to the shaded section at the top of the card
for centerpreparation, including needed materials.
InstructionsMaking Inferences GameOne to two studentsObject: To
make inferences about textMaterials: One colored set of 12 Learning
Deck Cards andtheir corresponding Game Mats, Dry Erase Crayons
1. Each player takes a mat and reads the text in all
sixspaces.
2. Shuffle and place the cards face down in a pile. 3. Taking
turns, each player takes a card, reads it aloud,
and looks for the answer to the question on his or herGame
Mat.
4. If the answer is there, the player places the card face
upover the answer. If it is not there, the player returns thecard
to the bottom of the pile.
5. Continue until all the cards have been placed on the mats.6.
Turn over the cards to see if a complete design is made.
If there is a misplaced card, the player reads it again
andanalyzes it using the graphic organizer on the back ofthe
mat.
For one student, play until all the spaces on one mat
arecovered.
Answer KeyBelow are the designs that will be revealed when
students havecorrectly answered the questions on the cards.
Related Really Good Stuff Products: Reading Strategies Game -
Level 1 (#305286)Reading Strategies Game - Level 2 (#305283)
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Congratulations on your purchase of this Really GoodLiteracy
Center-in-a-Bag Making Inferences, an engagingactivity that
strengthens your students critical thinkingand inference
skills.
ObjectiveUse textual cues to make inferences while reading
text.
Common Core State StandardsRefer to details and examples in a
text when differentiatingbetween what the text says explicitly and
what must beinferenced from the text.
This Really Good Stuff product includes: 48 Learning Deck Cards
4 Game Mats 4 Dry Erase Crayons Center Task Card This Really Good
Stuff Teaching Guide
Making appropriate inferences is an essential component
ofreading comprehension. With Making Inferences, students havefun
while practicing reading between the lines to understandthe
subtleties of text. They become detectives as they identifyclues in
text in order to answer questions and make inferences.Focusing only
on inference skills, this activity leads to betteroverall
comprehension and increased engagement with text.
Managing the Center-in-a-Bag Should you need this or any other
Really Good Stuff
Teaching Guides, download them from our Web site
atwww.reallygoodstuff.com.
Display the Center Task Card. Organize the Learning Deck Cards
by color, and store in
separate zippered bags. Demonstrate how to check for accuracy by
looking on the
back of the cards once the game is complete. Demonstrate how to
tidy the center when the activity is
complete. Store the center materials in the bag and hang it
alongside other Centers-in-a-Bag.
Introducing Making InferencesMaking Inferences provides a fun
setting for students topractice their inference-making skills by
using color-codedGame Mats and cards. Included are six types of
inferences:setting, occupation, and device/instrument are covered
in theblue set of mats and cards; and character traits, cause
andeffect, and point of view are covered in the green set. On
eachmat, there are six spaces, all of which contain answers tothe
questions on the cards. If using the blue Game Mats,students can
use either the dark or the light blue cards; ifusing the green Game
Mats, they can use the dark or the lightgreen cards.
Practice the Skill of Making InferencesBegin by modeling how to
make inferences, discussing everystep with students. Explain that
this activity requires them touse clues in the text, along with
their background knowledge.Select one color-coded card and Game Mat
set and turn themat so that the graphic organizer is facing your
students.Read the text from one of the cards. Working together,
fill inthe columns of the graphic organizer, starting with clues
fromthe text. It is important to verbalize the process of
makinginferences, asking students how they arrive at their
inferences. Return to the graphic organizer as necessary. Use it
with anyappropriate text to strengthen your students inference
skills.
Model the ActivityAfter practicing how to make inferences, model
the MakingInferences game. Place two blue or two green Game Mats
infront of your group, and have them read the spaces on both
ofthem. Select a set of corresponding cards (either the light
ordark cards that match the color of the mats) and place themface
down in a pile. Divide the group into pairs, two studentsfor each
mat. Have one student take the top card and readthe text aloud.
Have that same student and his or her partnercheck to see if the
answer to the question on the card is ontheir Game Mat. If it is,
they place the card face up over thatquestion. If its not, they
return the card to the bottom ofthe pile. The next student pair
takes a turn. Once all the cardsare used, have students turn over
the cards to check theirwork. If the back of the cards reveals a
complete design, theirwork is correct.
Helping Teachers Make A Difference 2012 Really Good Stuff
1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in Guangzhou, China
#305269
All teaching guides can be found online:
Helping Teachers Make A Difference 2012 Really Good Stuff
1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in Guangzhou, China
#305269Helping Teachers Make A Difference 2012 Really Good Stuff
1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in Guangzhou, China
#305269
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Congratulations on your purchase of this Really GoodLiteracy
Center-in-a-Bag Making Inferences, an engagingactivity that
strengthens your students critical thinkingand inference
skills.
ObjectiveUse textual cues to make inferences while reading
text.
Common Core State StandardsRefer to details and examples in a
text when differentiatingbetween what the text says explicitly and
what must beinferenced from the text.
This Really Good Stuff product includes: 48 Learning Deck Cards
4 Game Mats 4 Dry Erase Crayons Center Task Card This Really Good
Stuff Teaching Guide
Making appropriate inferences is an essential component
ofreading comprehension. With Making Inferences, students havefun
while practicing reading between the lines to understandthe
subtleties of text. They become detectives as they identifyclues in
text in order to answer questions and make inferences.Focusing only
on inference skills, this activity leads to betteroverall
comprehension and increased engagement with text.
Managing the Center-in-a-Bag Should you need this or any other
Really Good Stuff
Teaching Guides, download them from our Web site
atwww.reallygoodstuff.com.
Display the Center Task Card. Organize the Learning Deck Cards
by color, and store in
separate zippered bags. Demonstrate how to check for accuracy by
looking on the
back of the cards once the game is complete. Demonstrate how to
tidy the center when the activity is
complete. Store the center materials in the bag and hang it
alongside other Centers-in-a-Bag.
Introducing Making InferencesMaking Inferences provides a fun
setting for students topractice their inference-making skills by
using color-codedGame Mats and cards. Included are six types of
inferences:setting, occupation, and device/instrument are covered
in theblue set of mats and cards; and character traits, cause
andeffect, and point of view are covered in the green set. On
eachmat, there are six spaces, all of which contain answers tothe
questions on the cards. If using the blue Game Mats,students can
use either the dark or the light blue cards; ifusing the green Game
Mats, they can use the dark or the lightgreen cards.
Practice the Skill of Making InferencesBegin by modeling how to
make inferences, discussing everystep with students. Explain that
this activity requires them touse clues in the text, along with
their background knowledge.Select one color-coded card and Game Mat
set and turn themat so that the graphic organizer is facing your
students.Read the text from one of the cards. Working together,
fill inthe columns of the graphic organizer, starting with clues
fromthe text. It is important to verbalize the process of
makinginferences, asking students how they arrive at their
inferences. Return to the graphic organizer as necessary. Use it
with anyappropriate text to strengthen your students inference
skills.
Model the ActivityAfter practicing how to make inferences, model
the MakingInferences game. Place two blue or two green Game Mats
infront of your group, and have them read the spaces on both
ofthem. Select a set of corresponding cards (either the light
ordark cards that match the color of the mats) and place themface
down in a pile. Divide the group into pairs, two studentsfor each
mat. Have one student take the top card and readthe text aloud.
Have that same student and his or her partnercheck to see if the
answer to the question on the card is ontheir Game Mat. If it is,
they place the card face up over thatquestion. If its not, they
return the card to the bottom ofthe pile. The next student pair
takes a turn. Once all the cardsare used, have students turn over
the cards to check theirwork. If the back of the cards reveals a
complete design, theirwork is correct.
Helping Teachers Make A Difference 2012 Really Good Stuff
1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in Guangzhou, China
#305269
All teaching guides can be found online:
Helping Teachers Make A Difference 2012 Really Good Stuff
1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in Guangzhou, China
#305269Helping Teachers Make A Difference 2012 Really Good Stuff
1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in Guangzhou, China
#305269
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Center Task CardPost this at the literacy center in a visible
position. A studentor a helper can refer to the Center Task Card
for instructions.Refer to the shaded section at the top of the card
for centerpreparation, including needed materials.
InstructionsMaking Inferences GameOne to two studentsObject: To
make inferences about textMaterials: One colored set of 12 Learning
Deck Cards andtheir corresponding Game Mats, Dry Erase Crayons
1. Each player takes a mat and reads the text in all
sixspaces.
2. Shuffle and place the cards face down in a pile. 3. Taking
turns, each player takes a card, reads it aloud,
and looks for the answer to the question on his or herGame
Mat.
4. If the answer is there, the player places the card face
upover the answer. If it is not there, the player returns thecard
to the bottom of the pile.
5. Continue until all the cards have been placed on the mats.6.
Turn over the cards to see if a complete design is made.
If there is a misplaced card, the player reads it again
andanalyzes it using the graphic organizer on the back ofthe
mat.
For one student, play until all the spaces on one mat
arecovered.
Answer KeyBelow are the designs that will be revealed when
students havecorrectly answered the questions on the cards.
Related Really Good Stuff Products: Reading Strategies Game -
Level 1 (#305286)Reading Strategies Game - Level 2 (#305283)
Helping Teachers Make A Difference 2012 Really Good Stuff
1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in Guangzhou, China
#305269 Helping Teachers Make A Difference 2012 Really Good Stuff
1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in Guangzhou, China
#305269
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Center Task CardPost this at the literacy center in a visible
position. A studentor a helper can refer to the Center Task Card
for instructions.Refer to the shaded section at the top of the card
for centerpreparation, including needed materials.
InstructionsMaking Inferences GameOne to two studentsObject: To
make inferences about textMaterials: One colored set of 12 Learning
Deck Cards andtheir corresponding Game Mats, Dry Erase Crayons
1. Each player takes a mat and reads the text in all
sixspaces.
2. Shuffle and place the cards face down in a pile. 3. Taking
turns, each player takes a card, reads it aloud,
and looks for the answer to the question on his or herGame
Mat.
4. If the answer is there, the player places the card face
upover the answer. If it is not there, the player returns thecard
to the bottom of the pile.
5. Continue until all the cards have been placed on the mats.6.
Turn over the cards to see if a complete design is made.
If there is a misplaced card, the player reads it again
andanalyzes it using the graphic organizer on the back ofthe
mat.
For one student, play until all the spaces on one mat
arecovered.
Answer KeyBelow are the designs that will be revealed when
students havecorrectly answered the questions on the cards.
Related Really Good Stuff Products: Reading Strategies Game -
Level 1 (#305286)Reading Strategies Game - Level 2 (#305283)
Helping Teachers Make A Difference 2012 Really Good Stuff
1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in Guangzhou, China
#305269 Helping Teachers Make A Difference 2012 Really Good Stuff
1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in Guangzhou, China
#305269
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