Predicting Outcomes

What is a Prediction?

A prediction is a guess you make based off of clues in text or pictures

How to make a Prediction?

- Use evidence from the text and your ideas to make a prediction of what might happen next in the story.

The puppy ran around the yard looking for his lost bone. He sniffed all over the lawn. Then he found the right spot.

What do you think will happen next?

Martin was riding his bike. He looked back to see if his friend was still behind him. Suddenly he heard the crunching of broken glass. Martin had ridden through broken pieces of a bottle. His front tire began to wobble.

What do you think will happen next?

The sheep was shocked. Apparently, the farmer and his wife had been giving him all that good food just to fatten him up! But this was a clever sheep, and he immediately came up with a plan. First he ate all the food the farmer's wife had bought. Then he butted down the door to his pen.

What do you think will happen next?

Elijah’s mom had told him he was not to touch her computer when she wasn’t home. But Elijah’s friend, Perry, had told him about this great new online game. Elijah thought that if he just went online quickly to check it out, it would be no big deal. After he turned the computer on, he hit a wrong key, and deleted his mom’s work. He tried hard to find it, but he had no luck.

What do you think will happen next?

Predict what would happen next.1. John wanted to buy some candy at the store,

but he forgot his money at home…2. Jenny was swinging on the swings when she

heard a snap…3. Henry had been waiting all week to go to the

beach. He was all ready to go when his mom said, “I have some bad news.”…

4. Beth was all alone in the basement and it was dark. The only thing she could hear was a small scratching sound…