Unfortunately, it can be one of the biggest challenges for students. One thing that has helped develop this skill for my students is this inference activity called Who Owns This Bag?
I used this as a literacy station in my classroom. As the teacher, you must outline what items are inside each bag. Then, the students must use their background knowledge and the clues that you have given them to determine who owns the bag.
It's really a lot of fun and it's easy to personalize for your students. If you have kids that are interested in gaming, make one of the bags belong to a gamer. Have a lot of basketball or soccer fans in your class? Customize the baggage to them by including items related to that sport!
This activity not only makes inferring fun for students, but it helps them understand how easy making inferences can be if you just use the clues that you've been given.
Do you use any ideas similar to this in your classroom? Students can truly make inferences about nearly anything!!
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