Make and adjust predictions in a variety of written and oral contexts. 0101.5.3

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1. And Then... - Look at each picture, and then underline the sentence that tells what will probably happen next. (K-2)
2. End the Story - Cut out the pictures on the bottom of the page. Decide which picture goes with each story. Paste the pictures on the page. Color the pictures. (K-2)
3. Follow the Clues - a graphic organizer to help your students make predictions about a story (K-2 and 3-5 activities included)
4. Little Blue and Little Yellow - this lesson plan is designed to be used with the first of Leo Lionni's picture books. Practice at predicting is one of the activities included. (K-2)
5. Story Board - a graphic organizer to help your students make predictions about a story (K-2 and 3-5 activities included)
6. Use Predictions to Help Kids Think Deeply about Books - Predicting involves more than trying to figure out what happens next. As kids find evidence to form hunches, they also ask questions, recall facts, reread, skim, infer, draw conclusions, and, ultimately, comprehend the text more fully. (K-2) Charting Predictions
7. What Will Happen Next? - Look at each picture. Draw what you think will happen next (K-2)
8. Writing a Branching Story Using Excel - a step by step module on writing with Excel
   1. The Town Witch - [sample of a branching story] a story with several possible endings depending on the decisions a reader makes [in the form of an Excel workbook]
   2. Billy Bear - [sample of a branching story] a simple story with several possible endings depending on the decisions a reader makes [in the form of an Excel workbook]

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