Making inferences is tricky business. Often I find that I don't like the making inferences questions that come with traditional basil textbooks... well there are usually a lot of things I don't like about those traditional textbooks. They never seem "real" enough for me. But, what I have learned over the years is that if students can make connections, wonder/think about the text (or other media/experiment) then they can make inferences. Regardless of age or ability. There inferences may or may not be correct but that is okay. (This is where learning to celebrate mistakes and a risk free learning environment comes into play.)
Making inferences is tough business. Here's how I made it easier... Two column note-making. We would do these together as a class... Model, Model, Model. Anchor Chart, Anchor Chart, Anchor Chart.
Ask students to list something they read, saw or heard then ask them to write their thinking about it. I have also used a three column version of this chart that includes a place for connections to the text but that may or may not be needed. Here are my organizers for making inferences. Please check them out. :) Hopefully, they will help your young thinkers!
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