3RD GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS

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PREDICTING WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN A STORY

• 3RD GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS
• Sherry McCombs
• Myken Fogt

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Objective The students will practice using
context clues to predict what will happen next
in the given story.
Summary

• Reading and identifying small details in writing
  enables the reader to make logical predictions in
  a given story.

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Activity The students will go through the slide
presentation and read the story. They will look
for clues to predict what will happen next.
Procedure 1. Read through the slides and discuss
them with the children. 2. Use the pen to
underline possible clues to help
make predications. 3. The student will complete
the ending to the story.
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If you read carefully, you can find context clues
that will help you predict certain things in a
given story.
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Read the beginning of the following story. Look
for clues to help predict certain details that
are not given in the reading.
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On a cold, damp day a little boy was walking down
a dirt road. He saw a frog hopping down the side
of the road. Im going to catch that
frog . said the boy.
Where did this story take place. Circle the
correct picture.
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The boy really wanted to catch the frog. He had
nothing but his lunch pail to put the frog in.
He didnt have anything else handy that would
hold a frog. He decided to catch the frog with
his bare hands and put it in his pocket. He had
to hurry because he still had over two miles to
walk before he made it to school. He could not
be late.
Did this story happen today or long ago. Explain
your answer.
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Did the story take place in the day or at night?
Explain your answer.
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What season do you think this story is taking
place in? Explain your answer.
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Draw a picture of the story.
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Write two to three paragraphs to tell what
happens in the end of the story..
The end