1. Making Inferences

2. What can you interpret about Amy?
Amy babysits almost every day after school. She often has to say no to families who want her to babysit because she is already busy.

3. What can you interpret about their activity?
Josh woke up early on Saturday morning and looked outside the window. The sun was out, and the heat was excruciating. His dad called to Josh and said, “It is a perfect day, don’t forget to bring a towel!” Josh grabbed a towel, and they quickly left the house.

4. What can you interpret about Joe?
Joe and his parents just moved here. Joe’s parents both come from Guatemala and speak mostly Spanish. Joe helps them communicate in stores or at doctor’s offices.

5. RL.1 Draw logical inferences
RL.1 Draw logical inferences
What is an inference?
An educated guess based on information in a picture, text, or graph and the reader’s own knowledge
The reader interprets the author’s information

6. So I think… (Inference)
Making an Inference
I see… or
It says…
I know…
So I think… (Inference)

7. Make an Inference! I see… I know… So I think…
Make an Inference!
What does this image tell you?
I see…
I know…
So I think…

8. Question… What did you already know that helped you make an inference?
Question…
What did you already know that helped you make an inference?
Did you use picture or written clues?

9. Help Me Make an Inference!
Help Me Make an Inference!
I see…
I know…
So I think…

10. More Questions…
Did you use words, actions, or picture clues to help you make an inference about the meaning of the cartoon?

11. Try Again!
Can he draw more
than tigers?
I see…
I know…
So I think…

12. Make more Inference

13. How Do Good Readers Make Inferences?
How Do Good Readers Make Inferences?
They use:
Word/text clues
Picture clues
Define unknown words
Look for emotion (feelings)
Use what they already know
Look for explanations for events
ASK themselves questions!

14. Make Another Inference
Make Another Inference
Mrs. Rose has bus duty. Jacob finds a frog, picks it up, and runs over to show it to her. Mrs. Rose screams, jumps, and runs as fast as she can into the school.
What can you infer from this passage?
What are the “clues” in this passage?

15. Game Time!
Let’s play a game to find out how good we are at making inferences:
What Can You Infer?

16. Authors vs. Readers Authors Imply, Readers Infer.
Authors vs. Readers
Authors Imply, Readers Infer.
Authors make implications that readers have to infer.
What do I mean by these statements?
Good Readers are Detectives who are always looking out for clues to help them better understand stories and pictures.

17. Why Monkeys Live in Trees
Now we will read
Why Monkeys Live in Trees
An African Folk Tale
Retold By Julius Lester

18. After you read What human characteristics does Leopard seem to have?
Practice making inferences by answer the following questions in the chart provided.
What human characteristics does Leopard seem to have?
Why do the animals think it will be easy to win the contest?
Do you think the animals were all close friends with hippopotamus?
What human characteristics do the monkeys seem to have?