Books for inferencing 2nd grade

Education is constantly changing which is something I LOVE about my job. Who wants to do the same thing over and over again? Not me! Well I never imagined that as a first grade teacher I would have to teach my students about inferencing but that was the case this year. To tackle this skill, I leaned on other teachers for their expertise. Our first activity was Babbling Abby's Mystery Box activity. Of course I had to make mine as cute as hers so I ordered these boxes at Amazon. You could…

A second grade teaching blog by Amanda Madden.

Whew...it' s been a crazy 5 months since my last post. Glad to be back! Inferencing has always been a challenge for me and for my students. This year it has particuarly challenging due to the make up of my class. I have very diverse levels in my class and am having to find ways to meet the needs of these students on many different levels. Believe it or not, I think in the end it has helped me think more deeply about each lesson I teach, and how to intervene when the students do not get it. I…

Making inferences is a skill that comes naturally to most students and they don’t even realize how or why it helps them. Kids can look at someone crying with a dropped ice cream cone on the ground next to them and know they are sad because their ice cream cone fell. Kids are naturally great...

Inference is an important skill for students to learn in order to really dig deep into a text. People use inference every day to make sense of the things people say and do. Students use inference all the time, but they need some guidance in learning how to use the strategy with a text.

Hands-On Inference lesson where students become inference detectives to solve the Case of the Missing Cape! Engaging and SO MUCH FUN for K-1!

When you begin to teach your young learners to infer, you may find it helpful to have a few tips and tricks from someone who has a lot of experience in this area. I love teaching this difficult skill, mainly because I've developed strategies that really work! I hope you find these tips helpful for

I may have had to clean out my purse before beginning this activity. No matter HOW organized I am… somehow my purse is always a failure of organization. I am CONSTANTLY digging through the black hole to find my keys. Super annoying. However, when I saw this activity from Abby I knew my kids would love it too. Recording sheet inspired by Leslie Ann. Am I a sassy bride or what? And how cute are my students inferences? Another activity I found on blogs for inferencing was from Cara Carroll. We…

Getting Started with Making Inferences Making Inferences or Inferring is a skill that begins in the First Grade. This might sound a little crazy because the level of reading in grade one usually doesn't lend itself to inferring. So... at the beginning of first grade or until they have reached a higher reading level, students

Use this no prep making inferences freebie as a center activity or extra inferencing practice for your 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grade class. Students read short paragraphs and must use the clues in the paragraphs to determine whether the setting is occurring during the day or at night. This is a cut and paste activity. Have students highlight the clues that helped them for additional inferencing practice. #inferencing #makinginferences #noprep