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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Part 1 Reading: Literature: 5th Grade Quote Accurately

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
An article describing the importance of making inferences while reading a story.
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Graphic
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: I Can Explain an Inference [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This tool can be used to help students articulate their answers about fiction pieces. Students will quote the text, provide an inference, and give a justification.
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Graphic
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: I Can Infer About a Story or an Event [Pdf]

For Students 5th - 9th Standards
Students will use this graphic organizer to help them make an inference about a story or an event. Students will list the literal text evidence and then make an inference about the text evidence.
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Other

Rhl School: Reading Comprehension: Using Inference

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
A good warm-up/introduction activity for a unit on inferences. This is a simple exercise to help teachers assess prior knowledge.
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Text Analysis: Incredible Inferences [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
A lesson plan in which students play a game to cover words on a game board by making inferences. Materials are included.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Inferences and Drawing Conclusion

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Read a short text and then choose the correct inference or conclusion in this Rags to Riches style game.
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Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Making Inference

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Students will understand the term "inference," practice making inferences using short paragraphs, and organize ideas using a graphic organizer in this SMART whiteboard activity.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Rags to Riches Inferences 5th Grade

For Students 5th Standards
Read a short text and then choose the correct inference or in this Rags to Riches style game.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Be a Reading Detective! (Inferencing)

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
A six-part learning module with images and websites that students can use to build inferencing skills.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Inference Lessons

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
An eleven-part learning module with links to images, videos, and websites designed to build inferencing skills.