Curated OER
Mc Graw Hill: Part 1 Reading: Literature: 5th Grade Quote Accurately
An article describing the importance of making inferences while reading a story.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: I Can Explain an Inference [Pdf]
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.
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]
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.
Other
Rhl School: Reading Comprehension: Using Inference
A good warm-up/introduction activity for a unit on inferences. This is a simple exercise to help teachers assess prior knowledge.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Text Analysis: Incredible Inferences [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students play a game to cover words on a game board by making inferences. Materials are included.
Quia
Quia: Inferences and Drawing Conclusion
Read a short text and then choose the correct inference or conclusion in this Rags to Riches style game.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Making Inference
Students will understand the term "inference," practice making inferences using short paragraphs, and organize ideas using a graphic organizer in this SMART whiteboard activity.
Quia
Quia: Rags to Riches Inferences 5th Grade
Read a short text and then choose the correct inference or in this Rags to Riches style game.
TES Global
Blendspace: Be a Reading Detective! (Inferencing)
A six-part learning module with images and websites that students can use to build inferencing skills.
TES Global
Blendspace: Inference Lessons
An eleven-part learning module with links to images, videos, and websites designed to build inferencing skills.