Reader's Workshop:Strategy 2: Making Predictions

Character:
Madame Predictor

Props:
Crystal ball, head scarf, dangly ear rings, necklace with 4 Ps

Accent: Speaks with a Jamaican accent

Song: Making Predictions

Phrase: "I make predictions to give my brain a head start."

Teaching Points and Mentor Texts
Preview -- Look at the title, the cover, and take a teeny, tiny peek inside the book.	The Araboolies of Liberty Street - S. Swope The Three Little Wolves and Big Bad Pig - E. Trivizas
Pictures	Jump Frog Jump - R. Kalan Rosie’s Walk - P. Hutchins Shortcut - D. Macaulay
Patterns – Pattern, pattern, pattern, twist	Icky Sticky Frog - D. Bentley Stephanie’s Ponytail - R. Munsch I Can’t Take You Anywhere - P. Naylor
Prior Knowledge	Somebody and the Three Blares - M. Tolhurst Beware of the Bears - A. MacDonald

Making Predictions Song
Adapted from Opencourtresources.com
Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat

What will happen next?
Predicting what will be.
I think I will preview the book
Then read and I will see.
Pictures and patterns
Help me think ahead
Prior knowledge gives me clues
In books I haven’t read.

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SUMMARY
Making predictions is the first step toward making inferences. By teaching students the process of making predictions, they activate their schema and actively think about what will happen next in the text.