Grade Levels: K-3

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This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP Jr. topic Make Inferences, and supports the standard of making inferences and citing evidence. Students demonstrate understanding through a variety of projects.

Step 1: ACTIVATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE

Display an image like the one below:

Ask students:

  • How might the person shoveling the snow feel? 
  • What details in the picture show you they might feel that way? 

Step 2: BUILD KNOWLEDGE

  • Play the Make Inferences movie.  
  • Click the pause button each time a question appears in Annie’s Notebook and discuss it as a class. Then play to see how Annie answers it. 

TIP: The pause button turns red to remind you to pause. 

Step 3: APPLY and ASSESS

Students take the Easy Quiz or Hard Quiz, demonstrating what they learned about the topic while applying essential literacy skills.

Step 4: DEEPEN and EXTEND

Students express what they learned about making inferences while practicing essential literacy skills with one or more of the following activities. Differentiate by assigning ones that meet individual student or grade-level needs.

  • Draw About It: Draw a picture that shows it’s hot outside. 
  • Activity: Read the poem and use the clues to make an inference. 
  • Talk About It: Describe ways a person could show they’re unhappy without speaking. 

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Comprehension Unit: Continue to build understanding around reading comprehension by exploring more BrainPOP Jr. topics.

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