Encourage students to think critically before reading with this Story Prediction Worksheet.
Story Prediction Worksheet – Helping Students Make Smart Predictions Before Reading
This story prediction worksheet and book covers is the perfect addition to your making predictions lessons. Predicting is an essential reading comprehension strategy that encourages students to actively engage with texts before they even turn the first page. By making thoughtful predictions based on book covers, students develop skills in inference, observation, and critical thinking.
The Story Prediction Worksheet is designed to:
- Help students analyse visual clues to anticipate a story’s content.
- Encourage deeper engagement by comparing initial predictions with the actual storyline.
- Support early literacy skills by fostering curiosity and discussion about books.
How This Prediction Story Worksheet Works
This easy-to-use prediction story worksheet provides a structured approach to making and revising predictions based on book covers.
1. Predicting from Book Covers
Students observe a selection of book covers and predict what each story might be about. This will encourage your students to use title clues, character expression and background details to form logical guesses.
2. Testing Predictions with Real Books
After practising with provided examples, students apply the same strategy to a real book of their choice. They record their predictions before reading and revisit them afterward to compare with the actual story.
3. Building Comprehension Through Reflection
Students reflect on whether their predictions were accurate and what clues helped or misled them. Reinforces the importance of using textual and visual clues to understand a story.
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