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Making Predictions Task Cards

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    Updated:  11 Feb 2025

Use these making predictions task cards in the classroom to help students with predicting skills during reading.

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    Editable:  Google Slides

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    Pages:  8 Pages

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    Grades:  1 - 3

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teaching resource

Making Predictions Task Cards

  • Updated

    Updated:  11 Feb 2025

Use these making predictions task cards in the classroom to help students with predicting skills during reading.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  8 Pages

  • Curriculum
  • Grades

    Grades:  1 - 3

Use these making predictions task cards in the classroom to help students with predicting skills during reading.

Strengthen Comprehension with Making Predictions Task Cards!

Help students strengthen their comprehension skills with these Making Predictions Task Cards, an interactive resource designed to answer the question: What does prediction mean in reading? These task cards encourage students to make and confirm predictions while reading short passages, using text clues to support their reasoning.

This set of Making Predictions Task Cards includes:

  • Short Fiction and Nonfiction Passages – Each card presents a brief text that prompts students to predict what happens next.
  • Making Predictions recording template.

Ways to Use These Making Predictions Task Cards in Your Classroom

  • Literacy Centers – A hands-on way for students to practice independently or in small groups.
  • Guided Reading Support – Use during small group instruction to reinforce making and confirming predictions.
  • Whole-Class Discussion Starters – Spark conversations about reading comprehension strategies.

Download the Making Predictions Task Cards Today!

Give your students the tools to make and confirm predictions while reading! These Making Predictions Task Cards provide an engaging way to develop comprehension skills and answer the question, “What does prediction mean in reading?”

Download now and bring interactive learning into your classroom! Use the dropdown menu to choose between the easy to print PDF version or the editable Google Slide version.


This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and Teach Starter Collaborator.


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