Was the Prediction Right? Check Each Guess

Cover the next part of the story until the Stop and Predict box is filled in. When a prediction changes, praise it and ask which new clue made the difference.

Mark a reader's four predictions about Nadia's kite right, partly right or wrong with story evidence. A prediction is a thoughtful guess about what will happen next. Good predictions rest on clues, the details an author gives. The directions on the page read: Read the story. Then, turn the page and answer the questions. On page 2: In chart rows 1 to 4, circle Right, Partly right or Wrong and write the evidence. Then, circle the best answers to 5 and 6. Then, answer 7 on the 2 lines. The answer key covers the questions on page 2.

Yes, both. We made it for 5th Grade prediction, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with check and revise predictions. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

Good readers change their minds when a new clue appears. When Dad carries a long glass tank into Marcus's room, a fish tank seems likely, until Mom pours in sand instead of water. Revising is not a mistake; it shows the child is reading closely.

Part of the prediction happened and part did not. A reader predicted Nadia's kite would crash and she would quit. The kite did crash, but Nadia fixed it, so the prediction is partly right, and the child writes the story evidence.

Cover the next part of the story and fill in the Stop and Predict box first, so the prediction is a real one. Then read on and check it. Talk about which clue changed or confirmed the prediction.

Yes. All 4 sheets have an answer key, three of them on two pages. Predictions differ from child to child, so the key gives sample answers and what to look for, with fixed answers for the multiple choice questions.

A prediction rests on a clue from the story plus what the reader already knows. A guess has nothing behind it. Each sheet asks children to copy the clue first and then write the prediction, so every prediction has a reason.

So children commit to a prediction before they know the ending. On the stop and predict, check and revise sheets, have your child fill in the Stop and Predict box before turning the page or reading on. The next part lets them check.

That is fine and expected. Many sheets ask children to circle whether the prediction was right, partly right or wrong, then name the clue that pointed to the ending or changed their mind. Spotting a clue they missed is the skill that matters.

Yes. All 16 sheets have an answer key. Predictions differ from child to child, so the key gives sample clues and predictions, fixed answers for the multiple choice questions and other answers the story supports.