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A fun reading lesson for any grade that can be differentiated with a text and labelling. In this example the book Boy by Phil Cummings was used to explore students' preconceptions of dragons.
Reading
Grade:K-6
Lesson from Cleverbean

Character Predictions

Learning Intention: Can make predictions before reading, based on my connections and ideas about a character.

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A fun reading lesson for any grade that can be differentiated with a text and labelling. In this example the book Boy by Phil Cummings was used to explore students' preconceptions of dragons.
Reading
Lesson from Cleverbean
Grade: K-6

Character Predictions

Learning Intention: Can make predictions before reading, based on my connections and ideas about a character.

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What you'll need
  • Any narrative text
  • Whiteboards
  • Markers
  • A4 paper
  • Pencils
Curriculum

Grade 6 - AC9E6LY05

Grade 5 - AC9E5LY05

Grade 4 - AC9E4LY05

Grade 3 - AC9E3LY05

Grade 1 - AC9E1LY05

Foundation - AC9EFLY05

Success criteria
  • I can make predictions before reading the text.
  • I can make predictions about the characters.
Lesson

Modelled

  1. Introduce the lesson by discussing the concept of predictions. Remind students that readers can make predictions before, during or after reading.

  2. Tell students that they will be making predictions before reading a text using one of the main characters. Tell students that they will be using prior knowledge to make a prediction about one of the characters.

Guided

  1. Show students a picture from the selected text eg. the dragon from the book ‘Boy’. Refrain from sharing any other information about the text or character.

  2. Ask students to turn to a buddy and think, pair and share: What can you predict about the main character? I wonder what the main character will do? Where will they live? I wonder what their back story is?

  3. As a class, create and draw a setting for where they think the dragon might live. Label the picture with students. Eg. a cave, forest, volcano

Independent

  1. Give each student a blank picture of the dragon on a plain background and ask them to predict and draw a picture of where they think the story takes place.

  2. After students have finished, reflect as a class on the students work by asking them to share their drawings. Discuss all the possible scenarios that students predicted where the dragon might live in the story.

  3. Read the text to students.

  4. Ask students to reflect and discuss their predictions.
    Eg: Were your predictions accurate?
    What was different between your predictions and the text?

Differentiation
  • Extension: Ask students to label their picture with all the different details. Students could also write descriptive setting sentences.
Recommended books
Fun reading activities using Boy by Phil Cummings. Get students to use their prior knowledge to make a prediction of where the character might live.
Boy
Phil Cummings
Grade: K-3
<b>This fun activity uses the book</b> The Great Bear by Armin Greda and gives students the opportunity to predict where the bear might live by drawing the background. The book has a surprise when the main character is a circus bear.
The Great Bear
Armin Greda
Grade: 4-6
Assessment
  • Can students use clues to make predictions before reading?
  • Did students represent their predictions visually?
  • Were students able to compare/confirm their predictions with the text?