Age: 7-8 years

Duration: 50 min

Objectives

• Identify visual clues in a picture scene (spilled milk, open door, wet dog).
• Infer what happened before the scene using I think ___ happened because ___.
• Justify guesses with at least two evidence phrases.

Vocab

• clue / evidence: "I see a clue — the floor is wet."
• guess / infer / happened: "Something happened before this picture."
• maybe / probably: Hedging language for uncertain inferences.

Warm-up (5min)

Show one mystery picture — students list 5 things they see. Teacher highlights one clue and models inference sentence.

Main Activity (40min): "Detective Inference Stations"

Four picture stations (broken vase, muddy footprints, birthday leftovers, forgotten homework). Small groups spend 8 minutes per station: list clues, agree on story, write 3-sentence inference paragraph. Rotate. Whole-class share — groups defend story; others offer alternate inferences with evidence. Extension: draw "before" panel for favorite scene.

Wrap-up (5min)

Exit ticket: one clue + one inference sentence from today's best station.

Teacher Tips

• Multiple valid stories exist — reward evidence, not one "correct" answer.
• Movers Reading Part 5 inference items mirror this clue-to-story thinking.
• Connect to G1 story mapping — now students infer unstated events.