ELA-Draw-Inf-IT

Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences - Analyze to Make Inferences - Print - Information Texts

 * K-2**
 * **//"[|Butterflies]//."** //Kids InfoBits//. Thomson Gale, 2005 . Picture and audio included. (Reference) Have students read article and infer the meanings of unknown words.
 * **//Waiting for Wings//**, Lois Ehlert, 2001, ISBN 0-15-202608-8. The simple text and bright pictures show how butterflies use flowers and identify several types of butterflies. Students can make inferences about the bright pictures within this text.
 * **"[|Watch a butterfly grow.]"** //**WR News, Edition 3 (including Science Spin)**// April 24, 2009 v78 i24 pNA (Magazine). Students can infer about the stages of butterfly growth.


 * 3-5**
 * ** "//[|Climate]//." ** //Kids InfoBits Presents: Weather and Natural Disasters//. Gale, 2009 (Reference) Reproduced in Kids InfoBits. Students can infer the meanings of unknown words within the article and infer about their current climate.
 * **//Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather: Volume 2: L-Z,//** Stephen H. Schneider, editor in chief. 1996, ISBN 0-19-510441-2. Encyclopedia contains entries on a variety of topics related to climate and weather. Arranged alphabetically, with a glossary. Students can make inferences about climate and weather based on the facts in this encyclopedia.
 * **//"//[|Weather extremes stalk each coast.(NEWS)]"** Gomez, AlanRice, Doyle //**USA Today**// June 17, 2009 p03A (Newspaper). Have students infer about the author's purpose for writing this news article regarding the weather extremes on each coast.
 * **//"[|Weather homophones.]//"** Langston-George, Rebecca //**Fun For Kidz**// March-April 2009 v8 i2 p23 (Magazine). Students can make inferences about the various homophones that have been selected for this game/chart.