Using Details to Infer

Grade 345 min

aligned to Utah R4.5

Learning Objective

I can find clues (details) in a story to help me figure out what the author doesn't say directly (make inferences).

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

5 min

4th Grade - Reading - Drawing Inferences in Text - Topic Overview

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Practice

14 min

7 questions β€’ Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

β€œThe video mentions that some bats eat over 1200 mosquitoes in an hour. What can you infer about why some people might want bats to live near them? The video says that some bats have very large ears. What can you infer about how these bats find their food? The video mentions that some bats are very light. What can you infer about why these bats might have trouble flying in strong winds?”

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