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Explain Review the term inferences. Ask students to explain how they make inferences about a story.

Guided Practice/Practice Tell students that they will make inferences to complete statements. On the board write statements that students might make during daily conversations but leave the statements incomplete. Read the statements and invite students to make inferences to complete them. For example, This morning the weather forecaster said there is a seventy percent chance of rain this afternoon. I’d better pack my ____. (Possible answers are umbrella, raincoat, boots, or rain hat.) Another example is Every day after his walks, my dog tracks dirt onto the living room rug. So my family has decided to ___. (Possible answers: use the kitchen back door when we return from walking the dog or make sure we use an old towel to wipe the dog’s paws when we return from walks)