Clues and predictions

What it is about

Infer a simple feeling/action and choose a prediction supported by text.

Year 1 · 5–6 years · 30 challenges

Before you begin

• Oral vocabulary, listening to stories and early sound awareness.

What the class will do

1. Choose and explain · 30 challenges

   Clues and predictions

   Infer a simple feeling/action and choose a prediction supported by text.

Using it in class

Teacher reads every short text, question and choice aloud; reread on request. Give quiet thinking time, then partner talk. Ask pupils to point out the words that support their answer. Use short rounds. These original texts support listening comprehension, not independent decoding assessment.

Give everyone time to think and discuss before one pupil acts at the board. The class explains and confirms together; hints and explanations stay until you move on.

Use an up-to-date browser on a computer connected to a whiteboard or shared display. Touch, mouse and keyboard; optional audio and reduced motion. No pupil accounts or personal devices.

Choose from 5 challenges up to the full activity. Discussion determines the duration: you set the pace.