Minds On

Prediction game

A prediction is like a guess. When we don’t know for sure, but we make a guess, that is a prediction.

Let’s play a game and guess what happens next!

Imagine that someone has entered a room…

Description Image of a child with glasses sitting on a stool with a book on their lap.
  • They pick up a book
  • Next, they put on their reading glasses
  • Then, they sit down on a stool, with the book in their lap

In the kitchen there is a chef…

Description Image of a chef with a pot, knife, cutting board and a few food items on a counter.
  • They are taking different food items out of the fridge and putting them on the counter
  • They are taking out a pot, a knife, and a cutting board

Were you able to guess correctly? We use clues to help us make predictions - what the person was doing and our background knowledge.

We can make many different types of predictions:

  • events in the story
  • how characters are feeling
  • the end of the story
  • what the story is about
  • why the author wrote the story

What other types of predictions can we make?

Action

Making predictions on "Kid Reporter Alex: World Record Day"

Screenshot from the TVO video Kid Reporter Alex.

Kid reporter Alex is having a World Record Day where he hopes to break some World Records like:

  • holding his breath for 24 minutes
  • climbing 97 stairs
  • making a cookie bigger than the world’s largest cookie that weighs 18 tonnes (40,000 lbs.)
  • planking for eight hours

Using the video TVO Kids Report, predict if Alex will be able to break each record or not. You may use the following fillable and printable Prediction Chart organizer or your chosen method to record your predictions.

Prediction Chart

Press the Activity button to access the Prediction Chart.

Activity (Open PDF in a new tab)

Let’s find out if our predictions are correct by exploring the video now. Be ready to share why you made your predictions.

Share

Share your ideas with a partner, if possible. Were your predictions correct?

Consolidation

Show what you know

Based on the title, The Day the Crayons Quit , and the following book cover, what do you think this story is about?

Book cover. There are 4 crayons with faces, 1 is shorter than the rest. 3 are holding protest signs

Predict

Record your prediction in your notebook or as an audio recording. Be sure to share the evidence and clues you used to make your predictions.

Reflect

The book, The Day the Crayons Quit, is about a box of crayons that send letters to the main character Duncan because they don’t like how he draws pictures using only one colour. Duncan wanted his crayons to be happy. He decided to draw a beautiful picture using ALL of the crayons in the box. He even got an award from his teacher!

  • Was your prediction about what the story is about correct?
  • Let’s try making a prediction about what will happen next.
  • What do you think will happen now at the end of the story?

Reflection

How do you feel about what you have learned in this activity? Which of the next four sentences best matches how you are feeling about your learning? Press the button that is beside this sentence.

I feel…

Now, record your ideas about your feelings using a voice recorder, speech-to-text, or writing tool.