Teaching Inferences to Students

This is a very detailed lesson plan with activities, handouts, and discussion notes for teaching inferences to students.

By investigating "The case of the Missing PBJ Sandwich", students will sort through evidence to make "inferences" on where Johnny's missing sandwich might be. Students become "inference investigators" and are encouraged to draw conclusions from case file packets.

The lesson also includes:

Detailed Teacher Instructions

Lesson Outline

4 Writing worksheets

3 Collaborative classroom activities

Discussion notes

In addition to this lesson plan, more resources are included:

"Inference Activity" to assist in teaching about inferences

5 "Inference Activity" posters

1 Writing worksheet

Bonus "inference" definition posters and examples

1 Inference Definition poster

4 Inference Example posters

Entire packet contains 24 pages total