Pictures for Making Predictions Cards Activity – A Hands-On Way to Teach Predictions

These making predictions picture clip cards have been designed to: 

• Develop early inferencing skills by encouraging students to analyse visual clues.
• Provide a hands-on, interactive approach to comprehension.
• Support students in understanding story structure without needing to read text.

Predicting is a key comprehension strategy that helps students become active thinkers while engaging with stories and images. For early learners, using pictures instead of text makes this skill more accessible and builds confidence in making logical predictions.

How to Use This Making Predictions Activity in the Early Years

The Making Predictions Picture Cards Activity is versatile and can be used in multiple ways to reinforce comprehension skills.

Whole-Class Prediction Discussions

• Display a card and ask students to explain their predictions.
• Encourage students to justify their choices using picture clues.

Small Group Literacy Centers

• Place a set of cards in a station with clothespins for students to clip their predictions.
• Allow students to discuss their reasoning in pairs.

Independent Work for Early Finishers

• Provide a selection of cards for students to complete at their own pace.
• Encourage students to explain their predictions verbally to a teacher or peer.

Download These Making Predictions Picture Cards Today!

Use the dropdown menu to choose between the easy to print PDF version of this resource or the editable Google Slide version. 

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This resource was created by Brittany Collins, a teacher and Teach Starter Collaborator.

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