Description
Strengthen reading comprehension and critical thinking skills with this Drawing Inferences from a Text and Quoting Accurately resource.
Designed for upper elementary students, this engaging, hands-on lesson helps students learn how to draw logical inferences and support their ideas with text evidence—a key skill in understanding both fiction and nonfiction texts.
Students practice working backward from an inference to build a story or scenario that could support it, then test their thinking in pairs or groups. This approach encourages close reading, deep analysis, and collaborative learning—all while making inference practice meaningful and fun.
What’s Included:
- Anchor Charts
- Inference
- Supporting My Inference
- Guided Notes
- Making Inferences note sheet
- Graphic Organizers & Practice Activities
- “How Do We Know?” Organizer
- “Working Backwards – I Can Infer…” Activity
- “I Can Infer…” Cards
- Recording Log
- Assessment Tools
- 2 Exit Slips:
- What is an inference?
- What can I infer?
- 2 Exit Slips:
- Teacher Materials
- Detailed teaching notes
- Student examples for modeling
Perfect for whole-group instruction, literacy centers, or reading intervention, this resource helps students gain confidence in using text clues to support their thinking—an essential ELA standard across grade levels.
✅ Download the preview to get a closer look at these templates and examples from my classroom!
For other hands-on ELA resources, check out my Main Idea: It’s in the Bag, my 30 Prefix Puzzles, and my Greek and Latin Root Word Puzzles!










Krysten C. –
These have been so much fun for teaching inferences. We love pulling out the cards and making up fun stories that require inferences to communicate a point.
Stephanie T. –
Great resource.
Hannah L. –
I love this interactive activity – perfect for assisting my students in mastering a difficult skill!
Ashley Diggs –
Great resource! Thank you!
mrsmkcreations –
Thanks!
Rooted in Language –
Love this product! Very engaging! 🙂
LeAnne H. –
Thanks
Erin M. –
Great resource!
Lisa H. –
I’ll use it this year.
Kathleen K. –
Wonderful product. My 5th grades loved it.
Guadalupe Hernandez –
Great!
Jamie B. –
Great Resource!
ALMA Flores –
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Beth D. –
I bought this resource because I have purchased other resources of yours, and they have been favorites of my students. I specifically wanted the working backwards inferring activity, and it really help clarify inferencing for some of my students that were still struggling. Thank you!
Stephanie P. –
Great product!
Angela H. –
great way to practice inference