SubjectNest resource library

Development draft · local review needed

Day 3 — An inference needs a clueYear 3 English · T1 W1–2 · Day 3 lesson

Prepare this lesson

Year 3 / Term 1 / Weeks 01 02 / English

Part of the full two-week lesson sequence. Check the pack guide and taught point before teaching.

Open for this lesson: Sources and materials · Check guide.

Download full sequence

Teacher copy: This page may include teaching prompts or answer keys. Answer keys in this public library can be viewed by anyone. Give learners a clean prompt, use checks as formative evidence, and change a case locally when prior access matters.

Codes: AC9E3LY05, AC9E3LE03, AC9E3LY04. Aim: infer Mira's hesitation and self-correct when a statement overreaches. Bring: first two paragraphs of Story A and learner-matched independent reading texts.

  1. Question · 2 min. Say: “Mira did not move the trays at once. Was she frightened of trays, or worried about someone's work? Let's find the clue.”
  2. Model rereading · 5 min. Read “If she moved them, would she spoil someone's project?” Think aloud: “The question names a project. I infer she was worried about interrupting it. I don't need to invent a new event.”
  3. Guided evidence · 6 min. Give two statements: Mira knew who put the trays there and Mira wondered if moving them would spoil a project. Learners point to evidence or say “not shown”; reveal that Jai's explanation arrives later. Ask how the reader's understanding changes.
  4. Reading station · 7 min. Most learners partner-reread the shared paragraph for meaning; teacher privately listens to 2–3 planned children read a separate matched passage and notes accuracy, phrasing and self-correction. Record title and help. Echoing Story A is not independent fluency evidence.
  5. New inference · 3 min. Ask why Jai drew a plan at the end. A plausible answer: to remember a better place for the trays, supported by the last paragraph. Accept a distinct supported answer.
  6. Check · 2 min. Everyone finishes “I infer __ because the story says __.” Sample evidence and inference separately. If the clue is missing, offer a two-line re-read tomorrow.

Access: teacher read-aloud for meaning, text magnification, tactile event cards and AAC response. A learner may show the exact line rather than speak.