1. Make
Predictions

2. When you read “Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome,” did you think about what might happen next?

3. Thinking about what might happen is called making predictions.

4. Making predictions can help you be a better reader
Making predictions can help you be a better reader. It can also make reading more fun!

5. When you make predictions, you are like a detective.

6. You use clues in the story to help you predict.

7. You also use what you already know.

8. A chart like this can help you make predictions.

9. Clue in the Story
What I Know
Character’s Traits
Prediction

10. Balto must pull the sled across sea ice.
Clue in the Story
Balto must pull the sled across sea ice.
What I Know
Character’s Traits
Prediction

11. Ice over water can crack, leaving big holes. Clue in the Story
What I Know
Ice over water can crack, leaving big holes.
Clue in the Story
Balto must pull the sled across sea ice.
Character’s Traits
Prediction

12. Ice over water can crack, leaving big holes. Clue in the Story
What I Know
Ice over water can crack, leaving big holes.
Clue in the Story
Balto must pull the sled across sea ice.
Character’s Traits
Balto knows how to think for himself.
Prediction

13. Ice over water can crack, leaving big holes. Clue in the Story
What I Know
Ice over water can crack, leaving big holes.
Clue in the Story
Balto must pull the sled across sea ice.
Character’s Traits
Balto knows how to think for himself.
Prediction
Balto will be able to avoid cracks in the ice.

14. Sometimes you find new clues as you read.

15. This means you are being an active reader and a good detective.

16. Think about the new clues and what you already know.

17. Then make new predictions.