2. R EADING D ETECTIVES Cynthia Maradiaga

3. C LUES, C LUES, C LUES ! When you watched Blues Clues... Did you think about the clues he might find next? http://www.nickjr.com/kids-videos/blues-clues-kids- videos.html When you watched Blues Clues... Did you think about the clues he might find next? http://www.nickjr.com/kids-videos/blues-clues-kids- videos.html

4. M AKING P REDICTIONS ! Thinking about what might happen next is called Making predictions.

5. P REDICTING IS FUN! Helps you become a better reader and makes reading more enjoyable!

6. W HEN YOU MAKE A PREDICTION …. You are like a detective. You use clues from the story You use things you already know from the story You are like a detective. You use clues from the story You use things you already know from the story

7. W HERE TO LOOK FOR CLUES ? In the front cover In the pictures Through the reading In the front cover In the pictures Through the reading

8. A S YOU READ …. You will find new clues Use what you already know and the new clues… To make new predictions You will find new clues Use what you already know and the new clues… To make new predictions

9. G ETTING IT DOWN ON PAPER ! A chart like this will help make our predictions! Event What I Think Will Happen Clues from the Story What Really Happened

10. L ETS BE D ETECTIVES ! We will begin reading The Kid in the Red Jacket by Barbara Parks! We will read this short summary together! Howards dad got a new promotion. Howard is angry because he has to leave his friends; he is going to be lonely; and most of all, he's mad at his parents. What do you think the story will be about?

11. M ORE C LUES ! Use the clues from the front cover & the pictures!

12. READY… SET…