1st Grade Drawing Conclusions

1st Grade Drawing Conclusions

Today I had the opportunity to visit Mrs. Murphy's first grade classroom. We worked on drawing conclusions from stories (both in pictures and words). To begin the lesson, we talked about how readers draw conclusions, using clues from a story and our background knowledge. 

Next we looked at pictures to draw conclusions. The students used turn and talk and then told me what they saw in the picture and the knowledge they already knew to make there conclusion.

                                                            

The students saw that the feet were burnt. Their final conclusion was the person had stayed in the sun too long and did not put enough sunscreen on. 

See all the pictures we used to make conclusions: Drawing Conclusions

After that activity we used Google Classroom. Mrs. Murphy's students are just starting to learn to use Google Classroom and they did a GREAT job of reading the riddles, typing their answers, and turning them into me. 

                                        

To end our lesson on Drawing Conclusions, the students worked on Case Files which each had a different story that allowed the kiddos to work together and draw conclusions. At the end of the lesson, we had some groups share their story, there final conclusions, and the clues that led them to make their final conclusion.