What words orphrases in thestory make youthink somethingexciting, sad orsurprising willhappen?If you werethe maincharacterwhat wouldyou do next?Look at thecover. Whatdo you predictthe story willbe about?Look at thepictures on thepage. What willhappen on thenext page? Have you read asimilar story? Howdoes it help you topredict whathappens in thisstory? What clues inthe words orpictures helpyou makepredictions?What usuallyhappens to the'wicked' and'good'characters instories?What do youthink willhappen nextin the story?What words orphrases in thestory make youthink somethingexciting, sad orsurprising willhappen?If you werethe maincharacterwhat wouldyou do next?Look at thecover. Whatdo you predictthe story willbe about?Look at thepictures on thepage. What willhappen on thenext page? Have you read asimilar story? Howdoes it help you topredict whathappens in thisstory? What clues inthe words orpictures helpyou makepredictions?What usuallyhappens to the'wicked' and'good'characters instories?What do youthink willhappen nextin the story?

Making Predictions - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. What words or phrases in the story make you think something exciting, sad or surprising will happen?
  2. If you were the main character what would you do next?
  3. Look at the cover. What do you predict the story will be about?
  4. Look at the pictures on the page. What will happen on the next page?
  5. Have you read a similar story? How does it help you to predict what happens in this story?
  6. What clues in the words or pictures help you make predictions?
  7. What usually happens to the 'wicked' and 'good' characters in stories?
  8. What do you think will happen next in the story?