1. Between the lines

What is it? A lesson to help students develop their reading skills, with a focus on inference and empathy

What users say “This is brilliant! Great for a one-off lesson. Could be used with any age group.”

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2. Kingdom come

What is it? A simple introduction to inference that can be used to lead into studying Michael Morpurgo’s novel Kensuke’s Kingdom

What users say “A fantastic resource, great for guided reading.”

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3. Travel tips

What is it? Activities that use travel and adventure texts to help students practise making inferences

What users say “Excellent - as always!”

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4. Exam enlightenment

What is it? A presentation on inference that leads into an exam-based task

What users say “Brilliant! I used some of this and it worked really well.”

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5. Dream team

What is it? A model for introducing inference and deduction to groups of 11- to 14-year-olds based on A Midsummer Night’s Dream

What users say “This is really useful, thank you.”

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6. Poetic precision

What is it? A lesson on exploring poetry through inference and deduction

What users say “This is a great way into the analysis of poetry.”

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7. Murder mystery

What is it? A speaking and listening task that gets students to unpick the events of a fictitious murder

What users say “Wow! This is a fantastic resource. You are a star.”

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8. Detecting inference

What is it? A presentation to guide students through using inference to analyse a passage from The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

What users say “This worked really well with my classes.”

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9. Hidden messages

What is it? A scheme of work for improving students’ ability to read between the lines

What users say “Very thorough - some really nice ideas in here. Thanks for sharing.”

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10. Game face

What is it? A game that gets students thinking about how we infer meaning

What users say “A clearly presented resource with a useful objective and appropriate activity.”

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