Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Have you ever made an educated guess about a story while reading? That’s called making an inference!
In this video, we'll learn how to combine text evidence with our own background knowledge to figure out what’s happening beneath the surface of a story. We’ll look at real-life scenarios and read short passages together, step-by-step, to practice spotting subtle clues about character feelings, motivations, and plot events.
Skills covered:
💡 Defining inferences and how we use them in daily life
💡 Combining text evidence with background knowledge
💡 Inferring character emotions, motivations, and story events
This quick and engaging lesson is perfect for elementary students who are looking to build strong reading comprehension habits.
Ready to try it yourself? Keep practicing drawing inferences from a text on IXL with interactive questions that adapt to your level: ixl.com/ela/grade-3/draw-inferences-from-a-text?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=YT-Tutorials
0:00 Introduction to making inferences
1:16 Example 1
2:59 Example 2
4:20 Outro
Want to learn this topic in Spanish? Watch the Spanish language arts video about this same topic here: youtu.be/LUm4NnSMMCU
Have you ever made an educated guess about a story while reading? That’s called making an inference!
In this video, we'll learn how to combine text evidence with our own background knowledge to figure out what’s happening beneath the surface of a story. We’ll look at real-life scenarios and read short passages together, step-by-step, to practice spotting subtle clues about character feelings, motivations, and plot events.
Skills covered:
💡 Defining inferences and how we use them in daily life
💡 Combining text evidence with background knowledge
💡 Inferring character emotions, motivations, and story events
This quick and engaging lesson is perfect for elementary students who are looking to build strong reading comprehension habits.
Ready to try it yourself? Keep practicing drawing inferences from a text on IXL with interactive questions that adapt to your level: ixl.com/ela/grade-3/draw-inferences-from-a-text?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=YT-Tutorials
0:00 Introduction to making inferences
1:16 Example 1
2:59 Example 2
4:20 Outro
Want to learn this topic in Spanish? Watch the Spanish language arts video about this same topic here: youtu.be/LUm4NnSMMCU
