Explain the importance of making predictions while reading and supporting those predictions with evidence. Tell the children that evidence could include the book's cover, illustrations, a specific passage, or personal experience or knowledge. Explore the title, front and back covers, and title page. Collect predictions and evidence from students. Stop once or twice during the reading and invite students to predict again.
Record responses on chart paper.
Take two or three predictions each time you stop. Once you've completed the book, return to the chart to confirm and adjust predictions. But the other animals loved the duck, so they chased that lazy farmer away and then helped the duck run the farm. Model how rereading and scanning text and pictures helps find evidence. Write adjustments on the chart with a different colored marker.