Reading/Language Arts Grade 1

Draw Conclusions

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Grade 1 – Draw Conclusions © 2004 Evans Newton Incorporated 1 Last printed 7/13/04

Dear Parent or Guardian: Your child is currently learning to draw conclusions after reading a passage. Here is your chance to help your child practice this important skill. In this PAL Packet you will find a short activity for you and your child to do. Please do the activity and The Back Page this evening. Then sign your name on The Back Page and have your child return it tomorrow. Remember, parents are a child’s first teacher. Thank you for your time and energy in making learning fun and exciting for your child. Sincerely, _________________________ Your child’s teacher

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Grade 1 – Draw Conclusions © 2004 Evans Newton Incorporated 2 Last printed 7/13/04

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

Parent Pointer — Drawing conclusions means that a reader can come up with an educated guess about the actions, setting, or characters. These guesses are based on events that happen in the story. Authors often write stories in which the reader has to draw his or her own conclusions based on what is stated in the passage. This is an important skill for your child to learn. It encourages him or her to think about, and better understand, what he or she is reading. Reading in the Home, on the Go, and for the Fun of It — DIRECTIONS: Have your child read the story “A Bike Ride” to you. Talk about the story with him or her. Talk about things that are not stated in the story, for example, how the characters might feel, parts of the setting that are not stated, and events that could have happened. Then read the first statement on the Drawing Conclusions about the Story activity page to your child. Have your child follow the instructions. Read the rest of the statements to your child. Have him or her complete the activity. Talk about the answers. Talk about It — After you have finished the activity, turn to The Back Page to have your child show what he or she knows.

Now go have some fun with the activity!

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Grade 1 – Draw Conclusions © 2004 Evans Newton Incorporated 3 Last printed 7/13/04

A Bike Ride One fall day Rex was riding his bike. He rode by the park and saw his friends. Rex smiled and waved. Mike and Tom were playing ball, and they asked Rex to play with them. Rex got off his bike and ran over to them. The three boys played ball together.

Soon, the sun went behind the clouds, and it got dark and windy. The boys did not want to stop playing, but they knew they should go home. Rex jumped back on his bike and rode away. He got home just in time. He was glad he did not get wet.

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Grade 1 – Draw Conclusions © 2004 Evans Newton Incorporated 4 Last printed 7/13/04

Drawing Conclusions about the Story

Color the picture that best shows how Rex probably felt about seeing his friends at the park. Draw a picture of what the weather was probably like at the beginning of the story.

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Drawing Conclusions about the Story (continued)

Draw a picture of how Mike and Tom probably felt about playing ball with Rex.

Circle the picture that best shows what most likely happened after Rex got home.

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Grade 1 – Draw Conclusions © 2004 Evans Newton Incorporated 6 Last printed 7/13/04

The Back Page Parent — Ask your child the following questions:

What does it mean to draw conclusions? Why is it important to think about why things happen the way that they do in the story?

Write your child’s answers to the above questions on the

reverse side of this page.

OR

Do one of the following activities on the reverse side of this page:

Read your child’s favorite story to him or her. Talk about the story. Then have him or her write a sentence that tells how the characters probably feel. Watch an appropriate television program with your child. Talk about what the show was about. Have your child write why he or she thinks a certain event in the show happened.

Talk about It

__________________________ __________________________ Student’s Name Parent or Guardian’s Signature