🔍 Part 1: Finding Clues in Pictures

1. Look at the picture of a girl with tears on her face, holding a broken toy. What do you think she is feeling?

Happy

Sad

Angry

Excited

2. What clues helped you work out her feelings? Check all that apply:

The tears on her face

The broken toy

Her body language

The colours in the picture

3. Draw what you think might happen next in this story:

📖 Part 2: Reading Between the Lines

4. Read this sentence: "Tom slammed his bedroom door and threw his bag on the floor."
How do you think Tom is feeling?

5. What clues from the sentence helped you work this out?

6. Complete this sentence: "I think Tom is feeling _______ because _______."

I think Tom is feeling _________________ because _________________________________.

🤔 Part 3: Making Inferences

7. Read: "Sarah packed her swimming costume, sunscreen, and a beach ball into her bag."
Where do you think Sarah is going?

To school

To the beach

To the shops

To bed

8. Match the clues with what they might tell us:

1. Dark clouds in the sky

2. A character yawning

3. Someone packing a lunch

A. They are going somewhere

B. It might rain soon

C. They are tired

❓ Part 4: Asking Good Questions

9. Read: "Mum smiled when she saw the messy kitchen, flour everywhere, and a wonky cake on the table."
Write a question that helps you think deeper about this story:

10. Now answer your question using clues from the story:

11. Why do you think Mum smiled even though the kitchen was messy?

She likes mess

She was happy someone tried to bake

She was angry

She was confused

🎨 Part 5: Show Your Thinking

12. Think of a time when you felt excited. Draw a picture showing clues that would help someone else know you were excited (without writing the word "excited"):

13. Complete these sentence starters about your drawing:

The picture shows _________________ which makes me think _________________.

Someone looking at my picture might think I am excited because _________________.

14. Being a reading detective means:

Looking for clues in words and pictures

Using my brain to work out what's not said

Only reading the words on the page

Asking questions about the story