Another conclusion if rain moved in might be that the boys would prefer playing an indoor game. So, the difference between an inference and a conclusion is in the depth. Conclusions require a deeper understanding than an inference and clues that are gathered across the text or over time. As you teach these skills, pairing them might clarify the difference for your students. Here is a collection you might start with.
Be sure to search on Pinterest for additional materials to go with these titles. Other bloggers have written about them. You might even use the same book for each purpose just to find examples of each. Teaching the difference between an inference and a conclusion is really tough. I hope these suggestions will help break it down for your kids. Need a fun station activity for additional practice? These paper bag mini books are lots of fun. They can be started in your small groups and sent to stations for finishing.
Mastering both of these skills is not easy for students. The more we can break down the skill and model with think aloud, the easier the skill will be. This helps so much!
Always such difficult concepts to learn…AND teach!! You have helped so much to clarify it in my mind, so as to help me teach it so much better than I have previously. Thank you so much…for sharing your wisdom and this freebie…AND for all you do to support us and help us grow. I got your message on TPT.
Thank you. Seriously…you made my day, Jody. It always shocks me when people actually read my blog! If you ever have questions, please feel free to email me. I am glad to talk it out and will try to help where I can. I learn new stuff all the time too. This post is SO helpful! I love how you so clearly illustrated the difference. You know I adore you and your posts.
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Your favorite authors are featured in this category. This section includes over units to go with your favorite picture books and novels. The facts might be that the purse looks discolored and damaged, she has enough money to buy a new purse and she is in the purse aisle of a store. From that series of facts, you could conclude she will buy a new purse. However, while you could draw the conclusion that Jane will buy a new purse based on the facts you know, there is still no inference to suggest she has made the purse buying decision.
Even if the facts suggest a logical concluding point of a purse purchase, the actual decision may not reflect the conclusion you draw. Inferences also rely on facts in a situation. Instead of drawing a conclusion, inferences use facts to determine other facts. You make inferences by examining the facts of a given situation and determining what those facts suggest about the situation.
Using the example of Jane's purse, you may look at it and infer the damage looks like she sat it down in water. You could also infer that by standing in the purse aisle with money in her hand and a damaged purse, she is considering buying a new purse to replace the water-damaged one. These are both facts drawn from the available information. Again, like with a drawn conclusion, they still make no prediction on any future purse-buying action by Jane.
You can use also use inferences to generate additional information. This means that there is a difference in the way that you use the two. A conclusion comes at the end of a thought process. It can involve developing a summary of what you've gone through so far to reach that conclusion and expressing a decision going forward.
In negotiations, the conclusions are what you come to in reaching a final settlement. In science, conclusions are your interpretations of the data in an experiment. An inference requires moving from information of some kind to a generalization. For example, if you come in the house and see your living room furniture torn up, you might infer that your new puppy got out of the crate and shredded everything.
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