What Will Happen Next?

A prediction is a smart guess about what will happen next. We use clues from the story and what we already know.

Listen: Ben stacked ten cups. They began to wobble. What will happen next? They will probably fall!

We know tall wobbly stacks tip over. A good prediction makes sense with the clues, even if the story surprises us.

• 1A prediction is a smart guess
• 2Use story clues and what you know
• 3It should make sense