Ask children to think in advance and predict how they will accomplish a task. Talk through and sequence the stages together.
Enjoy sharing stories with individual children and small groups. Engage in sustained shared thinking with them to extend their thinking and use of vocabulary.
Use appropriate vocabulary during play with children to encourage them to think about stories and cultural narratives.
Use stories from books to focus children’s attention on predictions and explanations, e.g. Why did the boat tip over?
Help children to
identify patterns, e.g. what generally happens to good and wicked characters at the end of stories
draw conclusions: The sky has gone dark. It must be going to rain
explain effect: It fell over because it was too tall.
predict: It might not grow in there if it is too dark.
