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Reading · Ages 3–5 · 12 minutes

Pre-K Reading: Book Cover Prediction

This reusable response page helps a young child use the title and cover picture before a read-aloud, then compare their idea afterward.

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Pre-K Reading: Book Cover Prediction

Name:                              
Date:              

Today I am practising: using a book cover to make and revise a simple prediction

1

Look at a book cover. Point to one thing you notice.

2

Name the character or object you see.

3

Say what you think the book may be about.

4

Draw your prediction in the box.

5

After reading, circle yes if your prediction happened or no if it did not.

6

Tell an adult one new thing you learned about the book.

Grown-up guide
  1. Choose a picture book with a clear cover; read the title aloud.
  2. Treat every prediction as a reasonable idea to compare, not a right-or-wrong answer.
  3. Return to the cover after reading and ask what new information changed the child's thinking.