Charting Predictions

This interactive worksheet helps students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 strengthen reading comprehension and metacognitive skills by actively tracking and evaluating predictions while reading. Using the story The Mysterious Package, students pause at key moments to record what they predict will happen, then compare those predictions to actual events as the story unfolds. This structured process encourages thoughtful reflection and purposeful reading.

Skills Reinforced

• Prediction and Comprehension Monitoring (Grades 4-6)
  Students make, revise, and evaluate predictions to monitor their understanding of a text.
• Compare and Contrast Thinking
  Learners analyze differences between expected and actual outcomes.
• Metacognitive Reflection
  Students reflect on why predictions were accurate or inaccurate, strengthening self-awareness as readers.
• Active Reading Strategies
  The chart format encourages engagement, attention, and intentional thinking during reading.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created and Standards-Aligned
  Designed by educators to support reading comprehension and strategic reading standards.
• Clear, Visual Organization
  The three-column chart helps students organize ideas and track thinking over time.
• Promotes Independent Reading Skills
  Encourages students to take ownership of comprehension and self-assessment.
• Flexible Classroom and Homeschool Use
  Ideal for guided reading, literature circles, independent practice, or assessment.

This printable worksheet helps students become more reflective, strategic readers by charting predictions and evaluating outcomes. By comparing expectations with actual story events, learners build stronger comprehension, reasoning, and self-monitoring skills. Suitable for both classroom and homeschool settings, this resource supports active reading habits and deeper engagement with narrative texts.

This worksheet is part of our Prediction collection.