Evening · Reading

Read one chapter, predict the next

Stop at the chapter break. They tell you what happens next before you turn the page.

30 min ages 6–12· Screen-free

How to do it

Pick a book you're already partway through (or start a fresh chapter book — Roald Dahl, Beverly Cleary). Read one chapter out loud. Close the book. 'What's about to happen?' Let them justify it with details from the chapter. Read the next chapter and see how close they got.

What you'll need

A chapter book
From the library is perfect
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