What's in Mrs. Q's bag?

While trolling Pinterest recently, I found a great lesson on inferring (our reading comprehension strategy focus for two weeks) that I just had to try.  The original lesson can be found here.  Basically, students try to infer something about you, the teacher, as you pull items out of your teacher-bag!  My kids absolutely loved it and were able to make simple, but meaningful, inferences.  It was really funny to hear their responses. Here is the anchor chart we created together:

Students chose 2 items on their own and recorded their inferences:

My kids really enjoyed the lesson, so I created a small extension that we completed a few days later.  I had students peer into the desks of their classmates and make inferences about them.  My two rules were: no talking and no touching anyone's belongings.  They were enthralled!  Here are some students hard at work:

I created this a sheet that looked similar to the "teacher's bag" sheet to guide the activity.  Here are some examples:

If you'd like any of these documents, feel free to send me an email!  My school address is kquarant@ccs.k1.2in.us

:) KQ