Year 1 · English
Use Previous Knowledge Or Background Information
Year 1 learners practise using picture clues to answer questions.
The activities include Answer Questions Using Picture Clues, Read and Understand Signs, Understand How to Find Clues in a Text to Answer Questions, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, worksheet, teaching. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
Activities covered
- Answer Questions Using Picture Clues
- Read and Understand Signs
- Understand How to Find Clues in a Text to Answer Questions
- Understand How to Read and Understand Signs
- Use Clues From Pictures to Answer Questions
- Use Clues from Text to Answer Questions
Checked learning resources
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Who Is Inference Iggy? | KS1 English Concept Video
Twinkl · Video · Account may be required
Exact KS1 video models combining clues from pictures or text with what the reader already knows to make an inference.
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KS1 Read My Picture Activity PowerPoint 3
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
KS1 picture-based teaching asks pupils to infer what is happening and how characters feel from visible clues.
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Picture Context Clues Worksheet for K-1st Grade
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
Early-primary practice combines printed words, symbols and picture clues to answer questions about meaning.
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KS1 Comprehension
BBC Bitesize · Teaching · Opens on the provider website
KS1 teaching develops using picture and text clues, vocabulary, prediction and inference when answering questions.
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Structured Steps Literacy: Following and Reading Simple Instructions
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
Supported literacy teaching interprets short functional texts, signs and simple instructions to identify the information they communicate.
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Inferring Picture Comprehension
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
Picture comprehension practice asks pupils to use clues and prior knowledge to justify simple inferences.
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Signs and Symbols for Kids
YouTube — ABC Educational Channel · Video · Opens on the provider website
Child-friendly lesson identifies familiar signs and explains how their words and symbols communicate information.