Making inferences is a critical skill for students to develop in order to become more effective readers and problem solvers. It is the ability to draw conclusions based on evidence from a text or situation. Here are 21 interesting activities to help learners develop their inference skills.

1. Read a story and ask students to infer what the characters are feeling or thinking based on their actions.

2. Provide students with a short passage and ask them to infer the setting or context.

3. Show students a picture and ask them to infer the story behind the image.

4. Provide students with a series of clues and ask them to infer the answer.

5. Have students read a passage and ask them to infer what will happen next.

6. Provide students with a short clip of a video or movie and ask them to infer the plot.

7. Play a game of charades where students have to infer the word or phrase being acted out.

8. Have students create their own scenarios and ask their peers to infer what is happening.

9. Use graphic organizers to help students identify evidence and infer meaning.

10. Read a poem and ask students to infer the theme or message.

11. Provide students with a list of characters and ask them to infer the relationships between them.

12. Use a think-aloud strategy where the teacher models how to make inferences while reading aloud.

13. Provide students with a blank chart to fill in with evidence and inferences.

14. Have students create their own pictures or drawings and ask their peers to infer what is happening.

15. Play a board game where students have to make inferences to move forward or answer questions.

16. Have students watch a short film and ask them to infer the message or theme.

17. Provide students with a series of riddles and ask them to infer the answer.

18. Have students read a news article and ask them to infer the author’s opinion.

19. Provide students with a list of metaphors or similes and ask them to infer the meaning.

20. Play a game of “I Spy” where students have to infer the object being described.

21. Use real-life scenarios to help students practice making inferences, such as predicting the weather based on the sky or traffic patterns based on the time of day.

Overall, these activities provide a fun and engaging way to help students develop their inference skills. By providing opportunities for practice and building students’ confidence in making inferences, educators can help their students become more effective readers and problem solvers.