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Welcome to the Detective’s Notebook Game!
Read the clues in the detective’s notebook, and figure out what is going to happen by PREDICTING.
It can be tricky, but all the information you need is in the story. Do you think you can figure it out?
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STORY
The Case of the Ant and The Sugar
Ants like to eat sugar. A grain of sugar lay on the floor. An ant found it.
Can you predict what will happen next?
IDEAS
A. The ant ate the grain of the sugar.
B. The ant climbed on the grain of sugar.
C. The ant danced with the grain of sugar.
STORY
Branden and The Cold Day
The air was chilly. Branden was feeling cold. He was holding a sweater.
What do you think he did next?
IDEAS
A. Branden folded it up.
B. Branden held it tighter.
C. Branden put on the sweater
STORY
The Case of The Bumped Table
The vase was on the table. Simon bumped into the table. The vase rocked on its feet.
Can you predict what will happen next?
IDEAS
A. The vase will fall down and break.
B. The vase will not move.
C. Simon will say sorry to the table.
STORY
The Hungry Girl
Bella was very hungry. She decided to eat a sandwich. She had lots of food in the refrigerator. She discovered that she did not have any bread.
Can you predict what happened next?
IDEAS
A. Bella stayed hungry.
B. Bella decided to eat something else instead.
C. Bella lost her appetite.
STORY
The Sand Castle
Tina built a sand castle. Tara filled a bucket with water. Tara titled the bucket over the sand castle.
Can you predict what happened next?
IDEAS
A. The sand castle washed away.
B. The castle soaked up the water.
C. The castle got cleaned.
STORY
The Boy Who Couldn’t Reach
The children were playing pin the tail on the donkey. One of the boys was very short. His hand only reached the donkey’s feet.
Can you predict what happened next?
IDEAS
A. The little boy grew taller.
B. The little boy pinned the tail to the donkey’s feet.
C. The little boy pinned the tail to the donkey’s nose.
STORY
The Brown Leaf
It was late fall. A leaf on a tree had turned brown. There was a strong wind blowing.
Can you predict what happened next?
IDEAS
A. The tree fell down.
B. The leaf dropped off the tree.
C. The wind made the leaf green.
STORY
Mark and The Bus
Mark took the bus to school every day. This morning he overslept. When he woke up, it was 5 minutes before the bus time.
Can you predict what happened next?
IDEAS
A. Mark missed the bus.
B. Mark rode his horse to school.
C. Mark went back to sleep.
STORY
The Loose Thread
A thread was hanging from Johnny’s hat. He pulled at it. It kept on going.
Can you predict what happened next?
IDEAS
A. Johnny made a scarf out of his hat.
B. Johnny gave the hat to his cat to play with.
C. Johnny tucked the thread back into his hat.
STORY
The Case of Cat and The Mouse
The cat ran out the door. She chased a mouse all over the street. When she came home, the door was closed.
Can you predict what happened next?
IDEAS
A. The cat meowed to be let in.
B. The cat rang the doorbell.
C. The cat spent the night in the mouse’s house.
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