The Muddy Dog – Story Prediction Reading Activity

Use this engaging digital story, The Muddy Dog, alongside matching prediction worksheets to help students explore how to make predictions before, during, and after reading. This activity supports the development of key comprehension skills by encouraging students to think critically about what might happen next and to justify their ideas using clues from the text and illustrations.

The making predictions worksheets have been created to be used before reading, during reading and after reading – so make sure you are aware of this before you begin the activity.

How to Use this Prediction Activity for Early Readers

Project the simple and relatable story The Muddy Dog onto your interactive whiteboard or screen so the whole class can read and discuss it together. Before beginning the story, prompt students to make initial predictions based on the title and any images they can see. As you read through the story, pause at key moments to ask students what they think will happen next and why, helping them to refine their prediction skills using evidence from the text.

The accompanying prediction worksheets allow students to record their thinking at each stage of the reading process—before, during, and after the story. These tasks encourage students to reflect on whether their predictions were correct, what clues helped them, and how their thinking changed as the story progressed.

This activity is ideal for whole-class instruction, small group work, or guided reading sessions, and helps build confidence in making and explaining predictions—an essential reading comprehension strategy.

Download and Explore Predicting During Reading Together!

Use the drop-down menu to download the story in either PowerPoint or Google Slide version and the worksheets in either easy to print PDFs or editable Google Slide version. 

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher and Teach Starter collaborator. 

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