Play charades with your kindergarten class. Explain to children that you will perform an action, and they will have to guess what that action is. Mime an action, such as running a race and winning. Ask students what clues they picked up on, such as moving your legs and arms and throwing your arms up in victory at the end. When a student guesses correctly, ask him to come to the front of the room and mime a new action.
Teach your students to ask questions to find evidence for drawing conclusions. Put a small object in a paper bag. Have students ask questions about it, such as what color it is, what it smells like and what it can be used for. Let them ask questions until someone guesses what it is. Assign a different student to bring in an object each day and to have the class ask questions and guess what it is.
Show students how to draw conclusions from a story. Read the first few sentences of a story aloud and ask them what they know so far. Have them pay attention to character names and actions. Ask them to draw conclusions about what the story will be about. Read the rest of the story and ask students what they think the story means and what evidence they found for thinking so.