This WPSU interactive The Detective's Notebook Game is designed to get students to think about what they are reading and to answer questions that require inferencing. In the game, the student has access to an amateur detective's notebook in which several clues or events have been observed. From these clues, some inferences or predictions can be made. The game is part of Blue Ribbon Readers, a collection of games designed to help elementary school students learn to read. This game is best for students in grades 3 - 6)

This resource allows students the opportunity to practice drawing conclusions based on text evidence.