nu — Guessing and Being Sure

Hi there! Welcome to a lesson about knowing & guessing.

Sometimes you KNOW something. You are sure! You know your own name. You know your mom's face.

Other times you do not know. You have to GUESS. Like guessing what is for dinner, or which hand holds the candy.

Both are okay! Knowing is fun. Guessing is fun too. Today we will play with both.

Let's think about it!

What is something you KNOW for sure? And is there something you do not know, so you would have to guess?

A line from not sure to a little sure to very sure

Sometimes you are very sure. You know it! Like, are you a kid? Very sure!

Sometimes you are only a little sure. Like, will it rain today? Maybe. A little sure.

And sometimes you are not sure at all. That is a guess!

All of these are okay. It is good to know how sure you are.

Let's try it!

Tell me something you are VERY sure about. And something you are only a LITTLE sure about.

Guess what? Nobody knows everything. Not even grown-ups!

When you do not know something, you can say three magic words. Ready?

"I'm not sure."

Those words are okay to say! It is better to say "I'm not sure" than to pretend you know.

You can even add a guess. Like, "I'm not sure, but maybe it is a dog!"

Let's pretend!

Pretend I ask you how many stars are in the sky. You do not know! What is a good thing to say?

When we do not know for sure, we can still make a good guess.

A good guess uses clues. Clues are things you can see or hear or notice.

Here is one: the sky is dark & cloudy. That is a clue! So maybe it will rain. Good guess!

Here is another: you smell cookies. That is a clue! So maybe cookies are baking. Good guess!

Clues help our guesses get better.

Let's use a clue!

It is dark outside & you can see stars in the sky. Is it morning or nighttime? What clue tells you?