Inferring

Every year I bring in my neighbor's trash (this would be my own trash, but I mislead the students and let them believe I took it from my neighbor's to learn about them).

Here is their (my) trash:

Some of their inferences:

• They like vegetables (cans of corn and beets).
• It's a woman (because there is a lot of cooking type items).
• They like bread (pita package and Hawaiian bread package).
• They like to read (magazine and newspaper).
• They don't read the newspaper (newspaper in trash).
• They have kids (Cuties box and hot cocoa box).
• They like to cook (Cooking Light magazine).

And if you've been following our blog, you know that I also took a cookie out of the trash for a lesson.  My class was definitely appalled today and have asked that I stop getting items out of the trash.  Their facial expressions were priceless!