Inference and explanation
Mystery Window
Picture prediction and speaking game
Reveal a hidden world through classroom questions. Mystery Window combines visual clues, prediction and teacher-created speaking or multiple-choice activities.
Open activity →Teacher account required · Primary and middle school
How to use it in your lesson
The scene stays still while learners work through the cards. The animated reveal follows completion, giving the class a shared moment to revisit its predictions.
- Choose a world and prepare your questions.
- Invite learners to explain an answer before opening a card.
- Compare earlier predictions with the fully revealed scene.
For primary learners
Use clues such as colours, shapes, animals and places.
For middle-school learners
Ask for evidence: which detail supports an inference, and what else could explain it?
What do I need?
A classroom screen and an authorised Oracy teacher account. Choose your prompts before the lesson and try the activity on the device you will use. Adjust the language, pacing and participation to your learners.