Cause and Effect:

Cause and EffectDanielle Pazillo, 2015English Language ArtsSecond Grade

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Cause- an event that makes another event happenAsk yourself What happens first?

If you give a mouse a cookie

Picture from Kids VTEffectan event that happens as a result of the causeAsk yourself what happens next?

hes going to ask for a glass of milk

Picture from Pittsburgh Cultural TrustThe cause answers the question why?

The effect answers the questions what happened? or what was the result?Signal words will help you to find both parts of a cause and effect relationship.

Because If WhenSoThen

Click here for more information on signal words!Prediction- a statement about what might or what will happen in the future

Since the mouse asks for a glass of milk, lets predict what he may ask for next.

a straw!Photo from Kids Email BlogEffects can form a chain because one effect may lead to another effect, which can lead to another after that!

Picture from Brain POPIn this picture, the girl is tripping because?

Her shoes are untied.Click here for a fun quiz on cause and effect!!Check out the following websites for more learning about cause and effect

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Never be afraid to ask for help!CreditsKids Email Blog (2015). Kids Email Blog. Retrieved March 5, 2015 from: http://blog.kidsemail.org/2013/12/teaching-critical-thinking/

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Study Zone (2011). Lesson Cause and Effect. Retrieved March 5, 2015 from: http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/a/causeandeffectl.cfm

Trust Arts (2014). Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. Retrieved March 5, 2015 from: http://www.trustarts.org/

PTG Media (201?). PTG Media. Retrieved March 5, 2015 from: http://ptgmedia.pearsoncmg.com/images/9780205627578/downloads/SignalWords.pdf

Technology Studies in Education (2011). Using Cause & Effect Transitions. Retrieved March 5, 2015 from: http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/fwalters/causeconnect.html

Room Recess (201?). Cause and effect; Free Reading Skills Game. Retrieved March 5, 2015 from: http://www.roomrecess.com/pages/CauseEffect.html