Cause and Effect

Cause: Today is Shannan's birthday.

• She got into trouble.
• She did not get any presents.
• She got birthday cake.
• She scraped her leg.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

All of the cows ran out of the pen!
What was the cause?

• A truck came speeding by.
• The farmer milked his cows.
• The gate was open.
• A dish fell off the table.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

The little boy played hard all day without a nap. 
_{Choose a possible effect}

• The little boy stayed up until midnight. 
• The little boy went to bed early. 
• The little boy had a lot of extra energy. 
• The little boy was not tired at all. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

Gideon practiced kicking the ball, so he made the soccer team this year. 

_{Is the red part of the sentence the cause or the effect?}

• Cause
• Effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

Ms. Cloos started to talk, so the students stopped and paid attention.

_{Is the red part of the sentence the cause or the effect?}

• Cause
• Effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

Jacob went to the school nurse.  _{Choose a possible cause}

• Jacob felt perfectly fine this morning. 

• Jacob walked to school with Mary

• Jacob fell and scraped his knee at the bus stop

• Jacob wanted to join the basketball team

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

Aunna ate too many jelly beans, so she got a belly ache.  ^{Is the red part of the sentence the cause or the effect?}

• Cause 
• Effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

Bekah played in the mud and she got very dirty.

_{Is the red part of the sentence the cause or the effect?}

• Cause 
• Effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

Because the wind was so strong, many trees were knocked over.

_{Is the red part of the sentence the cause or the effect?}

• Effect
• Cause

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

The cause is _____________

• What Happens
• Why Something Happens

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.8