Cause and Effect

Cause: Today is Alanna's birthday.

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

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.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

What was the effect?
Dark clouds appeared in the sky.

• Rain began to pour down from the sky.
• A chilly wind was blowing.
• A cow began to moo loudly.
• I got a headache.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

What's the effect ?
 Paul overslept. 

• He was late for school.
• He was very hungry.
• His dog kept barking.
• His parents bought a new car.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

When I woke up, I found that a beautiful, cold blanket of white covered my yard.
What was the cause?

• It rained last night!
• A giant chef sneezed flour over my neighborhood!
• It must have snowed while I slept.
• The trees were frosty white too.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Effect: I got in trouble.

• I gave my mom a rose I picked.
• I did my homework after school.
• I cleaned my room.
• I lied to mom.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Cause: The dishes were dirty.

• Mom put them on the table.
• They broke.
• Mom put them in the dish washer.
• I put them in the trash can.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Cause: We are out of milk.

• My dog ran away.
• We missed the bus.
• We could not have cereal for breakfast.
• We had sandwiches for lunch.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Cause: Jill left a glass of water outside when it was very cold.

• The glass turned blue.
• It turned into orange juice.
• The water was poured out.
• The water froze.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Effect: The plant died.

• The plant did not get enough water.
• The girl took care of the plant.
• The plant got plenty of sun.
• The plant was pretty.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3