cause & effect
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Cause & Effect. RC 2.6 ELA Standards 4 th Grade. What is Cause & Effect?. Cause is why something happens. Effect is what happens as a result. Example. I ate an entire pizza for dinner, so now my stomach hurts. Cause – Ate too much pizza Effect – Stomach ache. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Cause & Effect
RC 2.6ELA Standards
4th Grade
What is Cause & Effect?• Cause is why something happens.• Effect is what happens as a result.
Example• I ate an entire pizza for dinner, so
now my stomach hurts.
Cause – Ate too much pizza
Effect – Stomach ache
• Sam couldn’t find his shoes, so he was late for school.
Cause – couldn’t find shoes
Effect – late for school
• Disneyland is giving away free tickets if you volunteer to work a day for free in your community.
Cause – work a day for free
Effect – free tickets
• The elephant was able to escape because the gate to the enclosure was left open.
Cause – the gate was left open
Effect – elephant escaped
• Mia had a pet rabbit, but it ate all of the vegetables in her mother’s garden.
Cause – had a rabbit
Effect – ate the garden
More Practice
What could be the cause?• You’re grounded
• Your received $100
• You made the swimming team
What could be the effect?• You studied extra hard
• You reached your AR goal
• You mowed lawns all summer
RememberCause is why something happens.
Effect is what happens as a
result
Game
Loren left his book on his desk, so he was unable to finish his
homework.
Cause Effect
Stacy’s flowers died because she forgot to water them for a
week.
Cause Effect
The kids at Cinnamon earned a carnival because they worked
hard on their STAR tests.
Cause Effect
My dad gave me $50 for getting straight A’s on my
report card.
Cause Effect
It snowed last night so school was canceled today.
Cause Effect
Read Aloud
Story Elements
How did the story begin?• Moose wanted a muffin.
Then what happened?• He wanted jam to go with it.
And because he wanted jam, what happened next?
He wanted…
Writing
If You Give An Elephant a
Peanut
Sentence 1Cause – Gave an elephant a peanut…
Effect – What will happen?
Write – If you give an elephant a peanut, he will want
Sentence 2Cause –
Effect –
Write –
Sentence 3Cause –
Effect –
Write –
Sentence 4Cause –
Effect –
Write –
Sentence 5Cause –
Effect –
Write –
Sentence 6Cause –
Effect –
Write –
ConclusionBring it back to the first sentence you
wrote.
Cause –
Effect –
Write –
Resources
Library Books• If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura
Numeroff• If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura
Numeroff