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Cause and Effect

Classroom Resource Information

Title:

Cause and Effect

URL:

https://www.roomrecess.com/mobile/CauseEffect/play.html

Content Source:

Other
Room Recess

Type:

Interactive/Game

Overview:

What kid doesn't love ice cream? Use this activity for a simple and quick way to work on the reading skill of cause and effect. Simply look at the four scoops of ice cream on the left, which contain the cause, and try to match them with their effect, listed on the cones to the right. Once you have found a match, drag the scoop of ice cream and place it on top of the cone. Just be sure to wipe your mouth when you are finished. The learning resource also has a quiz, worksheet, and video available to help with understanding.

Content Standard(s):

English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 1	25. Describe connections between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information, including cause and effect, sequence, and problem and solution, in a literary text. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 25. Describe Connections Individuals Events Ideas Pieces of information Cause and effect Sequence Problem and solution Literary text Knowledge: 25. Students know: There are connections between individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in literary text. Literary text can have structure, such as cause and effect, sequence, and problem and solution. Skills: 25. Students are able to: Identify and describe connections between individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in literary text. Identify the cause and effect of an event in a literary text. Identify the problem and the given solution in a literary text. Summarize a story in sequence. Understanding: 25. Students understand that: Relations can be made between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a literary text. Literary text can be structured in a variety of ways, including describing the cause and effect of a particular event, sequence (chronological order), or identifying a problem and potential solution.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 2	27. Identify the text structures within literary and informational texts, including cause and effect, problem and solution, and sequence of events. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 27. Text structures Literary texts Informational texts Cause and effect Problem and solution Sequence of events Knowledge: 27. Students know: Literary and informational texts follow predictable structures. Cause and effect text structure describes an event (the cause) and the consequence or result of the event (the effect). Problem and solution text structure describes a problem and how the problem was solved or could be solved. Sequence of events is the order of events within a text. Skills: 27. Students are able to: Identify the text structure of literary texts. Identify the text structure of informational texts. Understanding: 27. Students understand that: Identifying the text structure of literary and informational texts will set a purpose for their reading and improve their comprehension.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 3	24. Identify the text structures within literary and informational texts. a. Explain how the structures, including comparison and contrast, sequence of events, problem and solution, and cause and effect, contribute to the meaning of the text, using textual evidence. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 24. Identify Text structures Literary text Informational text 24a. Text structures Comparison and contrast Sequence of events Problem and solution Cause and effect Contribute Textual evidence Knowledge: 24. Students know: Literary and informational texts follow predictable structures. 24a. Compare means tell how things are similar, and contrast means tell how things are different. Sequence of events is the chronological order of events within a text. Problem and solution text structure describes a problem and how the problem was solved or could be solved. Cause and effect text structure describes an event (the cause) and the consequence or result of the event (the effect). They have to use quotations from the text to prove their answers. Skills: 24. Students are able to: Identify the text structure of literary texts. Identify the text structure of informational texts. 24a. Explain how text structures contribute to the meaning of the text. Provide textual evidence to support their explanation. Understanding: 24. Students understand that: Identifying the text structure of literary and informational texts will set a purpose for their reading and improve their comprehension. 24a. Texts follow a predictable structure that contributes to the overall meaning of the text. They can demonstrate their comprehension of a text by using textual evidence to support their explanations.

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cause and effect

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YVETTE AKRIDGE

ALEX Classroom Resource

Cause and Effect