Cause and Effect
Cause and Effect
Why did the cat’s ball deflate? Because the cat poked a hole in it with his sharp claws. This is just one example of cause and effect. Can you find the cause in each of these scenarios?
To play, look at the effect picture. Then, choose the picture that illustrates the cause from among the three options. Look carefully! Just because the options show the same character as the effect picture doesn’t mean the situation is relevant.
Learning to understand cause and effect helps children build critical thinking skills. Understanding cause and effect also helps children boost reading comprehension skills. While thinking through situations, children must use logic and reasoning as well.
The cause-and-effect game is perfect for center work or fast finishers. Turn it into a bigger project by having students choose their favorite cause-and-effect example to write a story about. Or, challenge students to think of a chain of events of causes and effects. For example, the cat’s sharp claws made a hole in the ball. The ball deflated. Now, there’s no ball for the four-square game. That made one of the other cats cry. It can go on and on!
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