Cause and Effect Lesson Plans

Lessons & Units

Cause and Effect Lesson Plans

The reason why something happens (Cause) and what happens as a result (Effect).

Kindergarten Unit »

Due to the complexity of the concept, Cause and Effect is not introduced until 1st Grade, and is one of five concepts (Author's Purpose, Cause and Effect, Point of View, Theme, and Voice) that is not taught in Kindergarten.

1st Grade Unit »

Lesson 1 ::: Identify effects when given a cause in fiction

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

Lesson 2 ::: Identify causes when given an effect in fiction

If You Give a Moose a Muffin

Lesson 3 ::: Identify explicit causes and effects in fiction

The Gunniwolf

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2nd Grade Unit »

Lesson 1 ::: Identify and describe explicit effects in fiction

Chrysanthemum

Lesson 2 ::: Identify and describe explicit causes in fiction

Why Do You Cry?: Not a Sob Story

Lesson 3 ::: Identify explicit cause-and-effect relationships in fiction

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Unit Reading Passages

Backpacks Mean Backaches
Do You Have Good Posture
Snow Science
We Need Water
Wild Weather

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3rd Grade Unit »

Lesson 1 ::: Use signal words (if, then, because, since, so, before, after) to show cause-and-effect relationships

When I Grow Up...

Lesson 2 ::: Describe implicit effects when given a cause

Two Ways to Count to Ten: A Liberian Folk Tale

Lesson 3 ::: Identify implicit cause-and-effect relationships in nonfiction

The Planets

Unit Reading Passages

Ice City
Look Who's Talking
Moose on the Move
Safe Ride
What's New at the Zoo

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4th Grade Unit »

Lesson 1 ::: Use signal words (as a result, until, therefore, hence, consequently, for this reason) that show cause-and-effect relationships in expository texts