Cause and Effect Lesson Kindergarten

TEKS/Standards Interpret pictures to determine cause and effect Draw pictures and/or use letters and phonetically spelled words to write about stories, objects, or events

Objectives Students will identify cause and effect by interpreting pictures and providing examples Students will write using inventive spelling.

Introduction Bring in a balloon Have a student hold it and pop it with a pin Have students tell you what happened and why Tell them today they will be talking about cause and effect Focus on the “Why”

Teaching Explain Cause and Effect Use chart paper or board Have a variety of cause and effect situations for students to analyze and help you complete Your alarm clock does not go off, so… Your leave the water on in the tub, You leave the door open,

Rationale Just like in real life, stories have relationships A good reader will stop to think about what happened and why. This will help you understand the story. Read If you give a pig a pancake by Laura Numeroff

Practice With their bilingual partner, have students practice writing effect from story using pictures as a guide Teacher monitors and offers feedback and praise.

Cause Effect If you give a pig a pancake,

Cause Effect She’ll probably get all sticky,

Cause Effect She’ll ask you for some bubbles.

Cause Effect You’ll play your very best piano piece

Cause Effect If she asks you for some syrup,

Class Cause and Effect Book Give each bilingual pair a white sheet of paper with the words cause and effect written across the top Ask pairs to create a cause and effect situation from their own experiences Have the pair present their work to the class (group processing)

Cause Effect

Our Cause and Effect Book Collect all work and create a class book Place book in class library Dr Alanís’ Class 2005