Transcript Cause and Effect Comprehension Skill First Grade Unit 2 Week 2 Created by Kristi Waltke.

Cause and
Effect
Comprehension Skill
First Grade Unit 2 Week 2
Created by Kristi Waltke
The main idea of a
story is what the
story is mostly
about.
Cause
and
Effect
The cause is the
girl swings the
club and hits the
ball.
The effect is
the ball moves.
A cause is something that
makes something else
happen.
An effect is what happens.
Good readers ask themselves why
things happen in a story. Asking
why will help you figure out cause
and effect!
When you see the hippo in the pond,
you can ask yourself why he got in
there. He is probably in the water to
cool off.
This is cause and
effect.
Cause
The hippo was hot.
Effect
He got in the water.
Think about why Max
goes to the park in the
story A Big Fish for
Max.
This is cause and effect.
Cause
Max wanted a big
fish.
Effect
Max went to the
park.
Think about why
Grandma goes to the
fish shop.
This is cause and effect.
Max does not catch
Cause a fish.
Effect
Grandma goes to
the fish shop.
Think about the story.
Pick out the correct effect.
Cause
Dave does not
want to be a pig.
• Dave makes a face
when Beth tells him
to be a pig.
• Dave made a pig
mask.
Think about the story.
Pick out the correct effect.
Cause The kids will be
animals in the
play.
• The kids make masks.
• The kids sing Old
MacDonald.
Think about the story.
Pick out the correct effect.
Cause All the children
want to be the
farmer.
• The kids want to wear
the hat.
• The kids beg the
teacher.
Think about the story.
Pick out the correct effect.
Cause
The kids are busy making
masks and getting ready
for the play.
• The farmer was odd.
• The kids forget about
the farmer’s hat.
Thinking about cause and effect
will help you become a super
reader!