1. RC 2.6 ELA Standards 4th Grade
Cause & Effect
RC 2.6
ELA Standards
4th Grade

2. What is Cause & Effect? Cause is why something happens.
Effect is what happens as a result.

3. Example I ate an entire pizza for dinner, so now my stomach hurts.
Cause – Ate too much pizza
Effect – Stomach ache

4. Sam couldn’t find his shoes, so he was late for school.
Cause – couldn’t find shoes
Effect – late for school

5. Disneyland is giving away free tickets if you volunteer to work a day for free in your community.
Cause – work a day for free
Effect – free tickets

6. The elephant was able to escape because the gate to the enclosure was left open.
Cause – the gate was left open
Effect – elephant escaped

7. Mia had a pet rabbit, but it ate all of the vegetables in her mother’s garden.
Cause – had a rabbit
Effect – ate the garden

8. More Practice

9. What could be the cause? You’re grounded Your received $100
You made the swimming team

10. What could be the effect?
You studied extra hard
You reached your AR goal
You mowed lawns all summer

11. Cause is why something happens.
Remember
Cause is why something happens.

12. Effect is what happens as a result

13. Game

14. Loren left his book on his desk, so he was unable to finish his homework.
Cause
Effect

15. Try Again

16. Correct!

17. Stacy’s flowers died because she forgot to water them for a week.
Effect

18. Try Again

19. Correct!

20. The kids at Cinnamon earned a carnival because they worked hard on their STAR tests.
Effect

21. Try Again

22. Correct!

23. My dad gave me $50 for getting straight A’s on my report card.
Cause
Effect

24. Try Again

25. Correct!

26. It snowed last night so school was canceled today.
Cause
Effect

27. Try Again

28. Correct!

29. Read Aloud

31. Story Elements

32. Cause Effect How did the story begin? Moose wanted a muffin.
Then what happened?
He wanted jam to go with it.
Effect

33. And because he wanted jam, what happened next? He wanted…

34. Writing

35. If You Give An Elephant a Peanut

36. Sentence 1
Cause – Gave an elephant a peanut… Effect – What will happen? Write – If you give an elephant a peanut, he will want

37. Sentence 2
Cause – Effect – Write –

38. Sentence 3
Cause – Effect – Write –

39. Sentence 4
Cause – Effect – Write –

40. Sentence 5
Cause – Effect – Write –

41. Sentence 6
Cause – Effect – Write –

42. Conclusion
Bring it back to the first sentence you wrote. Cause – Effect – Write –

43. Resources

44. Library Books If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff
If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff