Identify stated or implied cause and effect relationships in text. SPI 0501.5.2

Links verified on 9/8/2014

1. Cause and Effect - combine two sentences using connecting words to show cause and effect
2. Cause and Effect - complete the statement to create a cause and effect
3. Cause and Effect Actions - quiz using connector words
4. Cause and Effect Book list - These books are great for studying cause and effect. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
5. Cause-and-Effect Writing Challenges Students - The cause-and-effect relationship is both a way of thinking and a format for writing. Teachers who emphasize cause-and-effect writing say that they are helping students learn to think critically as well as write cogently. Read what three experienced teachers have to say about this teaching approach, which can be used with students of all ages. This is an article from Education World magazine. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
6. Cause and Effect Story - story with questions to print
7. Cause and Effect Quizzes - Quiz One | Quiz Two [These expired links are available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the pages don't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
8. Cause and Effect Paragraphs - online lesson and quizzes at the end
9. Cause and Effect quiz - match cause with effect
10. Cause and Effect quizzes - Quiz One | Quiz Two | Quiz Three | Quiz Four | Quiz Five
11. Cause and Effect Graphic Organizers - print these to practice this skill
12. Practice With Cause and Effect - a lab activity to identify causes and effects [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
13. Stated Information - story about elephants followed by a quiz
14. Stated Information - story about dolphins followed by a quiz
15. What Caused It? - identify cause and effect patterns in text (science content is used to teach this reading skill)

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