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Cause and Effect submitted by Pam Butts

Teaching Cause and Effect

Pam Butts, a second grade teacher at Silk Hope School in Chatham County, NC created this laminated floor activity for teaching this skill.

Using the Ellison machine, or just freehand, cut out large upper case "C" and lower case "e" letters. Just remember that the lower case "e" should be able to fit in the upper case "C" cutout. On each "C" write a cause and on each "e" write an effect.

Example:  On a "C" write "It has not rained in several weeks." On an "e" write, "The grass and flowers are dying."

Students are to match the cause with the effect. Great activity for all areas of the curriculum and a skill that is on most state tests.

You can also use Cause and Effect situations from stories the children have read and put them on the "C" and "e" cutouts and use it then to match the correct "C" and "e" for each book.