Resources to Teach Cause and Effect

Next week with my 4th and 5th grade reading intervention groups we will begin to work on cause and effect in texts. To introduce the concept of the Cause being the "Why" and the Effect being the "What" I plan to use video and some freebies from Teacher's pay Teachers before diving into informative texts and cause effect relationships in books. Here are the amazing resources I have found so far, and if you have any please share a link in the comments below. Many of the resources I found can also be tied into social skills lessons as well to talk about what started events and then what were the consequences or effects. Thank you for reading.


1. Video to Introduce Cause and Effect:

2. Pixar Videos: Here is one entitled, "For the Birds" that I plan on using next week for a brief Cause/Effect Review. We have used this one extensively and maybe have blogged about it before, but great resources can be used over and over. It has many causes and many effects that can be talked about with the birds being to close, too heavy, showing mean stares at each other. I plan to use the video pausing at different intervals to talk about a cause or effect that is happening. Here is the video: 

3. Ameriquest Commerials/Don't Judge Too Quickly Videos: These commercials from the early 2000's are very funny and our students love watching and thinking about Cause/Effect. I have not used them this year but in previous years they have been a big hit. Let me give a disclaimer though, not all the Ameriquest commercials on Youtube are appropriate for my 9-11 year old students. Here are the three that I use, I cannot vouch for the other videos:

4. Teachers Pay Teachers Freebies: These freebies I am posting are ones that other sellers have been so kind enough to post. I am including quite a few so you can find ones to suit the exact age level you need. I found they have cause and effect activities for kindergarten all the way up to 5th grade or higher. I have labeled them by title. 

Cause and Effect Posters and Practice Cards

Cause Effect Puzzle Pieces

Cause Effect Match

The Wizard of Cause and Effect

Cause and Effect Graphic Organizer Set

Cause and Effect Detectives

Cause/Effect Worksheet Click Clack Boo

Cause/Effect Reading Comprehension Teacher Checkist

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