Cause and Effect Comprehension Skill First Grade Unit

Cause and Effect Comprehension Skill First Grade Unit 1 Week 6 Created by Kristi Waltke

Let’s Review

Characters are people or animals in stories.

The setting of a story is where and when the story happens.

Summarizing a story means telling the story in a short way making sure to tell the important parts.

The main idea of a story is what the story is mostly about.

Realism and Fantasy A realistic story could happen. A fantasy could not happen.

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.

When you see the kids picking up the trash on the beach, you can ask yourself why. You know that some people must have been messy at the beach before the kids got there. This is cause and effect. Cause People left trash on the beach. Effect The kids cleaned up the beach.

Think about the story. Pick out the correct effect. Cause Sam ran away. • The boy ran after him. • The woman called the fire department.

Think about the story. Pick out the correct effect. Cause Pig ate too much. • Pig felt sick. • Pig danced a jig.

Think about the story. Pick out the correct effect. Mom and Pop need to go to town. • Mom drives the car. • Ox helps. Cause

Think about the story. Pick out the correct effect. Cause It is not safe for the kit to play on the rocks. • The kit’s Mom gets him. • The kit’s Mom plays with him.

Think about the story. Pick out the correct effect. Cause A big twig hit the nest. • The egg rolled out of the nest. • The big red bird is in its nest.

Thinking about cause and effect will help you become a super reader!