Cause and Effect Text Structure: Causes and Effects with Frogs

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This book introduces students to cause and effect text structure. The connector “as a result” is highlighted. After you have read it once with students, try showing them how they can use a graphic organizer to show causes and effects. **This isn’t meant as a substitute for high-quality literature! This is just an introduction to cause and effect…

You may want to use a chart to record students’ responses. Hopefully, they will remember the frog from the title slide and use that prediction. Many will also have prior knowledge of other creatures. This pond is located at Kings Gap State Park near Carlisle, PA.

Notice the “as a result” connector here. What is the cause? What is the effect?

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Cause and Effect Text Structure: Causes and Effects with Frogs - Presentation Transcript

Causes and Effects With Frogs
Have you ever been to a place like this? What do you notice? What might live here?
This is a pond. Frogs—and many other things—live here.
Let’s take a closer look at frogs.
The bottom of the pond is brown and green. Many frogs are brown and green.
As a result , frogs blend in with the pond. They are hard for other animals to see.
Frogs have webbed hind feet. Look at how their back feet are like flippers.
As a result , they are good swimmers. This helps them to move quickly in the pond.
Some frogs have large ears. You can see their ears right behind their eyes.
As a result , they have good hearing. This helps them to stay safe in the pond.
Frogs are good jumpers. They have strong back legs.
As a result , they are hard to catch!
What causes and effects can you find with frogs?