The following game helps students of cycle 1 identify causes and effects in sentences. It improves their cause Effect skills in a fun way.

2. Objectives
• Students will Identify causes and effects
based on what they read.

3. Now, let’s try to identify some cause-effect relationships. In
the following sentences, click on either the cause or the
effect.
The ice cream is meltingbecausethe weather is hot.
• To find the cause,
you need to ask
yourself , “What
happened first?”
Cause
• To find the effect,
you need to ask
yourself, “What
happened second?”.
Effect

4. Click the cause in the following sentence.
I t got dark the sun went downbecause

5. • Notes to Remember:
• What is a CAUSE?
–It is what makes something happen
• (Example: The floor was wet...)
• What is an EFFECT?
–It is what happens
• (Example: so, I slipped and fell.)
Click here to try again

6. Click on the effect in the following
sentence.
so he passes the test.Jack studies hard,
That’s great

7. Click on the effect in the sentence.
so she turned on the fan.My mom was hot,

8. Remember these tips…
• The CAUSE happens FIRST
– Ask yourself, what had to happen first?
• The EFFECT happens SECOND
– Ask yourself, what happened last?
• Also: C before E (In the alphabet)
– Cause before Effect!
Click
here to
try again

9. Which part of the sentence is boxed?
A.
The boy knew the answer, so he raised his hand
Cause
effect
Go ahead !
Fabulous

10. Go back
to the
tips

11. B. Click on the effect
He was late for school
so he ran.