CE+RIT+161-170


 * Skill: Identify Cause and Effect**


 * Title of Lesson: Cause and Effect Match**


 * RIT Range: 161-170**


 * Objective:**

• Examines the effect in a cause and effect relationship described in literary text


 * ISBE Standard:**

(http://www.fcrr.org/SCASearch/PDFs/4-5C_021.pdfname
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Skill: Identify Cause and Effect


 * Title of Lesson: Cause and Effect in Nursery Rhyme**


 * RIT Range 161-170**


 * Objective:** Identifies cause and effect relationships in literary text.


 * ISBE Standard:**


 * Resources/Materials:** chart paper
 * Introduction:** Teacher leads discussion about situations where cause and effect take place. For example, "What happens when you don't eat all of your vegetables?" "What makes your mother angry?"

1. Teacher says, " Today we are going to talk about why thing might happen. Let's read this nursery rhyme together. Hickory dickory dock The mouse ran up the clock The clock struck one The mouse ran down Hickory dickory dock.
 * Lesson Activity:**

2. Now the teacher asks the children:"What do you suppose might have caused the mouse to run up the clock? Nobody really knows the answer and we can't ask the mouse, so let's make predictions. Why did the mouse run UP the clock? Let's try to think of many, varied ideas, I will write them on this chart." Possible responses might include: There was cheese at the top A cat was chasing the mouse. The mouse heard footsteps and became afraid. The mouse was looking for a new home. It was cold on the floor and the mouse thought it would be warmer on top. (Certainly these are just a few example of possible responses.) A similar activity can ask the students to predict what might have caused the mouse to run DOWN the clock. Some possible responses might include: The chime scared the mouse, The clock hand hit him. It was too dusty and he sneezed and lost his balance. The doorbell rang and he went to answer it. He got hungry and went to look for food. A cat climbed on a chair and was ready to pounce on the mouse.

3. Students are then asked to make many, varied predictions about the effects of a situation as the teacher records the responses on chart paper.

be given an activity that asks them to generate predictions about effects. What might happen if....?
 * Closure:** Students should