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Week 07 · Why Did It Happen?

Monday

What happened, and why?
// Cause and effect with because and so
⏱ about 15 min

Monday: What happened, and why?

Oliver the Owl lands on the Story Stump.

He pushes up his little glasses.

"Good morning, readers," he says. "This week we ask two questions."

"What happened? And why did it happen?"

Ferris the Fox opens his basket of books. "Let us find out together!"

Learn it: cause and effect

An effect is what happened.

A cause is why it happened.

Ferris reads: "The kite fell because the wind stopped."

He asks: What happened? The kite fell. That is the effect.

Why did it happen? The wind stopped. That is the cause.

Read it
Rosie and the Puddles
It rained all night in Fern Hollow.
In the morning, the trail had big puddles.
Rosie the Rabbit loves puddles, so she jumped in one.
Splash! Mud flew onto Hazel the Hedgehog's scarf.
Hazel looked down at her muddy scarf.
Rosie felt bad because she had not looked first.
"I am sorry, Hazel," Rosie said.
Rosie helped Hazel wash the scarf in the stream.
They hung it on a branch, so the sun could dry it.
By story time, the scarf was dry and clean.
"Next time, I will look before I leap," said Rosie.
CHECK IT: WHAT HAPPENED, AND WHY?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Why did the trail have big puddles?
What happened when Rosie jumped in?
Why did Rosie feel bad?
Why did they hang the scarf on a branch?
PUT THE STORY IN ORDER
  • What happened first?
  • Tap the cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
SentenceTrue or false?
The rain caused the puddles.?
Hazel jumped in the puddle.?
Rosie said sorry to Hazel.?
The sun made the scarf wet.?
WHY THIS EXERCISERosie jumped in, not Hazel. The sun dried the scarf.
CAUSE OR EFFECT?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
The trail had puddles. What was the cause?
It rained all night. What was the effect?
Rosie jumped in a puddle. What was the effect?
Try it
Tell a grown-up what happened to the scarf.
Then tell why it happened.
Use the word because.

Word Spot: pull, read

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Pull: P-U-L-L.

Read: R-E-A-D.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
A magnet can ___ a paper clip.
I like to ___ books.

Great thinking! Tomorrow we hunt for the clue words because and so.