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Week 07 · Why Did It Happen?

Thursday

Rules and reasons
// Cause and effect with because and so
⏱ about 15 min

Thursday: Rules and reasons

Chris the Coyote sits on the Story Stump with his satchel.

"Ferris painted a new sign," Chris says. "Every rule has a reason."

Oliver the Owl taps the sign with one wing.

"A good reader asks why each rule is there," says Oliver.

"Let us read the rules and find the reasons."

Learn it: reasons in a sign

Signs and guides use cause and effect too.

A rule tells what to do. A reason tells why.

Ferris reads: "Close the gate, so the garden stays safe."

The rule is close the gate.

The reason is so the garden stays safe.

Read it
Story Stump Rules, and Why
Rule 1: Walk, do not run, because the roots are bumpy.
Rule 2: Wash your paws first, so the books stay clean.
Rule 3: Speak softly, because Donnie the Deer likes calm stories.
Rule 4: Take turns with the books, so everyone gets a story.
Rule 5: Put books back, so friends can find them.
Rule 6: Cover the basket in rain, so books stay dry.
Rule 7: Clap at the end, because the storyteller worked hard.
Thank you for helping our Story Stump! From Ferris the Fox
CHECK IT: MATCH THE RULE AND THE REASON
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Why should you walk, not run?
Why should you wash your paws first?
Why should you speak softly?
Why should you put books back in the basket?
CHECK IT: WHICH RULE?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which rule keeps the books dry?
Which rule helps everyone get a story?
Why do we clap at the end?
SentenceTrue or false?
Rule 1 has the word because.?
Rule 2 has the word so.?
The sign says to run to the stump.?
Ferris wrote the sign.?
WHY THIS EXERCISERule 1 says walk, do not run.
PUT THESE RULES IN SIGN ORDER
  • Look at the rule numbers.
  • Tap the cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
Try it
Think of one rule at your home.
Tell a grown-up the reason for it.
Use the word because or so.

Word Spot: children, side, feet

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Children: C-H-I-L-D-R-E-N.

Side: S-I-D-E.

Feet: F-E-E-T.

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.
The ___ played in the park.
Walk on the ___ of the path.
I wear shoes on my ___.

You read like a detective! Tomorrow Freddy has a game.

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