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Week 07 · Why Did It Happen?

Wednesday

One thing leads to another
// Cause and effect with because and so
⏱ about 15 min

Wednesday: One thing leads to another

Oliver the Owl lands at the Story Stump, out of breath.

"What a morning!" he says. "One small thing led to another."

Chris the Coyote smiles. "That sounds like a story to me."

Ferris nods. "Let us read it and follow each cause."

Learn it: a cause chain

Sometimes an effect becomes the next cause.

It is like a line of blocks tipping over.

Ferris reads: "The bell rang, so Freddy woke up."

"Freddy was awake, so he hopped to the stump."

The bell woke Freddy. Waking up made him hop over.

That is a cause chain.

Read it
Oliver and the Missing Glasses
Oliver the Owl woke up late this morning.
He was in a hurry, so he forgot his glasses.
Without his glasses, Oliver could not read the trail sign.
He could not read the sign, so he took the wrong path.
The wrong path led him to the pond, not the Story Stump.
Freddy the Frog waved from a lily pad.
"You look lost, Oliver," Freddy said kindly.
Freddy read the sign to him, because the words looked blurry.
Oliver flew to the Story Stump at last.
Chris had saved him a seat, because friends wait for friends.
CHECK IT: FOLLOW THE CHAIN
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Why did Oliver forget his glasses?
Why did Oliver take the wrong path?
Where did the wrong path lead?
Why did Freddy read the sign to Oliver?
PUT THE CHAIN IN ORDER
  • What happened first?
  • Tap the cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
SentenceTrue or false?
Oliver woke up early.?
Oliver could not read the sign.?
Freddy helped Oliver.?
Chris saved a seat for Oliver.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEOliver woke up late. That started the whole chain.
CAUSE OR EFFECT?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Oliver forgot his glasses. What was one effect?
Oliver woke up late. What was the effect?
Which word in the story tells why?
Draw the wrong path that Oliver took to the pond.
Try it
Tell a cause chain about your own morning.
Start with: I woke up, so ...
Add two more links to your chain.

Word Spot: often, important, until

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Often: O-F-T-E-N.

Important: I-M-P-O-R-T-A-N-T.

Until: U-N-T-I-L.

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.
How ___ do you read?
Sleep is ___ for your body.
We played ___ it got dark.

Wonderful chain work! Tomorrow we find reasons on a Fern Hollow sign.

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