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By tia

have them make puzzles--one side has cause, the other the effect--cut out in puzzle shape--mix the pieces, they have to put together.

have them make cause/effect chains--like paper chains for tree: (this is actually from
a story we're reading right now) summer came/people had to leave/cat was left alone/had to survive/ate mice/made the owls mad/had to fight owls/owls were scared of cat/owls leave cat alone
make a list of cause/effect scenarios--cut them apart --give each kid one--they have to find their "partner" and then decide which is the cause and which is the effect
i wrote up a couple scenarios--1-2

paragraphs long (one was about how late it was so my dog was hungry he ran to his dish and whined so i fed him and he made slobbering noises. i read these aloud and ask the students to listen for causes and effects--sometimes the effect turns into the cause of something else (see chain idea above)

have the kids create real world cause/effect passages. ie moon gets between earth and sun and causes a solar eclipse...

if i find someting earth-shattering in my c/e file at school tomorrow, i'll repost.