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Identifying Cause-Effect Relationship From a Story Heard

Submitted by editor-ph2 on May 13, 2011 - 2:23pm

This resource will help your students identify cause-effect relationship from a story heard and identify the cause and effect relationship of some situations

Learning Objectives
  • Identify cause-effect relationship from a story heard
  • Identify the cause and effect relationship of some situations
Subject Matter
 
Topic: Cause – Effect Relationship
Reference:
PELC Reading 16 p. 14, Reading 16.1, 16.2,  p.15
Crossing Over pp. 285
Milestones in Reading pp.47
Materials: pictures of the animal characters in the story, charts, and flashcards
Value Focus: Kindness and Helpfulness
Procedure
  A. Preparatory Activities

 
1. Motivation

(The following are suggested ways to present the story)

Option 1: Teacher will present a picture of a black bird, a frog, a worm,a mouse, and a hedgehog.
Tell that hedgehog is a kind of rodent that cannot be found here in the country but in America.
Say: These animals are the characters in the story we are about to read and we are going to find out the answer to this question:  “Does the Early Bird always catch the worm?”
Option 2: Teacher will show the picture/illustration of the story and ask: Are you familiar with the saying, “Early birds catch the worm?” ( Teacher will explain the meaning of this statement as this is an idiomatic expression.) Idiomatic expression defined: (Early bird means a person who is always on time or ahead in arriving. eg. at school, at meeting, etc.)
Ask: Who among you are always “early birds” in coming to school? (Early bird catches the worm – means a person who is punctual, hardworking, therefore, getting all the good chances.)

Then ask:  But do the early birds always catch the worm? Class, this is what we are going to find out in the story

A Quarrel in the Morning
By Enid Blyton
(Teacher will introduce the Title and Author of the story.)
 

2. Unlocking of Difficulties
 

Flash the following words and introduce their correct pronunciation for children to imitate.

wriggled                             tugged
leaping                            bristling
scurrying                         hedgehog
 

Teacher can use pictures or actions to elicit the meanings of the words

 

Suggested exercises to develop and unlock the meanings of the words presented.
 
 

  • Directions: Circle the words inside the parenthesis that give the meaning of the underlined words in the sentence. 
  1. The worm wriggled into his hole. (twist and turn, jumped, dance)
  2. The bird came leaping toward the frog. (carrying a leaf, jumping, singing)
  3. The hedgehog came scurrying. (playing, stamping, running)
  4. The bird tugged at the worm (pulled, pecked, pushed)
  5. The hedgehog started bristling when the bird and the frog tried to have the worm. (shouting out loud, stiffening in anger, running away)
     
 
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