Teaching Kids About Cause And Effect

Cause and effect also comes up time and time again in learning in just about every subject:

In math, it’s a way to make sense of concepts like the order of operations or regrouping. In reading and writing, understanding cause and effect can help your child learn to read more critically and to write stories with captivating plots and fascinating characters. In science, it helps your child understand the scientific method. In history, it provides perspective for how a historical event is a culmination in the chain of a series of causes and events. In social relationships, cause and effect is a key way of learning to engage more appropriately.

Here’s a great activity to help teach kids about cause and effect.

Emotional intelligenceReading and verbal comprehension (“word clues”)The ability to understand that the outcomes are determined by prior actions or reactions

As a resultBecauseConsequentlyDue toNeverthelessSinceSoThe reason that/the reason forThereforeThus