A printable poster that helps students connect what happened with why it happened.
Grade band: Grades 3–5
What students learn
Students learn how to identify a cause and its effect using clue words like because and so.
What’s on the poster
A student-friendly definition (A cause is why something happens. The effect is what happens.), 4 short steps to use the strategy, one quick example, and a self-check question students can remember.
Classroom use ideas
- Display it during cause and effect lessons.
- Use it during read-alouds to spot cause-and-effect pairs.
- Add a mini copy to student reading folders.
- Reference it in science and social studies reading, too.
Download
This poster is free to download in two versions:
For more practice
Pair this poster with related reading practice:
- Use it before a cause and effect worksheet or a small-group reading activity.
- For more practice, see our reading comprehension worksheets.