Read up on the real-life Saint Nicholas, a man who did some good deeds way back in the day, and see what similarities he shares with Santa.

Students practice informational reading comprehension skills while learning all about the national artistic tradition of azulejo tiles!

Readers work on their understanding of cause and effect as they identify instances of each in a short passage of fiction.

In this worksheet students will be challenged to compare and contrast the effects of different weather phenomena.

Integrate science and reading as students research and write about the causes and effects of certain actions in the environment.

What are the effects of storms and other weather events? Students will create flow charts that represent the multiple effects that are a result of specific weather causes.

When students finish reading Jim Murphy’s The Great Fire, help them think about cause and effect with this graphic organizer!

In this worksheet students will be challenged to use information from multiple sources about coral reefs.

Tap into your students’ creativity by challenging them to create an infographic using content from their reading!

Using paired passages on soil and decomposers, students will compare and contrast information.

With this versatile graphic organizer students have spaces to record information from their sources and synthesize the information in a central space.

Students will read and recall a story by answering comprehensive questions about the series of the events in the story.

Readers will delight in this first (worst) day of school story, and practice cause and effect with this funny worksheet.

Explore cause and effect in a short excerpt from Sharon Creech’s Walk Two Moons with this targeted reading comprehension worksheet!

Students will cite instances of cause and effect from beginning, middle, and ending portions of their fiction readings.

Students will cite stanzas from beginning, middle, and ending portions of their poetry readings and share thoughts, feelings, and ideas about the text.

Students will provide details of cause and effect events directly related to theme.

Understanding the relationship of cause and effect is a cornerstone of strong reading comprehension skills. Students will seek to explain why events happened in a book of their choosing in this cause and effect activity.

During this activity, students will create cause and effect comic strips complete with captions, pictures, and speech and sound effect bubbles.

The "Somebody Wanted But So Then" reading strategy is a great way to help kids identify the key elements of a story. Students will use this easy format to begin summarizing a story of your choice in this fun treasure map-themed worksheet!

Give your second graders some practice building their reading comprehension skills with the timeless story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Students will read this classic fable and then answer questions about setting, characters, genre, and cause and effect.

Give your second graders' logical thinking skills and reading comprehension a healthy boost with a lesson in cause and effect. Students will practice determining cause and effect with this short, funny story about a wishing fountain.

Use this graphic organizer to support learners' understanding of cause and effect in the books they read.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Creating Cause and Effect Skits

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Creating Cause and Effect Skits

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Map a Story.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Map a Story.