Classroom Resource

The Day Jimmy's Boa Taught Cause and Effect

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

K, 1, 2

Overview

This unit introduces the concept of cause and effect with Trinka Hakes Noble's books about Jimmy and his boa constrictor. Each lesson begins with the teacher reading a new story about Jimmy and his boa and the chaos they bring to each place they visit. Class discussions about each event and its cause are followed by tasks for the students to help illustrate understanding of the concept. Students create cause-and-effect pictures, puzzles, and flow charts as they explore the genre. As a culminating activity, students write their own book with causes and effects, which are assessed with a rubric.

Content Standards

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): KG

ELA21.K.R3
Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Background knowledge
Vocabulary
Discussion

Knowledge

Students know:

Relating experiences through discussions, reading, and writing will help build background knowledge and improve vocabulary.

Skills

Students are able to:

Connect new concepts to prior experiences to increase background knowledge through discussions, reading, and writing.
Construct the meaning of words through discussions, reading, and writing.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Background knowledge can increase by relating experiences to new ideas, topics, and words while participating in discussions, reading, and writing.
Vocabulary will increase by constructing the meaning of words while participating in discussions, reading, and writing.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): KG

ELA21.K.2
Actively engage in teacher-led reading experiences and collaborative discussions with peers to build background knowledge needed to be successful as they learn to read and, later, read to learn.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Actively engage
Teacher-led reading experiences
Collaborative discussions
Background knowledge
Peers

Knowledge

Students know:

How to engage in teacher-led reading experiences and collaborative discussions with peers to build background knowledge.

Skills

Students are able to:

Build background knowledge by actively engaging in teacher-led reading experiences and collaborative discussions with peers.

Understanding

Students understand that:

They need to build background knowledge to be successful as they learn to read and read to learn.
They need to actively engage in teacher-led reading experiences and discussions with peers to build their background knowledge.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): KG

ELA21.K.33
Express ideas orally and connect these ideas through drawing and emergent writing.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Express
Ideas
Orally
Connect
Drawing
Emergent writing

Knowledge

Students know:

Techniques for using discussion, drawing, and basic writing to express their thoughts.

Skills

Students are able to:

Express ideas orally.
Connect ideas through drawing and emergent writing to express their thoughts.

Understanding

Students understand that:

They can express ideas through discussion, drawing, and basic writing.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 1

ELA21.1.R3
Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Background knowledge
Vocabulary
Discussion

Knowledge

Students know:

Relating experiences through discussions, writing, and reading will help build background knowledge and improve vocabulary.

Skills

Students are able to:

Connect new concepts to prior experiences to increase background knowledge through discussions, reading, and writing.
Construct the meaning of words through discussions, reading, and writing.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Background knowledge can increase by relating experiences to new ideas, topics, and words while participating in discussions, reading, and writing.
Vocabulary will increase by constructing the meaning of words while participating in discussions, reading, and writing.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 1

ELA21.1.2
Actively participate in shared reading experiences and collaborative discussions to build background knowledge and learn how oral reading should sound.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Participate
Shared reading
Background knowledge
Oral reading

Knowledge

Students know:

The process of shared reading experiences and collaborative discussions.
Shared reading and collaborative discussions can increase their background knowledge.
How fluent oral reading sounds.

Skills

Students are able to:

Participate in shared reading and discussions to build background knowledge and learn new information.
Describe how oral reading should sound.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Actively participating in shared reading experiences and collaborative discussions can build their background knowledge.
Listening to others read aloud can help improve their oral reading skills.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 1

ELA21.1.25
Describe connections between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information, including cause and effect, sequence, and problem and solution, in a literary text.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Describe
Connections
Individuals
Events
Ideas
Pieces of information
Cause and effect
Sequence
Problem and solution
Literary text

Knowledge

Students know:

There are connections between individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in literary text.
Literary text can have structure, such as cause and effect, sequence, and problem and solution.

Skills

Students are able to:

Identify and describe connections between individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in literary text.
Identify the cause and effect of an event in a literary text.
Identify the problem and the given solution in a literary text.
Summarize a story in sequence.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Relations can be made between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a literary text.
Literary text can be structured in a variety of ways, including describing the cause and effect of a particular event, sequence (chronological order), or identifying a problem and potential solution.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 1

ELA21.1.40
40 Describe ideas, thoughts, and feelings, using adjectives, drawings, or other visual displays to clarify.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Describe
Ideas
Thoughts
Feelings
Adjectives
Drawings
Visual displays
Clarify

Knowledge

Students know:

How to describe ideas, thoughts, and feelings using adjectives or drawings.
Adjectives are words that describe attributes of nouns.

Skills

Students are able to:

Use adjectives to describe ideas, thoughts, and feelings.
Add illustrations or other visual displays to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Adjectives may be used to describe thoughts, ideas, or feelings.
Adding drawings or other visuals to descriptions help to express thoughts, clarify ideas, and share feelings.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

ELA21.2.R3
Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Background knowledge
Vocabulary
Discussion

Knowledge

Students know:

Relating experiences through discussions, writing, and reading will help build background knowledge and improve vocabulary.

Skills

Students are able to:

Connect new concepts to prior experiences to increase background knowledge through discussions, reading, and writing.
Construct the meaning of words through discussions, reading, and writing.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Background knowledge can increase by relating experiences to new ideas, topics, and words while participating in discussions, reading, and writing.
Vocabulary will increase by constructing the meaning of words while participating in discussions, reading, and writing.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

ELA21.2.27
Identify the text structures within literary and informational texts, including cause and effect, problem and solution, and sequence of events.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Text structures
Literary texts
Informational texts
Cause and effect
Problem and solution
Sequence of events

Knowledge

Students know:

Literary and informational texts follow predictable structures.
Cause and effect text structure describes an event (the cause) and the consequence or result of the event (the effect).
Problem and solution text structure describes a problem and how the problem was solved or could be solved.
Sequence of events is the order of events within a text.

Skills

Students are able to:

Identify the text structure of literary texts.
Identify the text structure of informational texts.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Identifying the text structure of literary and informational texts will set a purpose for their reading and improve their comprehension.

Interdisciplinary Connection(s)

Link to Resource

http://readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/jimmy-taught-cause-e…

Content Type / Source

CR Resource Type

Lesson/Unit Plan

Resource Provider

ReadWriteThink

Accessibility

License

License Type

Custom

Custom License Type (URL)

http://www.readwritethink.org/util/legal.html

Approved Date

2019-12-06

Curated by

raulstoncg

Learning Resource Type

The Day Jimmy's Boa Taught Cause and Effect

Subject Area

Grade(s)

Overview

ELA21.K.R3 Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.K.2 Actively engage in teacher-led reading experiences and collaborative discussions with peers to build background knowledge needed to be successful as they learn to read and, later, read to learn.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.K.33 Express ideas orally and connect these ideas through drawing and emergent writing.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.1.R3 Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.1.2 Actively participate in shared reading experiences and collaborative discussions to build background knowledge and learn how oral reading should sound.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.1.25 Describe connections between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information, including cause and effect, sequence, and problem and solution, in a literary text.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.1.40 40 Describe ideas, thoughts, and feelings, using adjectives, drawings, or other visual displays to clarify.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.2.R3 Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.2.27 Identify the text structures within literary and informational texts, including cause and effect, problem and solution, and sequence of events.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

URL (web address)

CR Resource Type

Resource Provider

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ELA21.K.R3
Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing.

ELA21.K.2
Actively engage in teacher-led reading experiences and collaborative discussions with peers to build background knowledge needed to be successful as they learn to read and, later, read to learn.

ELA21.K.33
Express ideas orally and connect these ideas through drawing and emergent writing.

ELA21.1.R3
Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing.

ELA21.1.2
Actively participate in shared reading experiences and collaborative discussions to build background knowledge and learn how oral reading should sound.

ELA21.1.25
Describe connections between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information, including cause and effect, sequence, and problem and solution, in a literary text.

ELA21.1.40
40 Describe ideas, thoughts, and feelings, using adjectives, drawings, or other visual displays to clarify.

ELA21.2.R3
Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing.

ELA21.2.27
Identify the text structures within literary and informational texts, including cause and effect, problem and solution, and sequence of events.