Lesson plan details for using If You Give a Moose a Muffin in teaching cause and effect.

2. If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff;

3. Cause and Effect Worksheet for If You Give a Moose a Muffin;

4. Cause and Effect Board Game with Cause and Effect Cards;

5. 6-sided dice and two erasers/coins to move around the board;

6. Crayons or Colored Pencils;

7. Pencil.

8. Procedures:

9. Anticipatory Set:

10. Have the student color the moose, and discuss cause and effect. The teacher asked student (cause) to color the moose, and the student did so. (effect).

11. Input:

12. Explain to the student that he/she will be learning about cause and effect relationships and if/then statements.

13. Have the student read If You give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff, discuss what happens in the story, and the relationship between the girl and the moose.

14. State examples of caue and effect in the story;

15. Check for understanding by periodically asking the student to state cause and effect examples in the story.

16. Guided Practice:

17. Have student complete cause (if)/effect (then) cut-and-paste activity; provide assistance as needed to ensure accuracy.

18. Play If You Give a Moose a Muffin Cause and Effect game with board and cards.

19. Assessment

20. Have student write to cause (if)/ effect (then) statements on their moose picture. Ensure students utilize their own statements.