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Materials number cubes

Explain Brainstorm everyday examples of cause and effect, such as, “Because my sister lost her baseball mitt, she asked for a new mitt for her birthday,” or, “Because tomorrow is Saturday, we do not have school.“

Guided Practice/Practice Organize students into small groups to make number cube structures. As students build their structures, encourage them to describe their buildings using cause and effect words. For example, they might say, “Because we removed a bottom piece, the tower collapsed” or “Since we used more number cubes than that group, our building is taller than theirs.”

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