📚 Center 1: Cause and Effect

1. Read this excerpt: "Maya forgot to set her alarm clock. She woke up late and missed the school bus." Complete the graphic organizer:

Cause: _________________________________

Effect 1: _________________________________

Effect 2: _________________________________

2. Circle the signal words that show cause and effect:

because

beautiful

as a result

therefore

suddenly

3. Explain one cause-effect relationship from your own life:

📝 Center 2: Vocabulary Strategy

4. Use context clues to match each vocabulary word with its meaning:

overcome

fleeting

miserable

tremendous

very unhappy

huge or enormous

to defeat or conquer

lasting only a short time

5. Complete each sentence with the correct vocabulary word:

The storm caused _____________ damage to the town.

She felt _____________ when her pet was sick.

The beautiful sunset was _____________ and disappeared quickly.

6. Write your own sentence using the word "overcome":

✏️ Center 3: Writing Workshop

7. Identify the subject and predicate in each sentence:

Sentence: "The brave firefighter rescued the cat from the tree."

Subject: _________________________

Predicate: _________________________

8. Write a complete sentence about a time when something you did caused something else to happen. Make sure your sentence has a clear subject and predicate:

9. Write the beginning of a personal narrative. Include at least one cause-effect relationship:

🔤 Center 4: Decoding and Phonics

10. Sort these multisyllabic words by their endings. Write each word in the correct column:

Words to sort: terrible, center, happen, simple, finger, garden, purple, broken

/ən/ ending

/əl/ ending

/ər/ ending

11. Read this fluency passage aloud to a partner. Have them check off when you read with good expression:

"The thunder rumbled overhead as dark clouds gathered in the sky. Because the storm was approaching quickly, the children ran inside their house. As a result of their quick thinking, they stayed dry and safe while the rain poured down outside."

Partner's initials when completed with good fluency: _______