Have a dialogue with students focusing on the terms cause and effect. Give some everyday examples of cause and effect to ensure that students have a good understanding of the terms.
Severe thunderstorms start in the morning and continue all day.
Discuss the two examples and have the students conclude that the cause of an event is responsible for resulting actions and that the effect is the result. In other words, the cause is the reason, the effect is the result or what happens. Use the two previous examples for further explanation. After students have a good understanding of cause and effect, have them think of some examples that happen to them in their daily lives and use the terms cause and effect. The effect was that I had to wash them for the entire week.