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If You Give a Dog a Donut: Practicing Cause and Effect

In this one-time class, students will listen to the book "If You Give a Dog a Donut." They will practice their reading comprehension skills, focusing on identifying causes and effects, and their writing skills as we write our own story!
Brittany Davis
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:
(36)
Class

What's included

1 live meeting
40 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

In this one time class, students will have fun while practicing reading comprehension strategies with the book "If You Give a Dog a Donut" by Laura Joffe Numeroff.  I will read aloud the story.  Students are welcome to bring their own copy of the book to class and read along with me if they have it.

We will make predictions throughout the book, identify the main characters, and identify causes and effects in the story.  We will then practice identifying more and cause and effect relationships and will relate this concept to our own lives.  Finally, students will practice their writing skills as we write our own story with causes and effects, similar to "If You Give a Dog a Donut."

The reading on the class slides as well as the comprehension strategies are geared towards First Graders; however, students in other grades are welcome! Students should be able to read and write simple sentences.  We will be focusing more on reading comprehension and writing than on the mechanics of reading.

Learning Goals

Students will participate in conversation about the book "If You Give a Dog a Donut."
They will make predictions throughout the story.
They will be able to identify causes and effects in the story.
They will be able to explain what "cause" and "effect" mean.
They will create their own story with cause and effect relationships.

First Grade Common Core Standards:
RL.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RL.1.3 Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details
learning goal

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Supply List
1 piece of copy paper
a pencil
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined June, 2020
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36reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I have 9 years of experience teaching First Grade in the brick-and-mortar classroom.  I taught English Language Arts daily and held small group classes with my students to practice phonics, reading, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing skills. I love helping children learn to read and understand what they're reading!  I have been teaching online now for 6 months.

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$13

per class
Meets once
40 min

Completed by 83 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-8
2-8 learners per class

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