Free Printable Cause and Effect Chart

A cause and effect chart with paired boxes joined by arrows: write what happened on the right and why it happened on the left. Choose three or four pairs.

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About the cause and effect organizer

A cause and effect organizer helps students connect an event to the reason it happened. Each row has a cause box and an effect box with an arrow between them.

It suits reading comprehension, science (what happens when you heat ice), and history (what led to an event). Choose 3 or 4 pairs and print on US Letter paper.

Frequently Asked Questions

The cause is why something happened. The effect is what happened. "It rained, so the game was canceled": the rain is the cause and the canceled game is the effect.
Because, so, since, therefore, as a result, and due to. Teaching students to spot these words makes it easier to find the pairs in a text.