Cause and Effect Matching Game worksheet for students to practice identifying relationships between events.

Let’s solve this step by step.

We are matching cause cards (with a square ■) to effect cards (with a circle ●).
Each cause explains *why* something happened — that “something” is the effect.

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Step 1: List all the cause cards (square ■):

1. The kids in Room 207 decided to be terrible because
2. The kids in Room 207 missed Miss Nelson because
3. The kids in Room 207 became very discouraged because
4. During story hour no one was rude or silly because

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Step 2: List all the effect cards (circle ●):

A. Miss Nelson did not come back to school.
B. Miss Viola Swamp was strict.
C. They didn’t think Miss Nelson would not coming back. *(Note: This has a typo — should probably say “would come back”)*
D. The kids were happy to have Miss Nelson back to school.

*(Wait — let’s double-check the image text for accuracy.)*

Actually, looking again at the original:

Effect cards (●):

- Miss Nelson did not come back to school.
- Miss Viola Swamp was strict.
- they didn’t think Miss Nelson would not coming back. → likely meant: “they didn’t think Miss Nelson would come back.”
- the kids were happy to have Miss Nelson back to school.

Cause cards (■):

- The kids in Room 207 decided to be terrible because
- The kids in Room 207 missed Miss Nelson because
- The kids in Room 207 became very discouraged because
- During story hour no one was rude or silly because

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Step 3: Match logically

Let’s go one by one.

#### Cause 1: “The kids in Room 207 decided to be terrible because…”

Why would kids decide to be terrible? Probably because someone was strict and they reacted badly.

→ Best match: Miss Viola Swamp was strict.

Because if the substitute teacher was strict, the kids might act out.

✔ Match: Cause 1 → Effect B

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#### Cause 2: “The kids in Room 207 missed Miss Nelson because…”

They missed her → so what happened? She wasn’t there.

→ Best match: Miss Nelson did not come back to school.

That’s why they missed her!

✔ Match: Cause 2 → Effect A

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#### Cause 3: “The kids in Room 207 became very discouraged because…”

Discouraged = sad, gave up hope.

Why? Maybe they thought she wouldn’t return.

→ Best match: they didn’t think Miss Nelson would come back.

Yes — if you think your favorite teacher isn’t coming back, you get discouraged.

✔ Match: Cause 3 → Effect C

*(Note: The card says “would not coming back” — it’s grammatically wrong, but we understand it means “would not come back.” So “didn’t think she would come back” matches “became discouraged.”)*

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#### Cause 4: “During story hour no one was rude or silly because…”

This is positive behavior — why? Because they were happy she was back!

→ Best match: the kids were happy to have Miss Nelson back to school.

When you’re happy and excited, you behave well.

✔ Match: Cause 4 → Effect D

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Final Matching:

- The kids in Room 207 decided to be terrible because → Miss Viola Swamp was strict.
- The kids in Room 207 missed Miss Nelson because → Miss Nelson did not come back to school.
- The kids in Room 207 became very discouraged because → they didn’t think Miss Nelson would come back.
- During story hour no one was rude or silly because → the kids were happy to have Miss Nelson back to school.

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Final Answer:
- The kids in Room 207 decided to be terrible because → Miss Viola Swamp was strict.
- The kids in Room 207 missed Miss Nelson because → Miss Nelson did not come back to school.
- The kids in Room 207 became very discouraged because → they didn’t think Miss Nelson would come back.
- During story hour no one was rude or silly because → the kids were happy to have Miss Nelson back to school.