B5 English Language · Term 1 Week 6: Listening Comprehension

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.1.7.1.6 - Distinguish between causes and effects of events in a story

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define “cause” and “effect” in their own words and give one example of each from a familiar situation.
Identify the cause and the effect in at least 5 events from a story read aloud in class.
Sequence events from a story by matching each cause to its corresponding effect using a simple cause-and-effect chart.
Work in a group to retell a short story and point out at least 3 cause-and-effect pairs to the rest of the class.
Use the linking words “because”, “so”, and “therefore” to connect causes and effects in sentences of their own.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Listening Comprehension (1.7)
Content standard: B5.1.7.1 - Use appropriate skills and strategies to process meaning from texts
Indicator: B5.1.7.1.6 - Distinguish between causes and effects of events in a story
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 6 (Week 6 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 82
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Select an appropriate story to be read in class.
- Have learners read the story and re-tell it to the class.
- Work together with learners to identify the events in the story and link them sequentially by identifying cause and effect.
- Learners in their groups choose stories and identify the causes and effects of events. Let learners present their work as the rest listen to them.