Cause & Effect

Memory Game
For every action “cause”,
there is a reaction “effect”.

1. Choose a deck of cards - purple or green.

2. Mix up all cards in the deck.
3. Place all cards facing down.
4. Decide who will go first: Person whose first name is last alphabetically will go
first, then continue in the ABC order backwards.
5. Take turns flipping over two cards each. If you make a match you get to go
again. If you don’t make a match, flip the cards back over.
 A match is made when you match a cause with its reasonable effect.

6. When all matches have been made, shuffle the cards back up and switch
decks.

purple green
 Cause & Effect
Memory Game
Teacher directions
1. Print out all cards. If you desire, glue them to purple construction paper (purple
cards) and green construction paper (green cards) to serves as backs so you can’t
see through the cards. Then laminate & cut out all cards.
2. Cut out & laminate labels from below.
3. Laminate game directions (page 1) - I either glue onto a decorative card stock
first or glue onto a file folder or manila envelope before laminating - if you lami-
nate the envelope just use a box cutter to open the envelope again.
4. Put each deck in it’s own zipper seal baggie. Tape labels to baggies.
5. Explain directions to students and use as a center.
6. Sometimes I have kids create their own cards on the blank ones when they are
done. I have included 2 blank pages of each color card.
7. I also print out a set of each cards & put them in envelopes as the answer keys.

purple green
cause then effect effect then cause
Since the sun was I had to put on my
shining so brightly, sunglasses.

As my best friend my mom lets me

lives close by, walk to her house.

Because our team our coach took us

won all our soccer out for a
games, celebration.

Because I forgot to I was late for

set my alarm, school.
Our classroom had ...as a result
a popcorn reward of earning 10
party... compliments.

Dad bought a new ...when his old car

minivan... broke down.

The children ran ...after the

for the buses... dismissal bell rang.

The squirrel ...because he was

scampered quickly being chased by a
up the tree... dog.