How Ideas Connect

Steps in a how-to, causes and effects, events in history and science.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 73

In a how-to, the steps go in order. Signal words like first, next, then, and last help you follow them.
Science texts tell how things in nature happen, one step leading to the next, like a butterfly's life cycle.
History texts tell events from long ago, in the order they happened. Dates help!
A cause is why something happens. The effect is what happens. Because and so connect them.
Your turn! Put the water cycle in order.
Now write a how-to! Pick something you know how to do, like making a snack or tying your shoes. Write the steps in order.

Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:

2.T.T.2.b — Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text.