Cause And Effect Colorcards (48)+guidance Booklet

Description: This title offers 48 cards illustrating 2-step sequences of day-to-day events. Designed to help develop logical and critical thinking skills, this set will also help with verbal reasoning, as well as encourage the use and practice of questioning. It contains 24 sequenced pairs that illustrate how 'one thing leads to another'. A specific situation is presented on the first card, the user then having to predict the possible outcome that may, or may not, be shown on the second card. It includes a variety of situations that are immediate or happen over a period of time; welcome or unwelcome; positive or negative. Subject matter includes: the boy plays with the ball indoors ...and knocks the flowers down; the girl leaves the bath water running ...and it overflows; the boy eats a lot of chocolate ...and feels ill; and, the girl builds the bricks into a high tower ...and they fall down.

Contents: 48 Cards 148 x 148mm + booklet, Boxed

Group l:
Accidents 1 Play Room
1A The children play roughly .
1B and break the doll.

2 Ironing
2A The woman leaves a hot iron on the shirt .
2B and scorches it.

3 Reaching for the Biscuits/Cookies
3A The boy tries to reach the biscuit/cookie tin by himself
3B but it falls to the floor.

4 Playing Ball
4A The boy plays with the ball indoors .
4B and knocks the flowers down.

5 Untidy Cable
5A The girl doesn't see the cable trailing on the floor
5B and trips over it.

6 Playing with Matches
6A The boy lights some matches
6B and sets fire to the papers.

7 Bath Time
7A The girl leaves the bath water running
7B and it overflows.

8 Moving the TV
8A The man carries the heavy TV
8B . and hurts his back.

9 Baking Cakes
9A The woman leaves the buns in the oven
9B and burns them. Group ll: Difficulties

10 Chocolates
10A The boy eats a lot of chocolates
10B and feels ill.

11 Building a Tower
11A The girl builds the bricks into a high tower
11B and they fall down.

12 Dinner time
12A The boy puts salt on his dinner
12B and doesn't like the taste.

13 Leaving for School
13A The boy is in a hurry
13B and forgets his lunch box.

14 First Aid
14A The boy has cut his finger
14B and needs a bandage.

15 Getting Warm
15A The girl feels cold
15B so she turns on the heater and puts on her sweater.

16 Exercise
16A The man works hard on the exercise bike
16B and feels exhausted.

Group lll:
Time
17 Growing Bulbs
17A The woman plants the bulbs
17B and later the flowers appear.

18 Photograph
18A The photographer takes the picture
18B and produces a framed portrait.

19 Party
19A The girl receives an invitation
19B and gets ready for the party.

Group lV:
Emotions
20 Gift
20A The woman has been given a present
20B and is thrilled when she sees what is inside.

21 Spider
21A The boy is asleep in bed
21B and is surprised to see a spider when he wakes up

22 Work
22A The woman has a lot of work to do
22B and is pleased when she has finished it.

23 Saying Goodbye
23A The woman waves goodbye
23B and feels sad.

24 Opening the Mail
24A The man opens his letter
24B and feels worried when he reads it.

Author Biography: Produced by Speechmark, ColorCards(R) are a hugely adaptable teaching tool designed to help develop both language and social skills. Real objects, people, situations and activities are shown on the photographs to provide you with creative and highly visual resources.