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The Planet Mars

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders gain knowledge about Mars and Earth. In this compare and contrast lesson, 5th graders use visual representations of the solar system to observe the characteristics of the planets. Students read fiction and nonfiction...
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Making Travel Plans

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students evaluate information from various sources to decide on travel plans. They research information using traditionalThis lesson is intended for students acquiring English. and technical sources for planning a trip to the...
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Cinderella Trilogy

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students look at three different versions of the Cinderella story. For this comparative literature lesson, students read the Chinese version "Yeh-Shen", the Egyptian version "Rhodopis," and the Native American version "The Hidden One" of...
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Miss Nelson is Missing / Miss Nelson Is Back- Lesson 2

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners read and analyze a story.  In this compare and contrast lesson, students re-read Miss Nelson is Missing and use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast Miss Nelson and Miss Viola Swamp.  Learners write about their favorite part...
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Delegating Authorities

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students compare and contrast democracies around the world after reading a New York Times article. They create posters and participate in a "democracy roundtable" in which they discuss two democracies.
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BBC Learning English, Writing (E-mail)

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this ESL writing instructional activity, students compare their own culture to that of England, then identify phrases used for comparing and contrasting. Students write an e-mail message describing some of these differences using the...
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Rain Forest Babies: comprehension skills

For Students 2nd
For this comprehension skills worksheet, 2nd graders read the book Rain Forest Babies and complete comprehension activities. Students complete 5 activities including note taking, compare and contrast, and personal opinion.
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Miss Nelson Is Missing/Miss Nelson Is Back- Lesson 4

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students compare two stories.  In this compare and contrast lesson, students read Miss Nelson is Missing and Miss Nelson is Back.  Students brainstorm similarities and differences in the two stories, use a Venn Diagram to compare,...
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Flower Dissection

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students dissect three different flowers and compare and contrast them. In this flowers lesson plan, students learn about the flower anatomy and then dissect their own flowers.
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One Room School House Reading Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore schools during the Colonial period. In this American history lesson, students participate in a simulation of school days in Colonial America. Students visit a museum and use the schoolhouse as a setting for their...
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One Room Schoolhouse

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars study pictures and artifacts of the one-room schoolhouse. For this compare and contrast lesson,students list similarities and differences in schools of today and one-room schoolhouses. Then young scholars use this analysis...
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Education in Colonial New England

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine schooling now and in New England Colonies. In this compare and contrast lesson, 5th graders describe schools of the present to schools of the past. Students also investigate the goals of schooling and the part...
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Comparing Countries

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students use a graphic organizer to research, compare and contrast two countries. They write a brief (or detailed - depending on age) report of their findings.
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Because of Winn-Dixie The Movie vs. The Book

For Students 4th - 7th
In this Because of Winn Dixie worksheet, students use the provided graphic organizer to compare and contrast the book by Kate DiCamillo and the movie based on the book. Students also respond to 2 short answer questions.
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Fairy Tales

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the elements of fairy tales. In this fairy tales activity, 6th graders analyze several versions of Cinderella from around the world. Students graph fairy tale elements using Excel and create Venn diagrams comparing...
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At Play Long Ago and Today: comprehension skills

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this comprehension skills worksheet, students read the book At Play Long Ago and Today and complete comprehension activities. Students complete 5 activities including note taking, compare and contrast, predicting, and author's purpose.
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To Go West or Not to Go West, That is the Question

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars answer the question,"To go West or not to go West?". In this nonfiction lesson students read a piece of nonfiction about going West during the 18th century. Young scholars use a graphic organizer to compare and contrast...
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Gifts from the Sea

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students investigate parts of the ocean. In this seaweed lesson, students identify foods that contain seaweed, parts of seaweed, and how the ocean affects our lives. As a class students brainstorm ways we rely on the ocean and compare...
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Can You Hear Me Now?

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students explore the industry involving communication and put communication devices into activities. For this communication lesson plan, students put items into chronological order, review primary sources, compare and contrast items, and...
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Spring is Here

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Students analyze changes between winter and spring. In this seasonal changes lesson, students read the story "Spring is Here." They record changes between winter and spring on a large chart paper. Students compare and contrast the...
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Native Americans

For Teachers K
Students explore Native American cultures. In this cultural comparisons lesson, students participate in several activities that compare and contrast the culture of the Hopi and Comanche Tribes.
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Aztec Sun God Sculpture

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create their own Sun God Sculptures. In this Aztec art lesson, students create their own Sun God Sculpture. After finishing the project sudents compare and contrast their sculpture to the pictures of the Aztec's sculpture.
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Compare and Contrast Characters

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders compare and contrast. In this compare and contrast lesson students find similarities and differences between two characters from a fiction book. Students use a graphic organizer.
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Mapping the Library

For Teachers K - 5th
Students compare their school library with another library such as: town library, for example, or a virtual library and identify the most important features. Students use their observations to create a map of the school library that can...

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