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Curated OER

Lesson Five: Review Cause and Effect, Draw Conclusions, Compare and Contrast

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders review the concepts of compare and contrast, drawing conclusions, and cause and effect. In this literary elements lesson, 3rd graders write a paragraph that compares and contrasts the past to the present. They show cause...
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Curated OER

Compare and Contrast

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read two books  In this compare and contrast lesson, 4th graders read a science fiction or fantasy story and compare it to the story, "Help! I'm a Prisoner in the Library." Students also have the option to listen to the...
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Curated OER

Compare and Contrast: City and Country

For Students 3rd
In this compare and contrast worksheet, 3rd graders list the positive and negative traits of both city and country. Students then answer 3 questions about living in the city versus the country.
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Curated OER

Compare and Contrast

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this compare and contrast worksheet, students examine 5 pairs of sentences and identify the attribute that each pair has in common. An example is provided.
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Curated OER

Compare and Contrast

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this compare and contrast worksheet, students are given 2 items in each problem and write how they are the same. Students complete 6 problems.
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Curated OER

A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students compare and contrast characters from various texts and compile the collected data into several graphic organizers.
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EngageNY

Analyzing Structure and Theme in Stanza 4 of “If”

For Teachers 6th Standards
Here is a lesson plan that provides scholars with two opportunities to stretch their compare-and-contrast muscles. First, learners compare and contrast their experience reading the fourth stanza of If by Rudyard Kipling to listening to...
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Curated OER

Morality "Tails" East and West: European Fables and Buddhist Jataka Tales

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Have your class explore Buddhist Jataka Tales to compare and contrast them to European fables. After defining fables, Jataka tales, and the elements of each, learners identify themes and patterns for both types of narratives and the...
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English Worksheets Land

Compare and Contrast

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Even though two passages discuss the same topic, they contain different facts and details. Scholars analyze two reading passages about the Gettysburg Address and list the ways they are the same and different.
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Organizer
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Text Structure Booklet

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Middle schoolers work on comparing and contrasting different text structures with this project. First, they study an example of a sample page in a booklet, which they go on to use as a model. They complete a booklet with text structure,...
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Curated OER

Decimals Decide Olympic Champions

For Teachers 4th - 6th
The class discovers how a decimal can make all the difference in the Olympics. As they learn about decimal place values, they compare and contrast data and demonstrate decimal values using manipulatives.
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Curated OER

Tell It to the Judge - Persuasive Essay

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write a persuasive essay that compares and contrasts a classic fairy tales with a fractured one. They use the writing process to complete and publish the essay.
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Curated OER

Objectivity

For Teachers K - 1st
Help young readers examine historic artifacts to determine if they were designed to help people survive or to create enjoyment. They identify objects that were designed to help people to survive and to enjoy themselves. Then compare and...
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Social Studies Coalition of Delaware

Urban Mouse Rural Mouse

For Teachers K Standards
Explore rural and urban environments over the course of four days. Each day offers a new look into how both environment compare and contrast. Activities include the observation and analyzation of images, a read aloud and grand discussion...
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Organizer
Curriculum Corner

Book Study: The Polar Express

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
All aboard! Pair a reading of The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg with a set of literacy activities. The packet of worksheets includes task cards, sorting activities, a synonym match, comparing and contrasting activities, writing...
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Main Memory Network

Longfellow's "The Village Blacksmith" and Whitman's "Song of Myself"

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Although the work Americans do has changed over time, the plight of the American worker has largely remained the same. Facilitate a class discussion aboutAmerican workers using Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "The Village Blacksmith" and...
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Activity
Curated OER

The Little Prince: Venn Diagram Exercise

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Compare and contrast your learners' traits to the characters in The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Éxupery. After they complete a Venn diagram comparing themselves to a peer, kids create a three-part Venn diagram to compare themselves...
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K-5 Math Teaching Resources

Venn Diagram Template

For Teachers K - 2nd
Looking to compare and contrast three things? Look no further! Use this Venn diagram template by simply printing and copying as many as you need. 
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English Worksheets Land

Blaze a Trail

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Compare and contrast different ways that sources present information with a reading instructional activity. After readers view two short passages about blazing a trail, they note the information they found in each selection.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Home Sweet Home: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 5)

For Teachers 1st Standards
Home Sweet Home is the theme of a unit comprised of extra support lessons. Scholars reinforce concepts through chants, grand discussions, and practice worksheets. Topics include digraphs, blending phoneme, long vowels, final sounds,...
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Read Works

Fireflies in the Garden

For Students 3rd Standards
Imagine a dark sky lit up with fireflies. Robert Frost's "Fireflies in the Garden" instills a visual in the reader's mind of a star lit sky glowing with fireflies. After reading the poem, learners compare and contrast the image the poem...
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Curated OER

Let's Look at Legends: Oregon quarter reverse

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Analyzing historical legends is a fun way to develop critical-thinking skills. Pupils will use a graphic organizer to compare and contrast two historical legends relating to volcanoes. While this lesson focuses on the image of Crater...
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Curated OER

Critical Thinking Strategies

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Teach your readers to be critical thinkers. A strategy is outlined that can be used to compare and contrast entities. An example lists four states. The learner removes one state that "does not belong" in the list for some reason, and...
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Curated OER

Beowulf: Songs of Ancient Heroes

For Teachers 12th
Introduce your class to epic heroes with these activities for Beowulf. After watching a video clip, taking notes on heroes, and tracking characteristics of heroism throughout Beowulf, class members retell an episode of Beowulf using a...

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