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Lesson 5- Symme "trees": Understanding Same

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Pairs of socks can be the same and they can be different. Use socks to emphasise the meanings of the words same and different. Your special ed class will examine each pair of socks you provide to determine if they are the same or...
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Same and Different Through Music and Art

For Teachers K
This lesson is intended for a music class but would be a great way to teach compare and contrast to any class. Kindergarteners dance the Hokey Pokey to four different styles of music and examine two paintings of Humpty Dumpty, then...
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The Same

For Students Pre-K - K
Match up these silly monsters! There are six of them pictured, and young scholars match them to their identical twins. Encourage kids to explain why they made each match, focusing on specific attributes they noticed. Have them color the...
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Finding the Item That is Different - Autumn Theme

For Teachers Pre-K
In this comparison worksheet, students make an X over the picture in each of 5 rows that is different They examine autumn themed pictures such as apples, pumpkins, and scarecrows.
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Different Worksheet - Preschool Learning

For Students Pre-K - 1st
For this comparison worksheet, students will examine a three different groups of four words to determine which word in each group is different from the others.
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The Same

For Students Pre-K
Which shoes match? This is surely an activity your preschoolers do daily, so use it in an educational way. They match shoes to make pairs, connecting the matches with a line. There are eight pairs in all. Next, youngsters get to draw a...
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The Same

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
These monsters are only half-drawn! Challenge scholars to observe the line of symmetry and draw in the other half to reflect the first half. There are six simple monsters in all, and scholars can color them in once finished (encourage...
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How Are We Different?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discuss the differences between boys and girls.  In this acceptance lesson, students view pictures of boys and girls and use a Venn Diagram to chart their differences.  Students discuss boy activities and girl activities and if...
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Same-Sex Schools Gain Ground

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine the issue of having same-sex classes. Using the internet, they research how this program is working around the country. They interview local education experts and determine how they view the issue. They include an...
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K12 Reader

Find the Same Word

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Assess the spelling skills of your beginning readers with a simple worksheet. Looking at a list of five CVC words, children must correctly match each one to another word with exactly the same spelling. An easy way to monitor young...
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Similarities and Differences in a Text

For Teachers K Standards
Create a T chart of similarities and differences between the past and present from the story Long Ago and Today. Using their handy T chart, youngsters will chart things that are the same or different today and long ago. They'll draw a...
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Matching Directions

For Students Pre-K - K
These abstract shapes are pointing in different directions and young scholars determine which ones are oriented the same way. For each of five starting shapes they examine a set of four identical figures pointing in various directions,...
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Matching Directions

For Students Pre-K - K
Which of these shapes is pointing the same way? Pre-readers examine five rows of familiar objects. The first item points to the right for each, and they must determine which of the subsequent items in each row points the same direction....
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Library Lesson Plan

For Teachers 1st
Explain the differences between fiction and non-fiction and the characteristics of a biography. Learners analyze three pieces of literature on the same topic to determine which is fiction and which is non-fiction. In the end, relate the...
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Odd One Out

For Students Pre-K - K
Which of these wacky shapes is different? Learners examine five rows of figures, each with a starting shape at the beginning. They determine which of the four following shapes looks different from the first, circling it. Consider having...
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Match the Pictures

For Students Pre-K - K
Which of these objects are the same? Get your pre-readers comfortable with identifying objects that are identical, focusing on the term same. They examine eight pictures, drawing a line between those that are the same. The objects should...
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Match the Words

For Students Pre-K - K Standards
As early readers begin recognizing simple words, give them practice with exercises like this matching worksheet. For each word, learners examine three options to determine which is the same. They draw a line from the starting word to its...
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Match the Words

For Students Pre-K - K Standards
Even if your kids aren't reading yet, they can become familiar with words by identifying two that are the same. Youngsters focus on the word same as they examine eight words and match them to their identical spellings. Challenge learners...
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Newseum

Things Change, Things Stay the Same

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Securing women the right to vote was a long time coming. Over the years, some aspects of the suffrage movement changed, and some things remained the same. Pupils research three time periods and collect evidence of key people, strategies,...
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Compare and Contrast Two Settings in One Text

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Look for the signal words! Scholars get both instruction and practice comparing and contrasting. Although it is completely scripted, it can also serve as a detailed outline. Demonstrate this as you read a passage (included) and search...
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University of North Carolina

Comparing and Contrasting

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Not all compare and contrast assignments have writers compare and contrast in the same way. Some only ask for comparisons, others only ask for contrasts, and many require more focus than a simple list of similarities and differences....
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Homophones and Homographs

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Getting tired of correcting to, two, and too? What about weather and whether? Use a thorough lesson on homophones and homographs to clear up those differences. Fourth and fifth graders identify which words sound the same and are spelled...
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Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

Making a Patriot Inquiry: Are Independence, Freedom, and Liberty the Same Thing?

For Students 5th - 12th Standards
As part of a study of the American Revolution, class members engage in an inquiry-based lesson that has them watch a scene from the play Slave Spy, examine multiple primary source documents, and then discuss the similarities and...
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K12 Reader

Two Viewpoints of the Same Event: Lee Surrenders to Grant, 1865

For Students 9th - 11th Standards
How did Union General Ulysses S. Grant view the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in 1865, which effectively ended the United States Civil War? After reading an excerpt from Grant's autobiography, your young historians will...

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