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Comparing Terms (Similar and Different)
Require your class to look closely at terms by analyzing similarities and differences. The template provides space and sentence frames for writing about similarities and differences.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Family and Friends: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 4)
Family and Friends is the theme of a unit offering extra support lessons. Follow each lesson plan's teach, blend, guided practice or practice/apply routine to reinforce concepts such as clusters, responding to reading, drawing...
PBS
Venn Diagram: My Partner and I Are Different
Celebrate your class's diversity with this Venn diagram template. A perfect resource for building a classroom community at the beginning of the school year, pupils are able to learn about their peers while discovering what...
English Worksheets Land
Compare and Contrast - Popcorn
Discover why popcorn pops and how it found its way to the movie theatre with a worksheet that reinforces comparing and contrasting skills. Scholars read two brief passages then share through writing the similarities and differences they...
University of New Mexico
Educating Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
Three mini units make up one large unit designed to explore multiculturalism and encourage cultural identity. Each lesson sparks thoughtful discussion, critical thinking, and are equipped with activities and assignments geared to...
Curated OER
Compare and Contrast
Practice comparing and contrasting with this straightforward worksheet. Young writers compose several different compare and contrast paragraphs about several topics (transportation, sports, relatives, subject areas, a dog and cat). The...
English Worksheets Land
Compare and Contrast
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.
Fluence Learning
Writing About Literary Text: Pygmalion and Galatea
Is it crazy to fall in love with your own work, or is that the purest love of all? Compare two renditions of the classic Greek myth Pygmalion and Galatea with a literary analysis exercise. After students compare the similarities and...
WITS Program
Whoever You Are
Deep down, everyone is the same. Discuss the similarities and differences between people across cultures with a series of reading activities based on the beautiful story and illustrations in Whoever You Are by Mem Fox.
Curated OER
Compare and Contrast Versions of a Story
Compare and contrast reading passages with the ever favorite story of Cinderella. The versions in focus include an Italian version and a Native American story followed by three questions designed to share similarities and...
Curated OER
Similarities and Differences
In this comparing worksheet, students name the similarities and differences between 2 similar pictures. Students complete 3 problems.
Curated OER
Similarities and Differences
In this comparing pictures worksheet, students compare 2 pictures in each problem and state their similarities and differences. Students complete 3 problems.
Teach-nology
Reading Comprehension: Compare and Contrast
What do a zoo and a farm have in common? Second graders read about each place, and compare and contrast the details using two multiple choice questions.
Curriculum Corner
Coniferous and Deciduous Trees
What are the differences between coniferous and deciduous trees? Supplement your tree lessons with a set of activities that has learners describing, naming, comparing, and reading about deciduous and coniferous trees. The activities are...
Curated OER
The Same, Similar, and Different
In this same, similar, and different learning exercise, students compare seven shapes and fill in the blanks with like or alike. Students answer eight comparisons.
Curated OER
Similar Shapes
In geometry, similar and congruent shapes are often confused. Shapes that are similar are the same shape, but a different size. This activity gives young learners some practice in identifying similar shapes. There are five polygons...
Curated OER
Ourselves: Similarities and Differences
In this comparison worksheet, students draw a picture of themselves. They find similarities and differences in attributes such as eye color with other people. Worksheet is written in British English.
Curated OER
Human Genetics-- Thinking About Similarities And Differences
In this science worksheet, learners investigate the differences in genetic traits of eyes, hair color and texture. Students answer 3 questions about themselves and draw a picture of their head.
Curated OER
Same, Similar and Different: Quiz
In this same, similar and different worksheet, students complete sentences about given shapes, comparing them using the above phrases. Students then complete sentences using either like or alike.
Curated OER
Which is Different?
In this which is different worksheet, students will choose the different object from a row of 4 similar objects. Students will circle the figure that is not like the others.
Curated OER
Similar or Different?
In this similar or different learning exercise, learners view two pictures of women from different times in history. Students determine how their clothes are similar and different and write down their findings.
Curated OER
Similar or Different
In this similar or different instructional activity, students determine if pairs of words are synonyms or antonyms. Students choose twelve answers.
Flipped Math
Prove Triangles Similar
Show more than one way to prove similarity. Scholars learn three different methods to show two triangles are similar, Angle-Angle, Side-Side-Side, and Side-Angle-Side. Pupils practice applying these methods to determine whether two given...
San José State University
Organizational Patterns for the Comparison/Contrast Essay
Organization is key in essay writing. The two organizational charts included in this resource model the block approach and the point-by-point approach to organizing a compare and contrast style essay. After examining the...