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Better Lesson: Comparing Two Cinderella Stories

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students will compare two characters and list their comparisons on a graphic organizer using modern Cinderella stories. This instructional activity includes a detailed lesson plan for guided practice and partner work, and a video of...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: But, Are They Really That Different?

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students cannot compare and contrast adventures and experiences in stories or explain differences between books without first understanding how to compare. In this lesson, students will learn how to use a Venn Diagram to compare two...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Exploring the World of Cinderella Tales

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Students will read three different Cinderella tales, including tales from Africa, China, and America. Upon completion of a Venn diagram comparing the similarities and differences of these tales, the students will complete and present...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Compare and Contrast Lesson: Can We Help Save the Earth?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The children will compare two texts: The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton and Farewell to Shady Glade by Bill Peet, about an old house and an animal's home respectively, using a Venn Diagram. They should be guided to address the...