Gardening is fun, no matter what you're growing. A reading comprehension activity encourages learners to compare and contrast two gardens that grow different items.

Concepts

reading comprehension, compare and contrast, gardening, venn diagrams

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Combine with a unit on gardening, or after reading a story about gardens
• Have class members compare and contrast their favorite hobbies with their peers' hobbies
• Include in a language arts packet or reading assessment

Classroom Considerations

• Pictures on the worksheets are in color, but should print in black and white without affecting understanding

Pros

• Promotes critical thinking and close reading
• Comes with a worksheet that includes two comprehension questions

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.5.3