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The Bee: comprehension skills

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this comprehension skills worksheet, students read the book The Bee and complete comprehension activities. Students complete 5 activities including graphic aids, compare and contrast, sequencing, and cause and effect.  
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Serious Farm: comprehension skills

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this comprehension skills learning exercise, students read the book Serious Farm and complete comprehension activities. Students complete activities such as plot, cause and effect, summarizing, drawing conclusions, and compare...
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Au Revoir Les Enfants Film Comparison/Contrast

For Teachers 9th - 11th
In this film analysis worksheet, students compare and contrast one of the themes in "Lord of the Flies" using the film "Au Revoir Les Enfants." Students write a comparison and contrast essay for the activity.
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Head, Heart, Hands, Health

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete a compare and contrast activity for American agriculture historical events. In this historical events in agriculture lesson, 4th graders review a timeline and complete research for agriculture in the 20th century,...
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Comparing or Contrasting Two Books

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students read two books and complete a compare and contrast of the two books. For this compare and contrast lesson, students read two books in the same genre and write an essay comparing and contrasting them.
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Comparing The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students read The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien and write a comparison of the two books. In this Tolkien novel analysis lesson, students read the novels and select characters, plot, theme, or other element to...
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Comparing Neighbors

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers compare and contrast Minnesota to its Canadian neighbors. In this geography lesson plan, students work in groups to examine a map for their political division to Minnesota. Middle schoolers compare and contrast...
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Region Reality

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders compare and contrast world regions and explore the theme of world regions. In this world geography lesson, 8th graders name regions in the U.S. and mark them on a map. Students discuss the cultural and physical...
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Muddy Waters

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read the book the Dirt Boy. In this design and problem solving instructional activity, students create a way to clean muddy water. Students give their ideas and discuss them. The teacher shows a filter and demonstrates what it...
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Time in a Teakettle

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students compare and contrast the development of teakettles. In this artifacts lesson, students divide into groups and examine different teakettles. Students complete an artifact analysis worksheet, draw a picture of their kettle and...
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Can rice plants talk?

For Teachers 1st
First graders compare and contrast rice plants with people. In this rice plant lesson, 1st graders discuss what make rice plants similar to people such as their bodies and coverings. They also discuss how they are different in what they...
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Roping Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners explore with quadrilaterals.  In this roping quadrilaterals lesson, students work in cooperative groups to play the game, "Question, please!" in order to identify, describe, compare and classify quadrilaterals....
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Fraction Circles

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders receive a fraction circle and show how each different part makes a whole. Students compare the different fractions that make up a whole. Students choose 2 fractions which are inside a bucket and they compare them both...
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Compare and Contrast

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read two books  In this compare and contrast instructional activity, 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...
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Issues and Opposing Views: Cloning

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students complete analysis activities to compare and contrast an opposing view point in writing and orally. For this opposing views lesson, students complete research about cloning. Students make presentations for their view points on...
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Day Three: Dear Diary

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners contrast an exchange student's house with their original home. In this home lesson plan, students listen to a diary entry written by an exchange student. They create a triptych miniature book and draw the differences between the...
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Temperate Forests vs. Wetlands

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners compare and contrast the temperate forest and wetlands by researching them in groups. In this forest lesson plan, students identify the economic, ecological, and social benefits of each.
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Animals attributes

For Teachers 1st
First graders analyze different animals in fiction and nonfiction stories. For this animal lesson, 1st graders choose an animal and read a fiction story with that animal as a character. They describe how the animal acted in the story and...
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Comparing and Contrasting Information and Forming an Opinion - Santiago and Morris

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete a T-Chart about a therapy dog and write a paragraph using the compare and contrast organizational structure. In this compare and contrast lesson, students discuss therapy dogs and complete a Morris T-Chart for...
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A State of Obesity

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students compare obesity trends between states.  In this health studies lesson, students conduct research to compare and contrast obesity trends from state to state.  Students view a PowerPoint presentation to determine the...
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Modes of Transportation

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this making comparisons worksheet, students examine the pictures of a car, a bicycle, a sailboat, and an airplane. Students rank the 4 modes of transportation according the how quickly the travel.
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Reviewing Literary Elements

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students identify the elements of fiction, and work on compare and contrast skills.. In this comprehension lesson, students read different versions of Cinderella. Students use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the literary elements...
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Nature Walk

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students explore nature artists and participate in a nature walk. In this art/nature instructional activity, students discuss things artists use from nature then talk a walk to find some of the same things. Students look for...
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California Strawberries

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students study the nutrients of strawberries and compare them to other foods. In this strawberries lesson plan, students study the healthy strawberries and compare and contrast them to other foods that are not as healthy.