Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Metaphors

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify metaphors.  In this figurative language lesson plan, students learn about metaphors and listen to various examples.  Students read a story and identify the metaphors present.  Students complete a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Little Red Hen

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice sequencing events using dramatization. For this sequencing lesson, 1st graders read the story Little Red Hen and create puppets to perform the story. Students must work together to retell the story sequentially.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Comparing Cultural Holidays

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students discover facts about the Mexican holiday, Day of the Dead. In this compare and contrast lesson, students explore Halloween and the Day of the Dead. Students create an alter to memorialize a family member or friend that has...
Lesson Plan
Rancocas Valley Regional High School

Teaching American History for All

For Students 11th Standards
Although Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X both work for equal rights, social change, and political empowerment, their approaches were radically different. To better understand these contrasts, class members compare King's "I...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exponential Functions and the Natural Logarithm

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Students solve exponential and log functions. In this algebra instructional activity, students graph natural log and logarithmic functions. They compare and contrast between logs and the exponential graphs. 
Lesson Plan
1
1
Smithsonian Institution

The Soldier’s Experience—Vietnam versus World War I

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
The Vietnam War and World War I were two very important—and different—wars. To understand the differences, and similarities, class members watch videos, examine primary source documents, and then create a newscast that examines the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Comparing Themes and Plots

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students compare theme and plot in two short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne. In this theme and plot analysis lesson, students read Young Goodman Brown and The Minister's Black Veil  as well as take notes about the theme...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Comparing The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Learners 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 instructional activity, students read the novels and select characters, plot, theme, or...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Comparing and Ordering Fractions and Mixed Numbers

For Teachers 5th
For this mathematics worksheet, 5th graders find the least common denominator of each fraction. Then they write equivalent fractions using the LCD and compare the numerators of the new fractions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Science Working in Business and Industry

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine the science applications found in business and industry. In this research lesson, students obtain annual reports from major businesses or industries to compare and contrast the science applications found in these companies.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

My Book and Me

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students compare and contrast a variety of books about children and then choose their favorite to incorporate into a life-size self-portrait. They examine self-portraits done by famous artists like Vincent Van Gogh, Leonardo daVinci,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Art: Go Ahead and Bug Me!

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners research arthropods, and identify the differences between vertebrates and invertebrates. After comparing and contrasting insects and arachnids, they create drawing of them that are anatomically correct. Students place their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Communities Across the US

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore communities. In this communities lesson, 3rd graders discover different types of communities. Students compare and contrast communities.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Op Art and Contrast

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the Op art movement and the work of artists Bridget Riley, Victor Vasarely and MC Escher. the principles of contrast and how it can be used to create optical illusions is examined in this lesson.
Lesson Plan
Scholastic

The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Practice sequencing events using Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's narrative poem about the famous revolutionary hero. Learners read Revere's own account of the event, and compare/contrast the two texts using a t-chart. Finally, they imagine...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Text Features of Fiction, Poetry, Drama: Story Matrix

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
How do novels differ from plays? Explore with your class the text features of fiction and drama by reading The Hidden One: Native American Legend and then performing a reader’s theater script based on the story. Class members create a...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Equal Value

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
Which coins add up to these values? Young mathematicians examine five cent values, circling the coins needed to amount to them. Next, they compare money values in four sets of coins. First, learners add up each set to find the total...
Lesson Plan
Hawaiʻi State Department of Education

Color Moods

For Teachers 2nd
Can art be a mode of communication? You bet it can! Learners explore how colors are used to convey mood in art. First, the class listens to three very unique musical selections that convey three different moods. Then, they compare...
Lesson Plan
1
1
Speak Truth to Power

John Lewis: Non-Violent Activism

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
After comparing and contrasting non-violent and violent social movements, your young historians will take a closer look at the work and influence of John Lewis on the civil rights movement. They will then choose a current social...
Lesson Plan
Science Friday

Colorful Chromosomes

For Students 6th - 8th
Everything is in the genes. Individuals observe 14 different traits of themselves. Using pipe cleaners and beads, the learners create models of a chromosome representing their traits. The class then compares and contrasts everyone's...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Key Ingredients: America By Food

For Teachers 4th - 12th
In this set of five lessons, students analyze the important of food traditions, identity, and history. Students analyze how food traditions contribute to family identity, investigate family food traditions through interviews, and compare...
Lesson Plan
Science Friday

Microorganisms on the Move

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
You can't b. cereus until you see this instructional activity! Young microbiologists learn to prepare deep well slides, observe two types of microorganisms, and compare and contrast their physical characteristics in this interactive and...
Handout
PBS

Arthur’s World Neighborhood: Bibliography for Kids

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Support young learners as they expand their cultural awareness with this list of children's literature on countries from around the globe. Including both fictional and non-fictional texts. This resource will help...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Comparing Linear and Exponential Models Again

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Making connections between a function, table, graph, and context is an essential skill in mathematics. Focused on comparing linear and exponential relationships in all these aspects, this resource equips pupils to recognize and interpret...

Other popular searches