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Elementary School Compare and Contrast Resources : Page 3

Use this exercise with your students as they focus on finding the similarities between two short fiction texts.

The Similarities in the Stories

Children practice comparing and contrasting characters in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Comparing Characters from Two Fiction Texts

This literature lesson guides kids towards a deeper understanding of second grade texts through an exploration of character, setting, and plot. Kids will be challenged to answer the who, what, where, when and why of a story, in addition to determining the story's message. Two versions of the same story will be presented in order for second graders to see story elements in action.

Literature 1

Good readers are able to compare and contrast key points between two texts on the same topic. With this worksheet, your students will practice this important concept by reading two different texts on feeding pets and identifying the similarities and diffe

Comparing and Contrasting: Feeding our Pets

Use this resource to help your students track information as they compare and contrast the story elements from two fiction texts

Compare Story Elements

With this fun comprehension exercise kids will read a few theories about Stonehenge, and then write a response to tell their opinion.

What is Stonehenge?

Use these discussion cards to get your students talking about the elements that are unique to the fantasy genre.

Fantasy Genre Discussion Cards

Using this Venn diagram, young readers will compare and contrast two thematically similar works of nonfiction.

Venn Diagram: Same Topic, Different Information

With this resource, give your students practice comparing and contrasting the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.

Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: The Influence of the Sun

Learning how to read fluently includes more than just piecing letters together to form words. Kids also have to read from left to right and notice spacing between words. Help your child become a fluent reader by tackling these skills.

Comparing Information

Learn about a scary condition called Old Hag Syndrome. Kids will respond to the reading with some comprehension questions.

Old Hag Syndrome: An Explanation

During this reading exercise, students will work in small groups to look at various sample passages and sort them based on firsthand or secondhand accounts.

Firsthand or Secondhand Account?

How do different plants respond to hot or cold temperatures? In this hands-on worksheet, students will analyze two different texts, comparing and contrasting details in both texts.

Hot or Cold? How Temperatures Affect Plants

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students continue reading&nbsp;<em>The Great Fire</em>.

Book Study: The Great Fire: Discussion Guide #2

This exercise is designed to reinforce the concept of comparing and contrasting two texts on the same topic. Your students will write complete sentences with the support of sentence frames.

Comparing and Contrasting with Sentence Frames

Venn diagrams aren't just a math tool; they make great charts for reading comprehension too!

Venn Diagram Graphic Organizer

Want to get your kids thinking critically about what they're reading? This fruit-themed Venn diagram alternative will help students to compare and contrast two topics or books during or after reading nonfiction texts.

Fruity Compare & Contrast

If you're good in Mexico, the Three Wise Men might come on Christmas Day and leave you candy and money!

Christmas in Mexico

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Internal & External Character Traits.

Glossary: Internal & External Character Traits

If your students struggle with how to compare and contrast texts, this worksheet can be used for reteaching or extra practice.

Feeding Our Pets

This worksheet is all about the haunting at the Princess Theater. Kids will read eyewitness accounts and then write some critical thinking responses.

Princess Theater

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Comparing Literature Themes.

Glossary: Comparing Literature Themes

Get to know nonfiction text features! Use this resource with your class to compare nonfiction text features for same-topic selections. This resource goes along with the Comparing Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan.

Side-By-Side Nonfiction Text Features 

Use this Venn diagram to help your kindergarten students learn about comparing and contrasting characters.

Compare & Contrast Fairy Tale Characters

Students will have some fun with reading eyewitness accounts of Roswell, and then doing some writing responses on the topic.

Roswell

Use this organizer to dig deep when comparing and contrasting texts within a genre.

Compare and Contrast Texts: Same Sub-Genre

Use this graphic organizer to analyze a common topic and theme between fiction texts.

Topic & Theme Between Fiction Texts

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Two Perspectives.

Glossary: Two Perspectives

Practice making inferences about stories with the help of this writing organizer.

I Can Infer

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students read the final chapters of&nbsp;<em>The Great Fire</em>.

Book Study: The Great Fire: Discussion Guide #3

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