Did you know that you could celebrate Christmas in December and then fly to Russia to celebrate the same holiday in January?

How are Little Red Riding Hood and the Big, Bad Wolf different? Do they share any similarities? Challenge your young readers to hone their reading comprehension skills as they compare and contrast characters in a book or story with this Venn diagram works

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learn to Compare and Contrast.

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

The more students read about a topic, the more they’ll become experts! Help kids embrace their expert status by having them recommend books to friends. They'll write a letter recommending at least two different books, sharing what makes each unique.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Character Comparisons.

Students will learn about the sword maker Muramasa Sengo, read through the eyewitness accounts, and decide who the trustworthy source is!

The more books you read about a topic, the more you learn! This worksheet helps students compare and contrast information they learn from multiple books about the same topic.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Compare and Contrast Fictional Characters.

Pretend you're spending the holidays in France as you discover the Christmas customs and culinary delights of a country half a world away!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Comparing with Transition Words.

This activity, complete with sentence frames and a word bank with key words and phrases, can be used to assist those students who need extra support with writing a response.

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

Students make sense of literary elements like protagonists and challenges while drawing comparisons between fiction texts.

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Scary Story Elements.

Discover how our friends across the pond celebrate the holiday season!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Character Comparisons.

Comparing different stories is a great way to help your young reader get started with analyzing texts. She'll compare and contrast two children's favorites.

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

Students will note features of theme between two fiction texts and summarize their analysis.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Scary Story Elements.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Comparative and Superlative.

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Sharing Opinions About Stories.

Practice comparing texts that share a distinctive feature within a genre.

Use this organizer to draw comparisons between problems and solutions in fiction texts.

Students will note details of theme between two fiction texts and summarize their analysis.

Practice making story comparisons and inferences with the help of this useful organizer.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Focus on the Similarities.