For those who prefer their fairy tales cheery all the way, here's an alternate ending to Rapunzel that's sure to please. Compare and contrast the two endings!

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.

Your kid may have seen the movie, but has he ever read the story of Rapunzel? Here, the story of Rapunzel is told in its entirety with two different endings.

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.

Use this resource with your students to get them making connections between two nonfiction texts on the same topic. They will use a Venn diagram to organize the similarities and differences.

When paired with two types of nonfiction texts, this classic graphic organizer will help students visualize the similarities and differences between the text features of printed text and electronic text.

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the second part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

Your students will read two short stories, then compare and contrast the characters, problems, solutions, and themes with the help of a graphic organizer.

Learners practice using context clues to identify the meaning of new words in this language and vocabulary worksheet.

Read about why kangaroos hop on two legs, in Rudyard Kipling's "The Sing Song of Old Kangaroo." Your kid will answer reading questions and color illustrations.

It can be tricky to sort out different perspectives in a complex book! Use this activity to help your learner think about how two different characters feel about the same event or challenge.

Children are introduced to two beautiful examples of the power of words in this “I Have a Dream" Speech and "My Country ‘Tis of Thee" Song worksheet.

This resource helps ELs incorporate their own thoughts and text connections into a thinking paragraph.

Differentiating between facts and opinions is a key fourth grade skill to master and is helpful in identifying the author’s purpose in a text. Use this activity to give your students extra practice differentiating between these two kinds of sentence

Students read short biographies of pilot Bessie Coleman and astronaut Mae Jemison, each a pioneer in her field. They then practice using a Venn diagram to compare the lives and accomplishments of each woman.

In this worksheet, children will learn to identify signal words and visuals that writers use when comparing and contrasting.

Discover how events are related to their outcomes in this worksheet!

After students read R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, watch the film adaptation of the movie to compare and contrast the written and film versions of the story!
 

Learn how frogs and butterflies transform as they grow into adults!

Children learn to recognize how they can write with a certain reader, or audience, in mind, in this hands-on worksheet.

Children learn to recognize how they can write with a certain reader, or audience, in mind, in this hands-on worksheet.

A monkey, a fruit tree, and reading comprehension! Kids learn a Brazilian fairy tale and strengthen comprehension skills with this worksheet.

This resource will help your students practice an important reading comprehension skill as they read a fiction text and identify cause and effect relationships

Use this worksheet to show how to compare characters’ thoughts and actions.

Develop your students’ critical eye with this nonfiction text features checklist! This resource can be used with the Comparing Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan.

Use this resource to give your students practice identifying key ideas by looking for repeated words and phrases in a text.

Read this passage about a rainy spring break to boost your character analysis skills!

Reading comprehension strategies, such as identifying the main idea, help students focus on how to determine what the author is trying to say.

Use this half-sheet graphic reading log to help students write simple summaries.

Students will practice making connections between a text and their real life experiences in this reading comprehension activity.