Many folk tales share similarities, but are also very different. Can you find the similarities and differences between these two stories?

Reading a short passage is a great way to get kids thinking about the main idea and its supporting details.

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

Practice strategic reading and allow children to monitor their own thinking and make connections between texts and life.

Students will draw conclusions about texts by combining what they learn from a text and their background knowledge.

Young readers practice identifying the theme of a story in this thoughtful fable about two friends who find gold in the forest.

Young readers will practice synthesizing information from multiple sources on the same topic in this reading comprehension worksheet.

When paired with nonfiction texts, this classic graphic organizer will help students visualize the similarities and differences between two accounts of the same event.

Read about this dry, warm biome, then review what you've learned as you play a round or two of this fun-fact card game.

Get your students thinking about themes as they compare and contrast two different picture books of their choice.

After finishing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, help learners analyze two characters from the book with this creative extension activity!

In this worksheet, children will learn to identify signal words and visuals that writers use when describing cause and effect.

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.

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

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!
 

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.

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.

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.