Do your students know the difference between Veterans Day, Memorial Day, and Labor Day? This reading comprehension worksheet will teach them about the similarities and differences of the holidays. First, they’ll read a passage that provides facts ab

Students will read passages and compare the traits of two characters.

Compare and contrast two scenes from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe with this two-page reading comprehension worksheet.

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

Read about the history of the Winchester Mystery House, and then answer some comprehension questions.

Use this graphic organizer to help students compare and contrast information from different sources of their choosing while researching a relevant topic.

Compare and contrast your traits with the character traits of other people.

Comparing and contrasting nonfiction stories is an important skill for fourth and fifth graders. This worksheet gives kids plenty of chance to practice.

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.

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students read the final chapters of The Great Fire.

After reading Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan, students make comparisons to the true story on which the novel was based.

Introduce your students to two myths from different cultures.

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!
 

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

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

Upon finishing The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, readers compare the written and visual forms of the story in this extension activity!

In the worksheet The History of African American Spirituals, children read about how African Americans used spirituals during different moments in history, starting from their enslavement to the civil rights movement.

Use this handy genre guide to teach students about 14 different genres!

Use this resource to help your students familiarize themselves with the concept of literary themes.

This worksheet gives kids the opportunity to compare and contrast two different versions of the Greek myth of Persephone.

Use this two-page graphic organizer to help students compare and contrast informational narratives from two different genres.

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.

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

Use this activity with your students to compare themes between fiction texts.

After finishing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, give students a chance to watch a movie adaptation and compare the written and visual forms of the story.

Students practice comparing and contrasting two versions of the same piece of text—written and audio/visual—with this graphic organizer!

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

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

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

This worksheet will enable your readers to examine several books in a series and compare and contrast the main features across the texts.