Kindergarten and 1st Grade Compare and Contrast Resources

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

Three full days of Christmas celebration? The holidays season is pretty amazing in Germany!

Have you ever heard of Julbock, the Christmas goat, or Tomten, the gift-giving Christmas elf? Learn how to celebrate Christmas in Sweden!

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

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

Help your kindergarten students learn about comparing and contrasting nonfiction texts using this helpful Venn diagram.

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

Get inspired by the traditions of the Philippines this holiday season!

Learn all about Sinterklaas (sound familiar?) and the fun traditions that kids in the Netherlands look forward to every Christmas!

This worksheet helps students analyze the ways in which stories are similar and different.

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

Can you imagine celebrating Christmas in the summer? That's what the people in New Zealand do!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Compare and Contrast Fictional Characters.

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Compare & Contrast Pictures.

Use this Venn diagram to help kindergarten students learn about comparing and contrasting events in a story.

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

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

As students read multiple nonfiction books about a topic, they’ll begin to learn more. Help them organize their notes and keep track of the new information they're learning with this fun book-themed graphic organizer!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Compare & Contrast Pictures.

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

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: Sharing Opinions About Stories.

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

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.