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

With this resource, your students will read and compare two nonfiction texts on the same topic.

In this worksheet, students will read two different passages about the platypus. Kids will compare and contrast the passages, and identify the main ideas.

Students will use transition words to support understanding of comparing and contrasting.

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

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 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.

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

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

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

What type of change will you get? Use this resource with your students to compare and contrast chemical and physical reactions.

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

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

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.

This informative and inspiring worksheet will have your students compare and contrast two athletes who have been instrumental in changing the world of women’s sports!

Use this graphic organizer to list comparisons between two nouns.

Practice comparing two nonfiction texts in this reading comprehension worksheet! 

Students will compare two informational texts on the same topic using a Venn diagram.

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.

If your students struggle with how to compare and contrast texts, this worksheet can be used for reteaching or extra practice.

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!

Want to get your kids thinking critically about what they're reading? This fruit-themed Venn diagram alternative will help students to compare and contrast two topics or books during or after reading nonfiction texts.

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

During this reading exercise, students will work in small groups to look at various sample passages and sort them based on firsthand or secondhand accounts.

With this resource, give your students practice comparing and contrasting the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.

After reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba, students compare the movie adaptation to the written story.

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