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Looking for some free reading comprehension practice for your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students? Or are you wanting to introduce your students to Benjamin Franklin or Thomas Edison? Or perhaps you want some paired passages to help students analyze two similar texts. This free pdf can help with all of those things.Free Reading Passages for Two Famous InventorsThis free …
No matter how often you teach comparing and contrasting to your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students, they can always benefit from more practice. And a freebie to help you do this never hurts. Being able to identify similarities and differences is one of Marzano’s 9 high-yield instructional strategies. So of course, we want to give our students as much …
Looking for a Venn Diagram alternative to help spice up your compare and contrast lessons? Check out the 9 activity ideas below for your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade classroom.1. Have Students Write a Compare and Contrast Essay / ParagraphAn essay can be a daunting task at first, so start your students off small! Have them start off by writing …
Venn Diagrams are a tool commonly used in 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade classrooms to teach students how to compare and contrast. And while Venn Diagrams worksheets can be useful, they can also be used in a way that promotes lower level thinking instead of higher level thinking. Usually, teachers give students a completely blank Venn Diagram template. …
“Would You Rather” questions are often used as ice breakers or team builders in the upper elementary classroom. You might have used them to get your kids talking at the during a Christmas party or end of year party. If used thoughtfully, however, “Would You Rather” questions can be used as a fun way to practice comparing and contrasting with …
Rankings are a fun way to spice up your compare and contrast lessons for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. This is a no prep idea that is easily adaptable to your reading lessons, but can also be used in social studies and science. This is one of my favorite of these 9 different ways to compare and contrast in your …
My first year teaching – when I was constantly running on empty – I slipped several movie watching afternoons into my lesson plans. I defended this as educational, claiming that we were going to compare and contrast the book and movie. Really, however, I just needed some time to play catch up. Now, we did actually spend some time comparing …
In this age of social media, where visuals are such an integral part of our life, teaching students how to CREATE effective visuals can be an important and real world skill. Set students up for success in the 21st century by giving them opportunities to practice this! Having students create a visual that compares and contrasts two or more topics …
Writing can be hard and frustrating for upper elementary students; writing a compare and contrast essay can be even harder and more frustrating. Often, this skill gets pushed to the back burner. It is a lot easier to practice comparing and contrasting with things that take less time – like by using a Venn Diagram. However, teaching 3rd, 4th, and …
Using tables and charts is an often overlooked way to practice comparing and contrasting with your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. Adding lessons on how to use and create tables will benefit your compare and contrast unit for a variety of reasons, including: Tables are important text features in nonfiction that students should be able to read and interpret …