Compare and Contrast with a Fire Engine Freebie!

1. It's almost Fire Prevention Week.
2. Our kids LOVE fire engines!
3. You're teaching comparing and contrasting.

What's one got to do with the other?

The freebie that I'm sharing today, that's what! 

Like most skills that we teach, comparing and contrasting requires lots of conversational give-and-take for our students to have understanding and control, and be able to apply beyond our directed lessons. Here are two printable pages that you can also use on your SMARTboard or doc camera, discussing the language and details of making comparisons. Their timeliness for Fire Prevention Week should keep interest high!

  

My husband and I were in Wildwood Crest, NJ, recently at the same time as the statewide gathering of firefighters. Talk about photo opportunities! So here are a few of the engines we saw, put into compare and contrast format for you!

Just click here or on the picture above to download from Google Drive.

Looking for more compare and contrast lessons like this one? Here's a set of 50 printable pictures and graphic organizers. The download also includes a PowerPoint format, so you can use them on your interactive board or your students can use them on laptops and handheld devices. Click to see them at my TPT store.

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Happy Teaching! 

Compare and Contrast - Freebie!

Hi, Everyone!

Some of my first graders had a difficult time with the skill of comparing and contrasting. Sometimes I would be sure that a child knew the ways that two items were alike or different, but he would have a lot of trouble putting it into words. Since the skill is fundamental to progress in literacy, science, social studies, and math, and it's woven through the Common Core standards from kindergarten through fifth grade, I was very determined to give all of my students a strong foundation in both understanding and applying it. I mean, wouldn't any teacher be? But sometimes some very specific teaching is called for, and it's tough to get together the resources you need.

That's why I'm so excited to tell you about a new resource that I just completed! It's a series of 45 pictures that use graphic organizers, class discussion, and partner talk to practice comparing and contrasting. These would be great to use on your SMARTboard, so you can complete them together as a class. You might want to do one a day, or maybe it would work better for you to block out more time once a week and do several. There are also three pages to print and have your students complete independently as an assessment.

Where's the freebie? ... Well, here it is! Click on the picture below to download your free set of 6 slides from the set. I hope you'll find them useful and fun for your class!

Have a great week in school!



Happy Teaching!