Check in on the development of your fifth graders' reading and writing skills with this Common Core-designed assessment. Given a series of six reading passages ranging from narrative stories to informational texts, young...

Foster contributing members of society with a social studies unit focused on five aspects of community. First graders discuss themes of culture, groups, location, scarcity, and change with discussion questions and activities about...

Look around and explore. Little ones use their five senses with some day-to-day activities designed to guide observation and apply STEM strategies. Young scientists learn through comparing/contrasting and...

Students use graphic organizers to compare and contrast Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. In this diabetes lesson, students are given information on the two major types of diabetes. They analyze how to compare and contrast the information.

Sixth graders compare and contrast ancient civilizations. In this research skills lesson, 6th graders use SMART Board programs to compare and contrast the economies, cultures, and geography of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and India.

Fifth graders compare and contrast the cultures of American culture with that of the other cultures of North America. Using traditional and Internet research, 5th graders gather data on one element of culture for comparison. Data...

Students first compare and contrast the traditional French Cinderella with Cinderella stories from around the world as well as the opera synopsis. Students write their own Cinderella stories, personalizing them with aspects from their...

Students study the nutrients of strawberries and compare them to other foods. In this strawberries lesson plan, students study the healthy strawberries and compare and contrast them to other foods that are not as healthy.

For this language arts worksheet, young scholars use this blank Venn diagram to compare and contrast any 2 topics. There are no directions for use.

In this Venn diagram graphic organizer worksheet, students compare and contrast an item using the overlapping diagram. Students also list critical attributes in the space provided.

In this early childhood compare and contrast worksheet, learners examine a picture of a spider and determine whether it is going up or down. Students use 2 other pictures to help them make their selection and then write the word "up" or...

In this comprehension skills worksheet, students read the book Serious Farm and complete comprehension activities. Students complete activities such as plot, cause and effect, summarizing, drawing conclusions, and compare and contrast.

Are marches and protests an effective form of resistance? That is the question high schoolers seek to answer in this inquiry lesson as they compare the 2020 protests to historical ones. Researchers use Venn Diagrams to compare images...

Students review superlatives and comparatives. Groups of students draw pictures and then line up according to the size of the object they drew. They discuss who has the "biggest" and who has the "smallest" times. Students compare...

Using maps, images, websites, and handouts, learners work to understand the nature of human migrations. They compare and contrast human migration from the past to the present, identify causes for migration, and trace migration routes on...

"Words, words, words." Despite Hamlet's opinion, words can be significant. In this inquiry lesson, middle schoolers learn how the words in Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, in the view of many, lead to the American Civil War. To...

Students compare and contrast creation stories.  In this Bible studies lesson, students work in groups to read and summarize creation myths and share with their peers.  The class goes on to create a chart to compare and...

Learners explore schools during the Colonial period. In this American history lesson plan, students participate in a simulation of school days in Colonial America. Learners visit a museum and use the schoolhouse as a setting for their...

Second graders explore the holidays of different cultures. In this culture lesson plan, 2nd graders knowledge about various holidays. Students play a matching game with the name of the holiday and the description. Students research one...

Students research and learn about the Underground Railroad. In this Underground Railroad lesson plan, students take 2 weeks to research an individual, complete journal writings, read passages in small groups, list major events, and more.

In this Venn diagram worksheet, students compare and contrast school and summer vacation. Students then write a short summary.

How diverse are the benthic organisms found in local streams? Using the information learned in previous lessons on identification of macroinvertebrates and on calculating stream index values, groups determine the health of local...

Study and compare multiple aspects of both Aztec and Inca civilizations. Young historians explain how each of the empires came to be, and how they were both defeated by the Spanish. The resource starts out as a good lesson, but is...

High schoolers analyze a case study. In this child development lesson, students read case studies on children who are isolated and their development. High schoolers break into groups, read the case study, and summarize their thoughts....