Compare and Contrast Same and Different
Compare tells what is the same about two or more things
Oranges and Bananas You eat both of them. They are both fruits. You have to peel both of them.
Contrast tells what is different about two or more things
Oranges and Bananas Oranges are orange. Bananas are yellow. Oranges are round. Bananas are long. Oranges have seeds. Bananas don’t have seeds.
Venn Diagram It is a great way to organize your thoughts when you are comparing and contrasting two things. In the middle you put how the two objects are alike. On the sides you put how the objects are different.
Organizing Your Bubble Map fruit can eat it have to peel it yellow long doesn’t have seeds have seeds orange round
What can we compare and contrast? Books People Objects Animals Places Music Events
Review Compare = same Contrast = different Organize ideas using a double bubble map
Now it’s your turn!!! Choose one of the pairs below to compare and contrast on your own. basketball and football (two sports) summer and winter (two seasons) teacher and student (two people) fork and spoon (two objects)