Lesson 269: Vocabulary – Compare & contrast
Focus: Compare & contrast
Objective
What we'll learn
Learn the meaning of compare & contrast and use them in speech and writing.
For grown-ups
Parent & teacher intro
Great readers grow their word bank every day. When you learn a new word, use it in a sentence right away!
Warm-up
Interactive phonics activity
Read each word. Say what it means. Try to use it in a sentence.
Words
Word list
Practice
Example sentences
- I can see the same.
- We can see the different.
- You can see the similar.
- They can see the opposite.
Story time
Kai and the Same
Kai went to the hill. Kai saw a same and a different.
"Look!" said Kai. "The similar is by the opposite."
Mia came to help. Together they played with the both and the neither.
At the end of the day, Kai and Mia smiled. What a wonderful Compare & contrast adventure!
Check for understanding
Comprehension questions
1. Where did Kai go?
2. What did Kai see first?
3. How did the story end?
STEM word of the day
🔬 subtract
Meaning: to take one number away from another
Example: 5 subtract 2 equals 3.
Review
Vocabulary review
- neither — A neither is something we can talk about or see.
- same — A same is something we can talk about or see.
- different — A different is something we can talk about or see.
- similar — A similar is something we can talk about or see.
Play
Fun challenge
Match each word to what it starts with.
Stretch