CurriculumGrade 1English Language Arts

Same and Different

Aligned to RL.1.9 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

What this lesson teaches

Two stories can have characters who do things. We can see how they are the same and how they are different.

Worked example

One story has a bear who plants seeds. Another has a rabbit who plants seeds. Both plant, but one is a bear and one is a rabbit.

Practice questions

  1. Name two characters from stories you know.
  2. Tell one way they are the same.
  3. Tell one way they are different.

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En español

Igual y Diferente

Dos cuentos pueden tener personajes que hacen cosas. Podemos ver en qué se parecen y en qué son diferentes.

Ejemplo: Un cuento tiene un oso que siembra semillas. Otro tiene un conejo que siembra semillas. Ambos siembran, pero uno es oso y otro es conejo.

More Reading: Literature lessons

Retelling Stories and the Central MessageRL.1.2Who? What? Where?RL.1.1Who, Where, What HappensRL.1.3Feeling WordsRL.1.4Story or Facts?RL.1.5Who Is Talking?RL.1.6

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