Same and Different
Aligned to RL.K.9 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.
What this lesson teaches
Two characters can be alike in some ways and different in others.
Worked examples
Example 1
One mouse likes to nap and another mouse likes to run — both are mice, but they do different things.
Example 2
Two stories both have a wolf, but in one the wolf is scary and in the other the wolf is a friend.
Example 3
Look at how stories end. Two stories about getting lost can end very differently.
Practice questions
- How are two story friends alike?
- How are they different?
- Which character is most like you?
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Every lesson comes with a video taught in English and Spanish — the same video the QR code in the printed workbook opens.
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Igual y Diferente
Dos personajes pueden parecerse en algunas cosas y ser diferentes en otras.
Ejemplo 1: A un ratón le gusta dormir y a otro le gusta correr — los dos son ratones, pero hacen cosas diferentes.
Ejemplo 2: Dos cuentos tienen un lobo, pero en uno el lobo da miedo y en el otro el lobo es un amigo.
Ejemplo 3: Fíjate en cómo terminan los cuentos. Dos historias sobre perderse pueden acabar muy distinto.
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