Finding Nemo Video
Comparing and Contrasting 3rd Grade
Overview
This lesson introduces comparing and contrasting.
Introducing Comparing and Contrasting
-To introduce the subject of comparing and contrasting, I will bring in an apple and a banana. We will talk about what makes the apple and banana the same and what makes them different. I will will write down all of the information given by the students onto the board in two different columns. There will be a same and a different column.
-After all of the comparing and contrasting of the fruits is done, I will introduce the new words of comparing and contrasting. I will explain that comparing is a synonym of same and contrasting means the same as different.
-Next, we will talk about Venn Digrams. We will put this information given about the fruits into a even diagram on the board with my guidance.
- I will show the Comparing and Contrasting video to the students to introduce comparing and contrasting of stories.
-I will read The Three Little Pigs by Paul Galdone and The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka. The first task of the students will be that they will be placed in pairs. They will have to compare one thing and contrast one thing about the two stories. They will write down their findings. Then we will share and all put it on a Venn diagram on the board.
- The students’ next task will be to compare and contrast Dory and Marlin from Finding Nemo. They will be given a Venn diagram worksheet. They must watch the Venn Diagram video on their IPads and compare and contrast at least six things.