Tuesday, 8th June 2021 – Literacy

Reading Skill

I am learning about the reading skill “Compare and Contrast”.

I know I can do it when I can: 

• Find similarities (things that are the same)
• Identify differences (things that are different)
• Use connectives (linking words) in a sentence to express if an idea is:

a) the same

b) different

 

OK, let’s begin!

1.Start by studying the poster below.

2.Go through it a few times till you understand the linking words that help us compare and contrast things.

 

Practise the skill

Let’s examine the pictures below and think what is

• the same
• different

Possible answers might include:

Same	Different
I wash in both the shower and the bath.   I wash in the shower and the bath too. I wash in the shower as well as the bath.	I soak in bath water but I rinse under the shower. I can blow bubbles in the bath water whereas I can not blow bubbles in the shower.

Now, have a go on your own.

Independent Activity

1. Open your green lined book.
2. Rule a line under any previous work to rule off.
3. Write today’s date:
4. Write the heading “ Compare and Contrast”

Now, you’re ready to begin your task.

Instructions

Look at the picture of a polar bear and penguin above.

Using a ruler, draw a table like this:

Same	Different

Under the headings, record your ideas about:

• What a polar bear and penguin have in common (what is the same)
• How a polar bear and penguin vary (what is different)

Use the linking words below to turn your ideas into sentences. Write your sentences underneath the grid.