Comparing Expository Texts Worksheet
This comparing expository texts worksheet has kindergarten readers listen to two leaf texts, match facts to each text, and find what both share. An answer key is included.
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Description
Our comparing expository texts worksheet helps kindergarten readers notice how two nonfiction texts about the same topic can be alike and different. Listening to two short texts, then deciding what each one tells, is an early reading skill that teaches young children to think about what they hear and see in a book.
About This Worksheet
This kindergarten compare and contrast worksheet gives children two short, original informational texts about tree leaves. Text 1 tells how green leaves grow in spring and take in the sun. Text 2 tells how leaves turn red and orange in fall and drop to the ground. Each text has its own bright picture, so children can compare the illustrations as well as the words. On page 2, students circle text 1 or text 2 to show which text tells an idea. Then they circle yes or no to show whether an idea is in both texts, including two questions about the pictures.
What’s Included
- Page 1: two illustrated informational texts on the same topic
- Page 2: four which-text questions and four yes or no compare questions
- Page 3: a complete answer key
Why This Worksheet Helps Kids
First, it shows young learners that two books on one topic can teach different facts. Second, circling one text or the other gives children a simple way to talk about same and different. Third, the picture questions teach children that illustrations carry information too, which is an important text feature to notice.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Read both texts aloud slowly while children follow along and point to the pictures. Then read each sentence on page 2 together and let children look back at the texts before they circle. Use the comparing expository texts worksheet in a small reading group, a listening center, as homework, or as a fall lesson. For more practice, collect a few real leaves and talk about how they look the same and how they look different.
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