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2nd Grade Compare and Contrast Resources

36 resources

2nd Grade Compare and Contrast Resources

36 resources

Worksheet
Worksheet2nd GradeRainbow Fish and The Very Grouchy Ladybug Worksheet

Using this Rainbow Fish and The Very Grouchy Ladybug Worksheet, students compare and contrast the adventures that each character experiences after reading the two stories.

Worksheet
Worksheet2nd GradeThe Giving Tree Worksheet

Using The Giving Tree Worksheet, students compare two characters from a story to determine how they are alike and different.

Activity
Activity2nd GradeComparing Points of View Activity

Children read short opinion texts, match each one to what the author thinks, and compare it with their own view in this 2nd to 4th grade reading game. Practice page and answer key included.

Activity
Activity2nd GradeComparing Texts Activity

This comparing texts activity has 1st-3rd Grade readers match compare and contrast words, read two penguin texts, and sort fact cards. Answer key included for quick, easy checking.

Worksheet
Worksheet2nd GradeThinking about Characters Worksheet

This Thinking About Characters Worksheet gives 2nd graders a short story about two very different friends, then four questions and a written response that ask how the characters are alike and different. Answer key included.

Activity
Activity2nd GradeCompare and Contrast Graphic Organizer Activity

Using this Compare and Contrast Graphic Organizer Activity, students organize their ideas using any of the provided graphic organizers in order to compare and contrast the structure of events, ideas, concepts, and information in two or more texts.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson2nd GradeRF.2.4 Second Grade Common Core Lesson

Using RF.2.4 Second Grade Common Core Lesson, students read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.

Activity
Activity2nd GradeCompare Books Activity

This compare books activity has 1st and 2nd grade readers sort fact cards from two short dog books into Book 1, Book 2 or Both, with an answer key included for quick, confident checking.

Activity
Activity2nd GradeMaking Connections in a Story Activity

This making connections in a story activity has 1st and 2nd grade readers match story card halves joined by but, because and so. Answer key included, so children can check how each event connects.

Worksheet
Worksheet2nd GradeDoes it Tell a Story or Information Worksheet

This does it tell a story or information worksheet asks 2nd graders to read two short boat books and check which one has each story or text feature. An answer key is included.

Worksheet
Worksheet2nd GradeCharacters in Blueberries for Sal Worksheet

Using Characters in Blueberries for Sal Worksheet, students compare two characters from a story to determine how they are alike and different.

Worksheet
Worksheet2nd GradeCompare and Contrast Characters Charlie Brown and Arthur Worksheet

Using Compare and Contrast Characters Charlie Brown and Arthur Worksheet, students compare two different characters from two different stories you have read.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson2nd GradeRL.2.9 Second Grade Common Core Lesson

Using RL.2.9 Second Grade Common Core Lesson, students compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story by different authors or from different cultures..

Activity
Activity2nd GradeHow are They the Same Compare and Contrast Story Elements Activity

This how are they the same compare and contrast story elements activity has 1st-3rd Grade readers sort 16 detail cards from two Otter and Beaver stories. Answer key included.

Activity
Activity2nd GradeFavorite Books and Characters Activity

This favorite books and characters activity helps 1st-2nd Grade readers compare two story characters with detail cards, a sort mat and a Venn sheet, answer key included.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson2nd GradeRI.2.9 Second Grade Common Core Lesson

Using RI.2.9 Second Grade Common Core Lesson, students identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic.