Comparing Spring Things

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling

• Draw a picture of two baskets on the board. Draw two eggs in one basket and four eggs in the other basket.
• Explain to students that we are going to compare these objects. Compare means to look at two or more objects and see what is the same and different about them.
• Tell students that we are going to compare the amount of eggs. Write on the board, "Which has more?" Ask students to raise their hand to tell you which basket has more eggs.
• Post a piece of chart paper titled "Let's Compare" on the board, and write, "Which has more?" under the title.
• Ask students to think of other ways we can compare two objects. For example: Who is shorter? Who is taller? Who is heavier? Who is lighter? Who is older? Who is younger? Who is bigger? Who is smaller?
• Write these ideas on the chart paper and save it to use later in the lesson.

Guided Practice

• Project the Comparing Two Things worksheet onto the board.
• Draw students' attention to the example at the top of the paper with the drawings of the two carrots and the writing "Which is longer?" Point out that if you look closely, the carrot on top is longer than the carrot on the bottom. Therefore, the top carrot has been circled.
• Complete the remainder of this worksheet as a class.
• Tell students that the creator of this worksheet drew two spring-themed pictures and asked a question comparing the two objects. Explain that this is what they will be doing today during Independent Work Time.
• Having completed the worksheet as a class, ask students if they can think of any more ways to compare things that can be added to the "Let's Compare" chart paper.

Independent working time

• Tell students that they will now create their own spring-themed comparison worksheet for one of their classmates to complete. Tell students to draw at least four comparison pictures.
• Encourage students to use the "Spring Things" and "Let's Compare" chart papers as resources as they create their worksheets.
• Distribute blank white paper, markers, and pencils to each student.
• Instruct students to exchange their worksheets with a partner once they are done creating them.