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Different Different

Alike
WHAT HAS THIS TAIL? • Level b • 1
SKILL: COMPARE AND CONTRAST

Instructions:  Have students write the names of two animals on the lines. Then have them write or draw details that tell how the animals are different
in the outer circles. Have them write or draw details that tell how the animals are alike where the circles overlap.
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WHAT HAS THIS TAIL? • Level b • 2

SKILL: intial consonant Tt

Instructions:  Have students write the uppercase and lowercase Tt on the lines if the picture begins with
the /t / sound.
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1. A pig has a curly tail.

WHAT HAS THIS TAIL? • Level b • 3

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2. An alligator has a bumpy tail.

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3. A horse has a long tail.

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4. A person has no tail.
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SKILL: simple subject

5. A rabbit has a short tail.

Instructions:  Read the sentences aloud with students. Have them underline the subject in each sentence
and then draw a line to the picture of each animal.
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