Compare and Contrast

Same and Different

 Compare

tell what is the same about

two or more things
Oranges and Bananas

You eat both of them.

They are both fruits.
You have to peel both of them.
 Contrast

tell what is different about

two or more things
Oranges and Bananas

Oranges are orange. Bananas are yellow.

Oranges are round. Bananas are long.
Oranges have seeds. Bananas don’t have seeds.
 Double Bubble Maps
• It is a great way to organize your
thoughts when you are comparing and
contrasting two things.
• In the middle you put how the two
objects are alike.
• On the sides you put how the objects
are different.
Organizing Your Bubble
Map

•fruit •yellow
•have seeds
•can eat it •long
•orange
•have to •doesn’t have
•round
peel it seeds
 What can we compare
and contrast?
• Books
• People
• Objects
• Animals
• Places
• Music
• Events
 Review
• Compare = same
• Contrast = different
• Organize ideas using a double bubble
map
 Now it’s your turn!!!

Choose one of the pairs below to

compare and contrast on your own.
 basketball and football (two sports)
 summer and winter (two seasons)
 teacher and student (two people)
 fork and spoon (two objects)