Comparing & Contrasting SpeechPad (PLUS GIVEAWAY!!)
I am always looking to find new ways to work on tricky concepts. When it comes to comparing and contrasting, I find my students can identify which items go together and those that do not. However, they struggle with expressing HOW and WHY! I've used EET, visuals, models, and more...I still have several students that struggle to see the connections on their own. How many prompts can you give before you say FORGET IT! I created a new activity using a new method of teaching this concept!!
What is this new method I speak about?! Well....I took the most common 4 ways items can be the same (or different for that matter) and broke them up. I made visuals for each of them and 24 practice drill cards. I teach each one separately to ensure that students completely recognize and understand the connection and how items can go together in that way. Once each of the four are mastered, it is not time to mix them together and see if students can identify which one is being compared with each pair of objects presented. The same visuals used in the individual visual is used in the combined visual. Keep reading to see what I mean!!
In this activity pack:
-Four common ways to compare are introduced. Students will be provided with a visual on how to express each comparing type (function, looks, location, & category). 24 stimulus cards are provided to practice. Each comparing type uses a different “iPad” color to help with storage and make it easy to sort and use.
-Compare/Contrast visual is provided and an opportunity to use all 4 ways to compare and contrast are provided. Can your students identify which way makes them the same? Which way makes them different? Use the sentence strip on the visual to encourage complete sentences!!
-Review worksheets are provided!
I am so excited about this new activity!! You can access this activity in my TpT store by clicking HERE!!
Now do you love it???...How about a giveaway?!?!?!
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This is a great idea. I too have struggled with my older students with their explanations of how and why things do or do not go together. I think this activity breaks down the skill to a level where they will be able to grasp the concepts and then move forward with their new knowledge. It's on my wishlist! Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteMy students have been struggling with this concept for the past few weeks! I can't wait to try this!
ReplyDeleteI love this! I find it hard to keep comparing/contrasting fresh with my students and am always looking for more activities. Thanks for a great blog!
ReplyDeleteI love that this actually TEACHES how to compare and contrast rather than just drill.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to try this out! So timely and it applies to so many of my students!
ReplyDeleteI love the VISUALS!!! Great way to teach, re-teach, and practice this skill!
ReplyDeleteWow! What a great idea something that is engaging for students (media/technology) and useful (visuals). What a wonderful way to help students understand comparing and contrasting
ReplyDeleteLove love the visuals!
ReplyDeleteI love the visuals. My population, kids who are deaf, rely heavily on visual referents!
ReplyDeleteThe visuals are great!
ReplyDeleteI like that there are visuals and that each semantic relation is taught and practiced separately. Gives some structure to desribing same/different.
ReplyDeleteI find that comparing and contrasting is something nearly all of my students struggle with. I love that you included visuals and broke it down into 4 possible ways to compare to help them see the different possibilities.
ReplyDeleteLove the visuals!!!
ReplyDeleteit is a simple and easy to go activity that I can pull off the shelf
ReplyDeleteI love the Speechpad concept...my kiddos love anything ipad related
ReplyDeleteI love how it scaffolds the concepts! Plus thr visual support is great!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of teaching each level of comparison individually and then building upon them. I also have been using the EET to teach the concept and have been finding that leap to independence a challenge. I can't tell, but do the colors of your iPads correlate with the colors of the EET beads? I noticed the function iPad is blue.
ReplyDeleteIt does not correlate but it is a great idea to use the EET to help teach the concept!!
DeleteLove that you color coded it so that I know which type of comparison. Makes things easier. Looks like fun to me.
ReplyDeleteI love the visuals! I have many students that would benefit from this!
ReplyDeleteThese visuals will be very helpful!
ReplyDeleteI love the variety of activities and the way it explicitly teaches students different ways of comparing and contrasting (by function, by categories, etc.).
ReplyDeleteCompare and contrast gets dull very fast with my kiddos. I love your ideas in this activity pack! I have severe students who need help in the areas of compare/ contrast and I LOVE the sentence strips! I am always working on answering in sentences and expanding responses. Thank you for making this activity it looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteI love the compare/contrast visuals!!
ReplyDeleteI love the way you broke this task down and the color coded cards are great. Great visual supports!!!
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