This document provides guidance for teaching kindergarten students to compare and contrast using a Venn diagram. It recommends front-loading key vocabulary, supporting students with sentence frames, using visuals, and giving time for oral practice. Examples are given of vocabulary for comparing chicks and ducks, including in a sample Venn diagram comparing the two animals. Additional online resources for lessons on comparing chicks and ducks are also listed.

1. By: Jennifer Bethers Kindergarten TeachingCompare and Contrast using a Venn Diagram

4. Front load vocabulary chicks ducks oviporous eggs webbed feet feathers

5. Support with sentence frames __________________ and ________________ are both _____________. They both have _________________________________. The _________________ and ______________________ are similar in that ________________________________________. _______________ and _____________________ are different because ____________________________________.

8. An example of one I did in my kindergarten class both chicks cannot fly Chicks have an egg tooth Chicks do not have webbed feet ducks can fly ducks have webbed feet ducks can swim They both come from eggs Chicks Ducks