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Teacher: Today, boys and girls, we're going to talk about comparing and contrasting. Comparing and contrasting. Who can tell me what it means to compare something? [Student's Name]?

Student: Compare means to tell how things are alike.

Teacher: Very good. Comparing means to tell how things are alike. What about the term ''contrasting''? What does it mean to contrast? [Student's Name].

Student: To show things how are they different.

Teacher: To show how things are different. Very good. So we're going to show how you all are alike or different, okay? I'm going to need two volunteers. Let's see. Who am I going to choose?... Now, we're going to see how [Student's Name] and [Student's Name] are alike. We're going to compare them. What is one thing we could say that they have in common? How are they alike? [Student's Name].

Student: Belts on.

Teacher: Okay. They both have on belts. Very good. [Student's Name]?

Student: They both have on shirts. 

Teacher: They do. They both have on shirts Now, we've just finished doing comparing. Let's contrast these two stuffed animals. How are these two stuffed animals different? [Student's Name]? One has what?

Student: Different colors.

Teacher: Okay. Those different colors are called spots. And does this frog have spots?

Student: No.

Teacher: No it does not, okay? Let's talk about the color of these two stuffed animals. This stuffed animal is what color?

Students: Yellow.

Teacher: Yellow. And what is the color of this stuffed animal?

Students: Green.

Teacher: Green. Very good. Now give me one more type of contrasting between these two stuffed animals. [Student's Name]?

Student: One is a frog and one's not.

Teacher: Very good. One is a frog and one is not. Great job.

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