Grade 2 Read-Aloud

Cycles in Nature: Supplemental Guide DR | Domain Review 179

Compare/Contrast Venn Diagram

Materials: Chart paper, chalkboard, or whiteboard

Tell students that there are many things to compare and contrast

in the read-alouds they have heard. Remind students that compare

means to tell how things are similar, and contrast means to tell

how things are different. Have students choose a topic from the

following list to compare/contrast on a Venn diagram. You may do

this individually or as a class.

• the seasons (two out of the four seasons)


• the life cycle of a frog and a butterfl y


• the three forms of water (two out of the three forms of water)


• evaporation, condensation, and precipitation (two out of the
  three)


• three types of clouds (two out of the three)
  You may wish to extend this activity by using the chart as a
  prewriting tool and have students write two paragraphs, one
  describing similarities and the other describing differences.

➶ Writing Prompts

Students may be given an additional writing prompt such as the

following:

• Tadpoles and adult frogs breathe in different ways because...


• The changing seasons affect our lives because...


• The shape of a cloud is important because...


• I observe the water cycle when...


• The most interesting thing I learned about cycles is...