Grade
PK

Same & Different: Leaves on a Tree

Look at the two pictures. What do you notice?

A. A tree with 3 leaves in its branches. 3 leaves have fallen to the ground next to a tall orange pumpkin that is to the right of the tree trunk. B. A tree with 4 leaves in its branches. 2 leaves have fallen to the ground next to a short, bumpy, green pumpkin to the left of the tree trunk.
  1. How are pictures A and B the same, and how are they different?
    • A and B are the same because …
    • A and B are different because …
  2. Here are two more pictures. Which one goes better with pictures A and B? Why?
C. A tree with 6 leaves in its branches. To the left of the tree trunk is a short, bumpy, green pumpkin. To the right sits a tall, orange pumpkin. D. A tree with 3 leaves in its branches. 2 leaves have fallen to the ground. A tall, orange pumpkin is to the right of the tree trunk.

Make a picture that shows another way to arrange 6 leaves around a tree. You can use the tree below or draw your own. Explain how your picture is the same as pictures A and B, and how it is different.

A tree with several branches and no leaves. An owl peeks out from its home in the tree trunk.
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