Grade
PK

Same & Different: Silly Snow People

Look at the two pictures. What do you notice?

A. shows a snow person with a short black top hat. The face has 2 dots for eyes and an orange triangle nose. The smile has 8 dots. It's wearing a long blue scarf. The arms are 2 short sticks with 2 short parts that look like fingers. It has 5 circle buttons. B. shows a snow person with a tall black top hat. The face has 2 dots for eyes and an orange triangle nose. The smile has 5 dots. It's wearing a short blue scarf. The arms are 2 long sticks with 2 short parts that look like fingers. It has 4 triangle buttons.
  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. shows a snow person with a black beret hat. The face has 2 dots for eyes and an orange triangle nose. The smile has 8 dots. It's wearing a long pink scarf. The arms are 2 short sticks with 2 short parts that look like fingers. It has 4 square buttons. D. is a snow person with a tall black top hat. The face has 2 dots for eyes and an orange triangle nose. The smile has 9 dots. It's wearing a short blue scarf and a blue skirt. The arms are 2 long sticks with 2 short parts that look like fingers. It has 3 circle buttons.

Challenge

Make a picture of a snow person. Explain how your picture is the same as pictures A and B, and how it is different. 

  • Mine is the same because …
  • Mine is different because …
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