Grade
PK

Same & Different: Mitten Mysteries

Look at the two pictures. What do you notice?

A. shows 5 mittens on a string. 3 are green. 2 are purple with orange stripes. The colors go green, purple, green, purple, green. B. shows 5 mittens on a string. 4 are green. 1 is purple with orange stripes. The colors go green, green, purple, green, green. The green mittens next to each other look like pairs.
  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 5 mittens on a string. 1 is green. 1 is purple with orange stripes. 1 is red. 1 is blue. 1 is red with green and white stripes. D. shows 3 mittens on a string. 2 are green. 1 is purple with orange stripes. The colors go green, purple, green. The green mittens look like a pair.

Challenge

Make a picture of mittens. 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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