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Same or different?

Strategy card

Things can be the same in one way and different in another.

  1. Step 1: Look at the color.
  2. Step 2: Look at the shape.
  3. Step 3: Look at the size: big or small?
  4. Step 4: Point to the one that matches.

Tip: Say it out loud: "These are all red!"

Worked example

These pictures go together. Which one belongs with them?

green mushroomgreen applepurple fish
  • A: yellow tree (the answer)
  • B: purple umbrella
  • C: red cup

Why: They all come from nature (they grow or live outdoors). The tree does too.

Your turn

Your turn 1 of 2

Find the one that is exactly the same as this one.

big yellow diamond

Your turn 2 of 2

These pictures go together. Which one belongs with them?

yellow cuppurple boatorange kite

Keep practicing

Grown-ups: Ask: "How are these two the same? How are they different?" Parent guide

Next lesson: What comes next?