Similar or Different?

Materials

Boating magazines and catalogs Scissors

Glue Index cards, any size

Marker

Instructions

1. Find pictures of different kinds of boats in magazines and catalogs. Glue the pictures ontoindex cards. Write the names of the boats on other cards. Types of boats include:tugtrawlercutterferryhouseboatocean linersailboatlobster boat2. Ask the children to sort the boats by an attribute of their choice.3. Encourage them to match the names of the boats to the correct pictures. Use books as references.4. Classify boats by purpose (work or pleasure).5. How are the boats similar and different?More to doArt: Invite the children to work together to paint a mural of boats, bridges and lighthouses.Language: Ask the children to write or dictate a story about the boat of their choice.