Compare and Contrast 1. Engage the children in discussions about each story. Encourage them to describe the relationships between the child and parent. Ask the children to make comparisons to their own family or other experiences that they may have had or know about. Ask the children to compare and contrast the stories.
Children can study main characters, settings, main ideas, etc.
Children's responses can be recorded through Venn diagrams, language experience charts, oral responses, or individual writing and drawing responses. Ask the children to create a list of safety tips that they learned from the story of Officer Buckle and Gloria. Explain to the children that they will create Safety Tip Posters based on the story of Officer Buckle and Gloria. Ask children to choose one of the safety tips and draw a picture about it on their poster. Assist each child in writing his or her safety tip on a poster.