{"id":1026,"date":"2021-11-15T01:26:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T06:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=1026"},"modified":"2024-10-10T17:21:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T21:21:57","slug":"frost-vs-rudolph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=1026","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Compare &#038; Contrast with Christmas Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1026\" class=\"elementor elementor-1026\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-90d8683 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90d8683\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-200a605\" data-id=\"200a605\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03ea6b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"03ea6b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/christmas\/Teaching-Compare-and-Contrast-with-Christmas-Books.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teaching Compare and Contrast with Christmas Books\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72a246a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72a246a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you are looking for some Christmas stories to teach your students how to compare and contrast, check out\u00a0<\/span><em><strong>The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree<\/strong><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><em><strong>Silver Packages: An Appalachian Christmas Story<\/strong><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. These two stories are set in the Appalachian Mountains and have heartwarming and educational themes. They are suitable for students at a mid-third-grade reading level, but older students can also enjoy them.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa8fa5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa8fa5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The handout for this blog post is now available in the Winter Vault. It includes the printables you need to complete some of the activities.<\/p><p>To access this handout and other winter-themed resources, click the button below. Sign up using your email, and we\u2019ll send you the username and password immediately.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d6ecc0 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7d6ecc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hidden-thunder-859.myflodesk.com\/hk8w790f7a\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-key\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get Access to the Winter Vault.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53ca17e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53ca17e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c64c7a\" data-id=\"6c64c7a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af25692 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af25692\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Christmas Stories<\/h2><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a081e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a081e1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdb85cd\" data-id=\"cdb85cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6043066 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6043066\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/christmas\/The-Year-of-the-Perfect-Christmas-Tree.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebc2348\" data-id=\"ebc2348\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b921606 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b921606\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ql-indent-1\" style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><strong style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">Author and Illustrator:<\/strong><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Gloria Houston and Barbara Cooney<\/span><\/p><p class=\"ql-indent-1\" style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><strong style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">Lexile Measure\u00ae:<\/strong><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0600L<\/span><\/p><p class=\"ql-indent-1\" style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><strong style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">Grade Level Equivalent:<\/strong><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a03.8<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfe237c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfe237c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree <\/em>tells the story of a family in the Appalachian Mountains who have promised to provide the town\u2019s Christmas tree. The story is based on the author\u2019s grandmother and mother\u2019s experiences.<\/p><p>This book tells a touching and humorous story that celebrates the spirit of Christmas, the courage of a family, and the power of tradition. It also gives the reader a glimpse of Appalachian culture and language. The illustrations capture the details and colors of mountain life. This book has earned many awards and praise, such as the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award and the Parents\u2019 Choice Award.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-139b849 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"139b849\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26ff416\" data-id=\"26ff416\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84bf53a elementor-widget 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f455c1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Christmas Stories<\/h2><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Silver Packages: An Appalachian Christmas Story<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d5e9f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d5e9f0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f620d2\" data-id=\"4f620d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ql-indent-1\"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Author and Illustrator:<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Cynthia Rylant and Chris K. Soentpiet<\/span><\/p><p class=\"ql-indent-1\"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lexile Measure\u00ae:<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0830L<\/span><\/p><p class=\"ql-indent-1\"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Grade Level Equivalent:<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a03.5<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb979dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb979dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Silver Packages: An Appalachian Christmas Story<\/em> tells the story of a rich man who travels by train every Christmas Eve and throws silver packages to the poor children of the Appalachian Mountains. The story is based on an actual event in the author\u2019s childhood.<\/p><p>With a heartwarming and inspiring story, this book celebrates the spirit of giving, gratitude, and kindness. It also gives the readers a glimpse of the Appalachian culture and history. The illustrations capture the beauty and hardship of mountain life. 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For example, what does it mean when someone says, \u201cThe old woman in the sky was picking her geese\u201d or \u201cCome in and spell yourself\u201d? The students will have to explain the meanings of these and other phrases from the stories.<\/p><p>The handout also invites the students to compare the two trains that play important roles in the stories: The Tweetsie Train and the Santa Train. The students will use a T-chart to contrast the features, functions, and effects of these trains.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-587d31b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"587d31b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The handout for this blog post is now available in the Winter Vault. This activity is ready to use with no preparation required. You can choose between Google Slides or printable pages, and you will also get full-page answer keys.<\/p><p>To access this handout and other winter-themed resources, click the button below. Sign up using your email, and we\u2019ll send you the username and password immediately.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-041992b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"041992b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hidden-thunder-859.myflodesk.com\/hk8w790f7a\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-key\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get Access to the Winter Vault.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81905be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81905be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I hope you find these resources valuable and enjoyable for your students. If you have any questions or feedback, please leave a comment below.<\/p><p>Happy holidays!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70be4c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70be4c9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e867d10\" data-id=\"e867d10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-410b7fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"410b7fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"644\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2320\" alt=\"Gay Miller\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent.png 644w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent-282x300.png 282w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent-600x637.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8b222e\" data-id=\"d8b222e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6389200 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6389200\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5664181\" data-id=\"5664181\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are looking for some Christmas stories to teach your students how to compare and contrast, check out\u00a0The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree\u00a0and\u00a0Silver Packages: An Appalachian Christmas Story. 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