C- vocabulary words
Compare and Contrast
Problem Solving
Past tense verbs
100

confuse

make something hard to understand


100

Dogs 

and 

Elephants

Similarities: Both have a tail, both are animals, both are mammals, both have floppy ears


Differences: dogs bark, elephants have a trunk, elephants have excellent memories, dogs can jump 

100

You are giving a group presentation in front of class and it's your turn to talk. All of the sudden you sneeze. You cover it with your hand, but now your hand is full of stuff you sneezed out. What could you do?

- wipe it on your pants

-ask for a tissue

-keep going but keep your hands at your side

stop and wash your hands


100
I rode my bike to the park.

rode

200

communicate

give information about something


200

Mr. Forgenie

and 

Ms. Mcrae

Similarities: Both work in PS 135, Both are teachers, Both are black


Differences: Ms. Mcrae is a principal, Mr. Forgenie is a teacher, Mr. Forgenie is a man, Ms. Mcrae is a woman. 

200
  • You wake up and see that your alarm never went off. So you are starting your morning 15 minutes later than you planned. It is a really important day at school and you cannot be late. What could you do?

- hurry and get ready

-ask someone in your house to help you get to school on time

200

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300

calculate

to find using a mathematical computation 

OR

to get a general idea about a cost, value or size of something

300

Mr. J

and 

Mr. Wilson

Similarities- both are men, both work in PS 135, both are black

Differences-Mr. Wilson is a teacher, Mr. J is an assistant teacher, Mr. Wilson is from Jamaica, Mr. J is from Trinidad, Mr. Wilson works in 504, Mr. Jay works in 501

300

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300

 My phone fell at the bookstore. 

Past Tense Verb:

fell

400

circular

shaped like a circle


400

Air Jordan


and

Yeezy's

Similarities: both are sneakers, both are worn on your feet, both cost a lot of money, both are used to workout or for fashion

Differences: Yeezy's are promoted by Kanye West, Air Jordans are based off of Michael Jordan

400
  • There is a guy in your class who is always mean to you. He always bumps you when he walks by and he calls you names. He knocks stuff out of your hands and makes you feel stupid. You don't think you can take it anymore. What could you do?

- tell a trusted adult

- tell the student to stop 

- try mediation with a trusted adult and the student

400

We walked to the candy store.

walked

500

compute or computation

to find out using a mathematical concept

500

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  • You are eating dinner at a fancy restaurant with your parents and their friends. You have a really messy dinner and accidentally flip a noodle into the lady's lap. They are busy talking and don't notice it. What could you do?

- Stop and say sorry to the woman

-wait for the woman to look at you and say sorry


500

Jaden jumped into the muddy puddle. 

jumped