Classroom Activity Ideas Innovative ways to connect, create and communicate. Venn Diagrams Compare and contrast two things with a Venn diagram using Post‐it® Notes and Post‐it® Easel Pads Subject: Materials: All Subjects
Post-it® Notes, Post-it®
Easel Pads, markers &
dry erase markers
Topics: Venn Diagram,
Graphs, charts
Grade Level: 1st – 6th
Author: Shanna Beber
Estimated Time: 20 – 30 min
3M and Post‐it are trademarks of 3M (c) 3M 2014 Draw a Venn diagram on the whiteboard using two circles that overlap. Label each circle “Differences” and the space overlapping in the middle as “Similarities.” Use Post‐it® Super Sticky Notes to write the names of two fairy tales on the board so the students can identify the similarities and differences in both stories using colored Post‐it® Super Sticky Notes. 3M and Post‐it are trademarks of 3M (c) 3M 2014 Next, break students into groups of three to four to make a Venn Diagram Chart using Post‐it® Easel Pad on two stories that they are reading in class. 3M and Post‐it are trademarks of 3M (c) 3M 2014 Explain/discuss how a Venn diagram can be used to recognize, list and understand similarities and differences in both stories. 3M and Post‐it are trademarks of 3M (c) 3M 2014