Similaraties and Differences

I found this chapter to be really useful. I would like to use the comparing 2 concepts with similarities and differences in helping students reinforce what they have learned as well as a study tool to help students prepare for their tests and quizzes. I found a couple of free analogy organizers on-line but had a hard time getting the PDF files to post. I found one analogy organizer on a website called teacher vision. The address is www.teachervision. fen.com and search for analogy organizers. Another interesting one that I found was comparing two concepts. It had the "New Concept" on the left side and the "Familiar Concept" on the right-hand side. Underneath that it had "Similarities" on the left side and "Differences" on the right. Underneath all of that in the center was "Summary of new concept". I would use this one to reinforce new concepts. Using analogies uses higher-order thinking skills and students seem to like it once it is explained to them. They like looking for the connection between the two items. It is another important tool in getting students to learn in a way they may not have used before. It stimulates new brain connections and strengthens those higher-order thinking skills.