Spot the DifferenceLevel 4 · No. 1
8 differences. Look beyond the main character to the side characters and the background. Parts of things change shape or pattern.
Aimsvisual discrimination / visual attention and scanning / visual memory / saccadic eye movements / figure-ground perception
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Worksheet and answers3 pagesA4 paper
Opens a PDF. Print in landscape. The 3 pages are the color worksheet, the answers, and a black-and-white worksheet.
Color printing is recommended. To print in black and white, use the black-and-white worksheet on page 3 (no difference is only a change of color).
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About this worksheet
| Picture | The Whale Library |
|---|---|
| Differences | 8 |
| What is drawn | A busy scene with many characters |
| Pages | A4 landscape, 3 pages |
- Feel free to talk about the story in the picture before looking for differences.
Aims of this activity
- Comparing two pictures in detail and noticing differences in shape, number, and direction (visual discrimination)
- Searching the whole picture in an orderly way without missing anything (visual attention and scanning)
- Remembering a spot in the left picture and comparing it with the same spot on the right (visual memory)
- Moving the eyes quickly and accurately between the two pictures (saccadic eye movements)
- Picking out the things to compare from a detailed picture (figure-ground perception)
Two pictures sit side by side.Your child looks for the places where they are different and circles them.To find a difference, your child looks at a spot in the left picture, remembers it, moves the eyes to the same spot on the right, and compares, over and over again.At higher levels there are more differences, the pictures are more detailed, the differences spread across the whole picture, and the changes become smaller, such as the shape, number, or direction of a part.The activity aims to use many sides of visual perception inside a fun picture.
Code at the bottom right: MR-WL-08
Tips
- Circle each difference on the right-hand picture. The number at the top tells how many there are, so keep looking until you find them all.
- Page 1 is in color and page 3 is in black and white. Page 2 shows the answers with numbered circles.
For what to say, choosing a level and what to do if it is too hard, see Spot the Difference: a guide for grown-ups.
