Think.com, Oracle Education Foundation, Projects | Competition | Library Interactive Graphic Organizer Holt Interactive Graphic Organizers "Graphic organizers are tools that help your brain think." - Kylene Beers Graphic organizers are an illustration of your thoughts on paper. They can help you brainstorm, organize, and visualize your ideas. Click on a graphic organizer to download a PDF of it. Each graphic organizer below includes Teaching Notes with lessons and tips on how to use graphic organizers in the classroom. Help with PDF Files Generating, Identifying, and Organizing Details Determining Main Idea and Drawing Conclusions Order and Sequence Comparison-Contrast and Cause and Effect Process and Cycle Diagrams Evaluating and Making Decisions Persuasive and Supporting a Position Vocabulary Miscellaneous Organizers Graphic Organizer Teaching Notes
Graphic Organizer Worksheets Advertisement. EnchantedLearning.com is a user-supported site. As a bonus, site members have access to a banner-ad-free version of the site, with print-friendly pages.Click here to learn more. (Already a member? Click here.) Graphic Organizers Graphic organizers (some of which are also called concept maps, entity relationship charts, and mind maps) are a pictorial way of constructing knowledge and organizing information. Increasing Understanding by Creating Graphic Organizers: The process of converting a mass of data/information/ideas into a graphic map gives the student an increased understanding and insight into the topic at hand. The creation of graphic organizers also helps the student generate ideas as they develop and note their thoughts visually. Uses of Graphic Organizers: Graphic organizers can be used to structure writing projects, to help in problem solving, decision making, studying, planning research and brainstorming.
16 Things I Wish They Had Taught Me in School I am 28 now. I don’t think about the past or regret things much these days. But sometimes I wish that I had known some of things I have learned over the last few years a bit earlier. That perhaps there had been a self-improvement class in school. Because some of these 16 things in this article a teacher probably spoke about in class. Some of it would probably not have stuck in my mind anyway. But I still think that taking a few hours from all those German language classes and use them for some personal development classes would have been a good idea. So here are 16 things I wish they had taught me in school (or I just would like to have known about earlier). 1. This is one of the best ways to make better use of your time. So a lot of what you do is probably not as useful or even necessary to do as you may think. You can just drop – or vastly decrease the time you spend on – a whole bunch of things. 2. You can do things quicker than you think. So focus your time on finding solutions. 3. 4.
Free Graphic Organizers for Teaching Writing Introduction As you know, free graphic organizers are readily available on the Internet. However, access to quality organizers often requires either a monthly or an annual fee. Here you will find, what I think, are quality organizers WITHOUT monthly or annual fees. I dug into my own archives that I've accumulated over my 33 year career in search of organizers that focus on writing. With that in mind, I searched thoroughly for graphic organizer ideas wherever I could find them. The result is what you will see on this page--a collection of 50 graphic organizers designed specifically for teaching writing. And, if you like these, I’ve got a strong feeling that you’ll also like 50 More WRITERizers—the newer sibling of this collection. Quick Links for THIS Page You may use the following quick links to go directly to what interests you on this page. Webs for Preparing to Write Return to Top of Page Flow Charts for Sequencing Return to Top of Page Persuasive and Expository Essay Maps Concept Wheels
The James Webb Space Telescope 4Teachers : Main Page Vocabulary Graphic Organizers Graphic organizers help students to visualize the relationships between words and their possible meanings. Teachers can use these graphic organizers with their explicit vocabulary instruction. These tools may also be used as classroom assessment for learning because they give teachers a quick look at students' vocabulary knowledge. A variety of samples have been provided. Knowledge Rating Scale Frayer Model Word Detective Vocab-O-Gram Graphic Organizer Vocabulary Cluster Own the Word Graphic Organizer Verbal and Visual Word Association (VVWA) Concept Map Graphic Organizer Alphaboxes Websites on Vocabulary Graphic Organizers: Vocabulary Word Box Geometry Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Concept Circles in Math
Glossary of Instructional Strategies Current number of strategies and methods: 1271 Last updated: 27 July, 2013 Definitions written by Kelly Jo Rowan. ©1996-2013 Kelly Jo Rowan. 10 + 2 (Ten Plus Two) Direct instruction variation where the teacher presents for ten minutes, students share and reflect for two minutes, then the cycle repeats. 1st TRIP (First TRIP) A reading strategy consisting of: Title, Relationships, Intent of questions, Put in perspective. 3-2-1 (Three-Two-One) Writing activity where students write: 3 key terms from what they have just learned, 2 ideas they would like to learn more about, and 1 concept or skill they think they have mastered. 5 + 1 (Five Plus One) Direct instruction variation where the teacher presents for five minutes, students share and reflect for one minute, then the cycle repeats. A-B-C Summarize A form of review in which each student in a class is assigned a different letter of the alphabet and they must select a word starting with that letter that is related to the topic being studied. Acronyms
25 Language Arts Graphic Organizers for You and Your Kids Introduction Language arts graphic organizers just seem to work magic with kids. I guess it's really no surprise--they just seem to GET IT better when they have a means of visually organizing their thoughts. When they can analyze what they have read, when they can plan a writing project, or when they can collaborate with others in pictorial form, the "lights" in their heads just seem to burn more brightly. The 25 language arts graphic organizers that you will see on this page, in my opinion, will enhance your instructional initiatives with your kids. These PDF documents come with a clickable Table of Contents that makes it easier to quickly find what you need. Just pick the one you want, print it, make copies for your kids, and hand them out! Quick Links for THIS Page You may use the following quick links to go directly to what interests you on this page. Table of Contents Return to Top of Page 3 Column Notes 5 Paragraph Essay Planner 10 Most Important Words 3-2-1 Strategy ABC Brainstorming Strategy
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS Jump to Topics Graphic Organizers In General Sequential Graphic Organizers Single Main Concept Graphic Organizers Multiple Concept Graphic Organizers Figures Timeline Flowchart Cyclical Graphic Organizer Hierarchy Continuum Simple Argumentation Structure Complex Argumentation Structure Spider Map Venn Diagram Matrix Graphic Organizers In General A graphic organizer is a diagram or illustration of a written or oral statement.Examples include matrices, hierarchies, and continua. Graphic organizers may be grouped or classified as representing sequential information, a single main concept, or multiple concepts. Classes and Types of Graphic Organizers Sequential Graphic Organizers Sequential graphic organizers represent serial information. A hierarchy is also like a flowchart, except each subordinate step may have more than one branch. A Timeline Click Here to See Figure 3 A Flowchart A Cyclical Graphic Organizer Click Here to See FIGURE 5 A Hierarchy Return to TOP Extreme Opposite Extreme A Continuum A Spider Map
Graphic Organizers Printables and Ideas - Print them - Venn Diagrams, Concept Maps, Writing, Character, Reading Graphic Organizers Venn Diagrams Compare and Contrast Cause and Effect Venn Diagrams Introduction to Graphic Organizers An introduction with samples of filled-in graphic organizers (PDF File) Feedback or Request Request a graphic organizer or leave feedback
A Lesson Plan for Teachers: Monday Mapping: My Favorite Graphic Organizers Graphic Organizers are incredibly handy for teaching, recording, and reinforcing content in the secondary classroom. Students often enjoy using graphic organizers, especially if they help them to visualize content and better process the information they are learning in class. I've used graphic organizers since I first started teaching years ago, and while the organizers have evolved over time, they are still a very powerful tool. Graphic organizers can also help students become better organizers. So, here are a few of my favorites: SPRITE is my all time favorite for all of my Social Studies classes. Be sure to also take a look at my SPRITE series with complete text readings. informational text analysis. Face-Off is a super strategy for perspective comparison. PERSIA is another great category sorter. Annotated Timelines are incredible for recording information and setting up a series of events. What are your favorite graphic organizers for your students? Happy Teaching!