Classroom Organizers Workbook		Language Organizers Workbook
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	Graphic Organizer Theme		Science Graphic Organizers Set
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Graphic Organizer Lesson Plans

1. A Leaf, a Stem, a Root, Oh My!- Students identify parts of a plant using a graphic organizer.
2. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words- Students compare and contrast characters from various texts and compile the collected information into several graphic organizers.
3. A Tale of Two Barbara’s- Students will take a close look at Barbara Jordan and Barbara Smith-Conrad, then compare the different contributions of the two important women in Texas.
4. Activate a Big6™ Tool to Improve Learning- Here is a recipe for improvement. It’s a twist on an old idea. Maybe you have used a "KWL" graphic organizer before, but one Big6 modification links a series of questions to your research goal.
5. All the World's a Stage- Personal feelings and emotions are expressed in many different forms, but none are as heartfelt as poetry or as heart-wrenching as a live performance on stage.

1. Appreciating Our Hispanic Culture- As Hispanics have been adding to America’s culture, they have also protected their own separate culture. It is this culture that you are to research. As you research and read, you are to create an ABC book of the Hispanic culture.
2. Are They the Same or Different?- Using a graphic organizer, students synthesize and separate collected information.
3. Breaking the Language Barrier- While many people may never become fluent in a second language, it still is important to understand common terms and phrases that are used in today's multicultural environment.
4. Change Is in the Air- Although their Wright Flyer stayed aloft for only 12 seconds and ultimately crashed on a subsequent attempt, they proved that man could build, fly and control an airborne machine.
5. Clean Air- Students create a graphic organizer to clarify information for a presentation.
6. Comparing Democracy and Republic- The republic of Rome and the democracy of Athens provide a good basis for comparison of these two government types which have influenced our own government.
7. Critter Counting- In Critter Counting, students generate, collect, organize, display, and analyze data using a graphical presentation.
8. Dust Bowl Days to Victory Days: 1930s to 1945- The years after the First World War (then called the "Great War") were vivacious, fun and full of prosperity.
9. Five Actions to Big6™ Problem-Based Lessons Using Graphic Organizers- Using graphic organizers with the Big6 process can help students build their own knowledge and reflect on how new information links to their mental framework, or schema, of the world.
10. Graphic Organizer- To practice outlining skills. Small group discussion, inquiry and critical thinking.
11. Graphic Study Aides- Students will draw several different graphic organizers as a means of learning a different method of preparing for tests.
12. Graphically Organize a Biography- This lesson is a good ending to a unit on biographies. The students will work together in small groups to create a poster that displays the information from a biography in a graphic organizer.
13. I Can Write; I’m an Author!- This lesson provides students with concrete graphic organizers to help them develop a story, and it helps to keep writing from becoming "The Neglected ‘R’" as the committee so discouragingly suggests.
14. Invention Process Flowchart- Provide a visual image of the steps or processes taken during the invention process.
15. It's Off to Work We Go- Whatever their motivation, people spend most of their time doing some sort of work, such as housework, homework, volunteer work or career-related work.
16. Less is More: How to Teach Students To Take Notes and To Understand What They Read- In the primary grades boys and girls learn decoding skills, but in the upper grades students are supposed to transfer their ability to sound out words into the comprehension of those words.
17. Let Freedom Ring - Freedom in America is symbolized by icons like the Liberty Bell, the Statue of Liberty and the Lincoln Memorial, and important events such as the signing of the Declaration of Independence, immigrants arriving at Ellis Island to start a new life, and the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
18. Letter Writing: The Lost Art- This unit will explore friendly letters and business letters with the hope that students will take the time to share, in writing, their lives and their times with others.
19. Let's Get Moving!- Tackle the topic of physical activity right in your own classroom! It has been 50 years since the color television was developed, and the term "couch potato" was quick to follow.
20. Let’s Trade: Writing Across the Curriculum for Real Purposes- Trading and collecting baseball cards has been a tradition since the early 1900’s. While boys and girls know much about the accomplishments of major league players like Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb, many do not know that some of the greatest players, Satchel Paige and "Cool Papa" Bell, among others, were never allowed to show their skills in the major leagues.
21. Native Americans- Students select a Native American nation and research its culture. Students then complete a variety of on-line and off-line activities using the results of their research.
22. Negro League Museum- Learning about history through the people who lived during an era, makes the time become real to the students studying the era. Many of today’s students when asked who the most famous baseball players are would most certainly cite many African Americans, but most are unaware that those same players would not have been allowed to play in the first half of the 20th Century.
23. Our Country, Our Constitution- The importance of understanding the basis of our government is important to every citizen of the United States. This unit provides a condensed and understandable interpretation of the Constitution using terms that young people can comprehend.
24. Outer Space: Far Out- For thousands of years, people could only speculate on the science of outer space. In just the past century, we have finally been able to send scientific instruments into space to gather actual data.
25. Players the Majors Missed: Biographies of Negro Baseball Leagues Players- A biography is the story of a person's life written by someone else. A biographer deals with the facts instead of creating the stories and characters found in fictional writing.
26. Research Note Taking Made Easy- A graphic organizer helps students gather research notes for writing.
27. Scaffolding Comprehension Strategies Using Graphic Organizers- In this lesson, collaborative strategic reading (CSR) is initially presented to students through modeling and whole-class instruction. To facilitate comprehension during and after reading, students apply four reading strategies: preview, click and clunk, get the gist, and wrap-up.
28. Scientific Method Flowchart- Provide a visual image of the steps or processes taken during a scientific investigation.
29. The ABC’s of Black History: A Pop-up Book- America is a melting pot of many groups of citizens that have had great influence on our way of life. It is important that we know and understand the contributions to medicine, architecture, literature, the Arts, war efforts, and betterments of our society by African Americans, many of who first came to this country as slaves.
30. The Rock Cycle Graphically Organized- Science students use the prereading strategy of discussion and then use a graphic organizer to help guide reading on the topic of the rock cycle.
31. Touring the National Parks- In July alone, more than 40 million people are expected to visit any of the 359 parks, battlefields, campgrounds, trails, seashores and other designated sites across the United States.
32. Tornado Safety- Studying tornadoes has great interest and practical application for students. Knowing how to ascertain when danger is approaching and how to protect oneself from the danger is very important.
33. Understanding Patterns- Patterns are found not only in art, poetry and clothing, but also in the way people play the stock market, travel to work or get ready for school.
34. Using Expository Text to Learn About Bears- This is a lesson that requires students to use various sources of expository texts in order to research different bear types.
35. What's the Problem?- Students redefine the problem of Where's the Heart of Florida? and begin to formulate possible solutions using graphic organizers.
36. Working in the World- The learner will develop, defend, and evaluate positions on issues regarding the personal responsibilities of citizens in the American constitutional democracy.
37. You G.O.T. It!- Using a graphic organizer, students synthesize and separate collected information. G.O.T. stands for Graphic Organization using a T-chart.