A
Colony is Born- This lesson swiftly travels through time from
1492 to 1607. Significant events are marked on a timeline, note
taking is modeled, and a focus on reasons for leaving England for
the New World is clarified with the use of a graphic organizer.
A Goldfish
is the Best Pet- A goldfish is the best pet. What facts support this
thesis? What facts oppose it? Use graphic organizers to help students
select facts which must be considered in order to persuade an audience
to agree with a given point of view.
A Picture
is Worth a Thousand Words- Students compare and contrast characters
from various texts and compile the collected information into several
graphic organizers.
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.
Any Way
You Slice It- Using real-world text, students learn about the history
of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches while using a graphic organizer
to clarify meaning of text. Following the activity, students write directions
on how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Students then exchange
directions and follow their classmate's recipe to make a peanut butter
and jelly sandwich.
Are U.S.
Presidents Leaders or Figureheads?- Students analyze three presidents.
They create a graphic organizer explaining how three influences for each
president affected the development of the New Nation.
Big on
Biography - Students select a person to research for biographical
information. Utilizing resources in the Media Center, students record
information on note cards; students then interpret and categorize information
for appropriate placement on a graphic organizer.
Branches
of Government - Are the different parts of government confusing to
you? Students will use graphic organizers to assist them in learning about
the three branches of government.
Clean
Air- Students create a graphic organizer to clarify information for
a presentation.
Critter
Counting- In Critter Counting, students generate, collect, organize,
display, and analyze data using a graphical presentation.
Filling
in the Holes- Students use graphic organizers and note taking to help
gain understanding and clarify meaning from the novel Holes and write
daily inferences and generalizations about what they have read in that
day's assignment.
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.
How Long
Is Forever? - Students use graphic organizers to predict events that
may take place in the novel, Tuck Everlasting and make inferences about
what is read.
Let Me
Tell You About My Favorite Animal - Did you ever want to be a published
author? Here is your chance. Students use graphic organizers to begin
creating a book about their favorite animals.
Map an
Event- Want your students to have a strategy for obtaining pertinent
information from print material? This lesson incorporates a graphic organizer
to help students navigate a newspaper article. Students learn to use the
organizer to document information.
One Pager-
After reading the novel Freak the Mighty students will be able to describe
and illustrate the setting of the novel, explain character development
through production of a graphic organizer, and identify the elements of
the plot.
Our Country,
Our Community, Our Jobs - Students will analyze jobs that are of interest
to them. They will create graphic organizers explaining how jobs affect
the world in which they live with at least five supporting details.
Seasons:
Making a Graphic Organizer - This lesson will teach/review basic information
about the four seasons and the students will create an organized graphic
organizer (a web) using Kidspiration 3.
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.
Web It!
- Students learn about using a web graphic organizer effectively as a
prewriting tool for expository writing.
What's
the Problem? - Students redefine the problem of Where's the Heart
of Florida? and begin to formulate possible solutions using graphic organizers.
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.
Math Graphic Organizers
- Helps Students Focus Better
- For All Grade Levels and Content Areas