This is a graphic organizer that i used for my unit on memoirs. The sketchto stretch strategy encourages students to use brain tv to help them understand a text through visualization. Elementary school resources include units on american symbols, elections and voting, and the constitution. Students can pick out important elements of a good memoir while they read. The elementary teacher s big book of graphic organizers, k5 download here. Stretch a sentence worksheet this is a halfsheet worksheet that i created to teach students how to expand their sentences by adding who, did what, how, when, where and why.
Use graphic organizers to structure writing projects, to help in problem solving, decision making, studying, planning research and brainstorming. Identifying similarities and differences yields a 45 percentile gain students should compare, classify, and create metaphors, analogies and nonlinguistic or graphic representations thinking maps, tcharts, venn diagrams. At the end of the week, have your student share what they created. As you read dinosaur words have the children identify them and you add them to the graphic organizer. Students will be introduced to the following words.
The following learning tools can be used with any book and across all grade levels. A graphic organizer is an instructional tool used to illustrate a student or classs prior knowledge about a topic or section of text. Abc brainstorming, concept circle maps, venn diagrams, family tree charts, circular flow charts, graph paper, thinkpairshare, story elements, weekly planner, compare and contrast, and many more. Writing graphic organizers for upper elementary studentsyou can find graphic organizers and more on our website. Have your student create a page in their seasons book each day of the week remind them that this is a nonfiction book they are creating about the seasons. Free 2nd grade creative writing worksheets teachers pay. Tops the monkey a love in progress check out the read aloud video for first gradedra 4 on the left.
This is my contribution to helping eliminate this deficiency. This list of free activities is something that parents can use with their children while home. All of the graphic organizers in this book are reproducible, making it convenient for teachers to use in the classroom or in tutorial sessions. Making predictions chart making predictions about nonfiction text. This book will help students understand the importance of map skills and give them a basic understanding of where theyre located in relation to the world. English language arts, science, social studies, and mathematics. This way, if you have a particular book title or a particular main topic that you want to appear in the organizer, you can go right ahead and type it in. Using your stretchyourbrain graphic organizer, draw andor write all that youve learned from the book. Graphic organizers are designed to facilitate understanding of key concepts by allowing students to visually identify key points and ideas. A student writes a paragraph that he will then read aloud to the class. When it is dipped into the slurry and drained, the result is a round piece of paper. In fact, students are encouraged to stretch and grow, showing the administrators who they really are and what they are all about.
Reading graphic organizers for theme and summary of books teaching with jennifer findley. After they come up with all of those details, they combine them to write an interesting, complete sentence. American government, civics, and social studies reading comprehension units for teachers of all grade levels. Graphic organizer makers the materials are made instantly and can be printed directly from your computer. High yield instructional strategies what the research says. For example, the books students are reading in the classroom, school. Select a graphic organizer from the following list of links. Students can really stretch out their sentences by adding detail where. Graphic organizers also have an important role in english language arts and content area writing. This second day of exploration is a little more guided than the first lesson. Finally, as i mentioned in the introduction of my language arts graphic organizers page, kids just seem to get it better when they have a means of visually and pictorially organizing their thoughts. Interactive graphic organizers and printables for kids and students updated on march 10, 2017 these websites have free interactive and printable graphic organizers to help kids and students make sense of information in all subject areas and grade levels. Use this organizer to help turn an ordinary sentence into more elaborate or detailed sentences. If you dont know how to spell it, stretch out the word and write.
Click on the link below for a reproducible graphic organizer. Washington governor jay inslee announced on april 6, 2020 that schools across the state will be closed for the remainder of the 201920 school year in order to slow the spread of covid19, the coronavirus. Its a summarizing graphic organizer with space for students to write notes about characters somebody, conflict wanted and but, rising action, climax and resolution so and then. Stretch a sentence flip book kids writing teaching writing writing activities writing a book writing ideas writing strategies writing skills writing prompts writing lessons this little flip book should be a great help when teaching your beginning writers how to s tretch a sentence. Sentence stretcher graphic organizer sentence writing, graphic. This is the perfect graphic organizer for a book report. During or after reading a selection, students draw sketches that illustrate key ideas and details. Marla frazee takes the reader all through the rollercoaster process waiting in line, seeing the carts arrive, getting nervous and wanting to leave, being buckled. First, the graphic organizers need to very straightforward and coherent. May 24, 2011 a graphic organizer shouldnt be the product but rather a scaffolding tool that helps guide and shape students thinking.
Additional resources include activities analyzing historical documents, printandgo books for elementary and middle school, and topical book units. Using a smart goal graphic organizer will help plan and make goal setting easier for students. Preselected text book selection, paper, pencils, crayons strategy type. There are areas for kids to put the book title, author, summary, main idea, setting, characters, problems, solutions, and more including a rating.
Apr 8, 2018 with the era of high stakes testing, writing has become one, if not the, least stressed skills there is. We used the where in the world section to list important places the person l. The point of the graphic organizer is to show kids how the facts are connected so they can organize them in their heads, she says. Comparing cinderella graphic organizers sara j creations. Free graphic organizers for reading and literature. If you need graphic organizers or templates, click here to see my determining theme resource pack. A student completes a graphic organizer after reading a passage aloud to herself. Using a book by judith viorst, this lesson is designed for a third grade language arts classes beginning to explore the use of dialogue journals or written conversations. How graphic organizers help students master writing. Are you a primary teacher struggling to stretch the ideas and details provided by. One colum will be about how the animals acted before the rain fell, and the other colum will be how the animals acted after the rain fell. If you are an elementary teacher who is trying to gather free activities together in preparation for a school closure, i am hoping that some. Graphic organizers for reading comprehension scholastic.
Some students can dive right into discussing, or writing an essay, or synthesizing several different hypotheses, without using a graphic organizer of some sort, but many of our students benefit from using one with a. Once kids get the hang of it, you can ask them to provide a textbased summary. Sentence stretcher graphic organizer sentence writing. Ive found that some of my students have a hard time condensing a story. Using graphic organizers in physical education by prezi. The elementary teachers big book of graphic organizers, k. Edse 307 george watson february 27, 2014 using graphic organizers in physical education what are graphic organizers graphic organizers are visual displays teachers use to organize information in a manner that makes the information easier to understand and learn meyen. Place chart in a visible place for students to refer to during writing time. This graphic organizer can be used as a tool for students to identify the most important components of a story and draw the events to help them to recall details. Cause and effect graphic organizer 1 comparecontrast graphic organizer 2 concept definition map graphic organizer 3 drawing conclusions graphic organizer 4 identifying authors purpose graphic organizer 5 main idea and supporting details graphic organizer 6 making inferences graphic organizer 7 summarizing graphic organizer 8.
Printable graphic organizers to help kids with writing. The books graphic organizers are designed to support students learning in the major content areas. Use them to assess your students understanding of what they are reading, observe their thinking process on what you read as a class, as a group, or independently. Fill this sheet in while you read to help plan out your book talk. Stretch a sentence flip book by karen potter kids writing, teaching writing. Then, students can use the app or the website to check out and return books. There are as many different kinds of graphic organizers as there are types of writing. Main idea map focus your supporting details, ideas. An elementary graphic organizer could help young students understand the relationship between vocabulary words and their meanings, while a middle school graphic organizer might guide a class in clarifying the causeeffect relationships of science. There is something for every teacher in this section, especially if you find yourself short of time or in need of that one particular printable to fill out your lesson plans. Dec 12, 2019 a little girl draws pictures having a circular shape. Do 810 words with the class then have them work in partners or small groups to read and find more dinosaur.
The app easily allows for books to be scanned and uploaded into your personal classroomlibrary database. Graphic organizers help students construct meaning. Interactive graphic organizers and printables for kids and. Stretching students vocabulary teaching strategies. Answer though the graphic organizer, greg organizers or showed you but physically all of the links are in i promise i will get better with new technology and figuring out with you guys. On the top line of each section of the organizer, list an essential human attribute your character possesses. In kindergarten and 1st grade, your students are just beginning to be introduced to the world of language arts and writing. Activate prior knowledge by displaying a photograph of children playing at the beach, in the woods, or at the playground. Stretch the sentence writing activities free sample. Sketch to stretch reading comprehension by ez teaching by. Use this graphic organizer to describe items or objects using the 5 senses. From story maps and plot elements to character traits and compare and contrast activities, this resource is sure to have the graphic organizer. Writing graphic organizers for upper elementary students. In a reading center to allow students to continue practicing the skill simply place the picture book and a graphic organize or interactive notebook template in a center for the students to complete.
Guided comprehension moves your middlegrade students beyond decoding to become successful, independent readers. This graphic organizer can first be used while reading a memoir. Supersites for elementary students graphic organizers. Moving to another communication system, such as art, can lead the learner to generate new insights and meanings. Elementary school middle school high school kindergarten 1st grade 2nd grade 3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade prek 12th grade 10th grade 8th grade 9th grade 11th grade 6th grade 7th grade higher ed. Read through a book that you already read for ssr reading on a previous day. Karen bromley is coauthor of two bestselling titles.
This graphic organizer makes sure that the key elements of memoir will be inc. Although your students should choose individual goals, collaborating with peers about their specific goal and action steps can help with the process and build accountability. This is a graphic organizer we are using with our 3rd graders. I said, im glad you asked, and flipped over the chart to reveal a longer story. It allows students to sketch to stretch by having them illustrate their memory, while describing their thoughts and feelings.
Differentiate use of graphic organizers for specific. Writing graphic organizers for upper elementary students paragraph writing made easy these writing graphic organizers are the perfect tool to help your students gets started with the writing process. Jun 01, 2018 students will be able to retell a story with nouns using a 5 ws graphic organizer. Students draw quick sketches to stretch their thinking and understanding of concepts. The lights in their eyes just seem to burn more brightly. Dialogue journals with alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Kids writing teaching writing writing activities writing a book writing ideas second grade writing sentence writing writing sentences writing strategies stretch a sentence flip book this little flip book should be a great help when teaching your beginning writers how to s tretch a sentence. Put your ideas and notes in order with these graphic organizers. Use this graphic organizer to record the who, what, where, when, and why for writing assignments. Use the graphic organizer to compare and contrast how the rain affects the animals before and after it has fallen. Prior knowledge map using prior knowledge to understand nonfiction passages.
Link to free graphic organizermain idea to use with the book. Help your students children classify ideas and communicate more effectively. We go over enough that the kids think about the poem, but were not beating a dead horse. Students participate in a smallgroup discussion about a book. A horizontal illustrated graphic organizer for the elementary reading strategies of inferring, making connections, visualizing, synthesizing. On the lines below each attribute, provide pieces of evidence from the story that exhibit the attributes you have chosen.
Country state towncity street houseaddress its very simple and fun to do with students a. Jun 24, 2015 display the sentence stretcher graphic organizer using an interactive whiteboard or projector. Many districts have no writing curriculum to speak of. Needless to say, learning to summarize takes practice and guidance. Stretch a sentence worksheet sentence writing, first. Students use the graphic organizer to expand a short sentence by adding information about who, what, when, where, and why. Graphic organizers can support all subject areas, languages, and levels of learning. Stretchasentence worksheets using real photos by speech time. A former high school english teacher, she currently works as associate professor of secondary education at nationallouis university. Then for guided reading introduce the graphic organizer. Ask solid writers who are familiar with your voice and your style to read your essay in order to correct grammatical errors, offer advice, and make suggestions.
Reading graphic organizers birmingham city schools. Use active questioning 5 ws and record their ideas on the star story organizer. Apr 24, 2012 students draw quick sketches to stretch their thinking and understanding of concepts. Place your characters name in the center of the graphic organizer. Next, students can use this graphic organizer while they write their own memoir. Stretch pantyhose over the bottom of a large plastic bottle cut 2 inches deep and hold it with a rubber band. Teachers can use each graphic organizer asis or customize for their own classrooms unique needs. Stretch ideas in the primary grades smekens education solutions. Writing graphic organizers for upper elementary students paragraph writing made easy these writing graphic organizers are the perfect tool to help your students gets started with the. Read alouds to teach theme mentor texts for reading series. Display the sentence stretcher graphic organizer using an interactive whiteboard or projector. Reading strategies 3 elem a pedigree style graphic organizer with illustrations, in landscape printing format, for the elementary reading strategies of inferring, making connections.
This can start with younger learners, where you ask them to draw pictures of the various components of a summary. Summarizing graphic organizers grades 24 tell me about a story. Great for new teachers, student teachers, homeschooling and teachers who like creative ways to teach. The sketchtostretch strategy encourages students to use brain tv to help them understand a text through visualization. This little flip book should be a great help when teaching your beginning writers how to stretch a. Activity graphic organizer this activity and graphic organizer focuses on. It is helping them take biographies and organize the important information to truly understand that person. The elementary teachers big book of graphic organizers, k5. The graphic organizers can also be used for various learning situations such as whole class, pairwork, groupwork, etc and adapted for use in inclusive classrooms. Graphic organizers for teachers grades k12 teachervision. Setting almost smart goals with my students scholastic. Explain to the students that today they will be reading a story and figuring out what is happening in the story, using the 5 ws. Graphic organizers are simple yet powerful tools that can help kids who have trouble with writing.
Children can read any book and then organize their thoughts using this free graphic organizer. Daily teaching tools has an entire page of free graphic organizers broken down by themes for reading and literature and character analysis. By using our graphic organizer templates across all subject areas, you will be empowering your students to master subjectmatter faster and more efficiently. An embroidery hoop with hose on it gives the same effect.
Project the star story organizer worksheet on the board. Stretch the brains of your organic chemists with this amazing concept map. They dont quite have the skills to formulate and organize a complete piece of writing on their own, but they do have original thoughts and ideas that they can start to express on paper. A list of 31 organic molecules is provided on one page, and a graphic organizer with empty boxes for each is provided on the second. Although we talked about how each students goals were personal and private, my boys and girls readily discussed goals with their classmates while they worked and even helped each other finetune their action plans.
Wow, a resource that includes over 50 graphic organizers designed for reading comprehension. Sep 19, 2015 after a few minutes of handson zoomingin practice, we used the mentor text roller coaster to see how a famous author zooms into a story. Stretch a sentence worksheet sentence writing, first grade. Stretch a sentence flip book first grade writing, elementary writing. Big book of graphic organizers grades 5 12 with easytocopy, layflat pages mcknight easytocopy pages teacher katherine s. This book is a followup to mcknights popular the teachers big book of graphic. Standard description bookchapter for lesson graphic organizeractivity date standard covered rl 5. Read a story book, if you dont have a book, go to storylineonline and pick a book to be read to you or you can go to the website oxfordowl and register for free and students can read the books on the website ebooks.
Make this poster with students if using four square graphic organizer. What do you think the book will be about based on the title. Graphic organize for a book report all kids network. Free graphic organizers for teaching literature and reading. Jan 06, 2016 using the graphic organizer below made goal setting much easier for my students. Sketch to stretch illustrate a theme or story structuresimple explanation sketch to stretch read, write, think examples of responses to books by elementary school children includes sketch to stretch creating abc books. Sentence stretcher graphic organizer writing lessons. As a result, students today have difficulty even putting together solid sentences. Visual strategies for active learning and 50 graphic organizers for reading, writing. Our collections for primary grades k2 and intermediate grades 36 are arranged according to the reading strategy, comprehension skill, or learning process they best facilitate. Free activities for elementary students elementary at heart. Elementary nest take a look at digital ela resources facebook.
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