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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

I Will Survive!

For Teachers 4th
The students will be given approximately five minutes to individually brainstorm general plant and animals adaptations that they already know about. The class will use these as a starting point to develop a KWL chart specific to desert...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

McKinley Home Tour - Ohio

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Students begin a KWL chart regarding what they would like to learn on the McKinley birthplace home tour. Students discuss their impression of life in the 1800s. Students tour the McKinley birthplace home in Niles, Ohio. They finish their...
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Professional Doc
Indiana University

Iu: Providing Students With a Purpose for Reading

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Discussion of providing students with a purpose for reading from a college class site entitled "Advanced Study of the Teaching of Secondary School Reading." Along with discussion and background on the topic, some specific strategies are...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Cloud, Rain, and Fog

For Teachers 2nd
During these three days of lessons, 2nd graders will learn about weather from the nonfiction text by asking questions, and focusing on the text features of the book.
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Website
Other

Reading Quest: Making Sense of Social Studies

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Teaching students to read well in areas other than language arts requires teaching and reinforcing the kinds of reading strategies taught here. There are 27 strategies, ranging from brainstorming to word mapping. The site includes PDF...
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Animal Alphabet: Graphic Organizers (Spanish)

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Los animales a veces comparten caracteristicas similares. Tambien son unicos. Usando los herramientos, puede explorar los animales del PBS Kids Animal Alphabet y otros.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Animal Alphabet: Graphic Organizers (English)

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Animals sometimes share similar characteristics. They also are unique. Using this set of tools, you can explore the animals from the PBS Kids Animal Alphabet series and others.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Wild Kratts: Graphic Organizers (English)

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Channel your inner 'Creature Power' while watching Wild Kratts! Dig deep into the video clips using these learning resources.
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Study Guide
University of South Florida

Fcat Express: Organizing Information

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Strategies to help students organize information found in a text provided by a standardized test preparation site intended for fourth grade. Includes strategies such as graphic organizers, hierarchical summaries, KWL, and previewing.
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Graphic
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: K W L Chart

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Use this printable template to create a KWL (Know, Want to Know, Learned) graphic organizer.
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Graphic
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: K W L S Chart

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A printable K-W-L-S sheet to help students activate prior knowledge, ask questions, record new learning, and then ask additional questions to extend inquiry beyond the text . Directions on how to use this type of graphic organize as well...
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Monitor for Understanding: K W L [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan in which learners complete a KWL chart before during and after reading a text. Materials are included.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: What Is Your "Bat"itude?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson is for use at the beginning of a unit on bats to help determine students' previous knowledge about bats as well as their bat attitudes. Students will begin by drawing an illustration describing their feelings about bats....
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Graphic Organizers

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a collection of colorful, graphic organizers including cause and effect, Venn diagram, comparison map, web, KWL, problem-solution chart, story web, story map, and sequence chart.