Curated OER
I Will Survive!
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...
Curated OER
McKinley Home Tour - Ohio
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...
Indiana University
Iu: Providing Students With a Purpose for Reading
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...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Cloud, Rain, and Fog
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.
Other
Reading Quest: Making Sense of Social Studies
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...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Animal Alphabet: Graphic Organizers (Spanish)
Los animales a veces comparten caracteristicas similares. Tambien son unicos. Usando los herramientos, puede explorar los animales del PBS Kids Animal Alphabet y otros.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Animal Alphabet: Graphic Organizers (English)
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.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Wild Kratts: Graphic Organizers (English)
Channel your inner 'Creature Power' while watching Wild Kratts! Dig deep into the video clips using these learning resources.
University of South Florida
Fcat Express: Organizing Information
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.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: K W L Chart
Use this printable template to create a KWL (Know, Want to Know, Learned) graphic organizer.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: K W L S Chart
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...
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Monitor for Understanding: K W L [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which learners complete a KWL chart before during and after reading a text. Materials are included.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: What Is Your "Bat"itude?
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....
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Graphic Organizers
[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.