A Hotlist on Graphic Organizers

A Hotlist on Graphic Organizers
An Internet Hotlist on Graphic Organizers

created by Darla Mallein
Emporia State University

Introduction
Need a graphic organizer for one of your daily lesson plans? Check out these websites to find graphic organizers that will help meet the needs of ALL the learners in your classroom!

The Internet Resources

Education Place Graphic Organizers - Contains PDF files of graphic organizer templates.
Enchanted Learning's Graphic Organizers Worksheeets - Great variety of graphic organizers can be found on this site!
Everything ESL Graphic Organizers - Empasizes the use of graphic organizers for ESL students.
Introduction of Teaching Strategies - According to this website, 'This page is dedicated to making it easier to implement a variety of teaching methods and techniques. Here you'll find scores of teaching strategies that help students take more responsibility for their own learning and enhance the process of teaching for learning.' Some of the strategies include graphic organizers and templates for these graphic organizers.
Laura Candler's Website - While there aren't a lot of graphic organizers per se on this site, Laura Candler has created templates for some graphic organizers as well as a variety of social studies related activities. Be sure to check out her materials for a 'free' stock market simulation.
Learning Resources: Graphic Organizers - Nice explanation of uses of graphic organizers and their advantages.
NCREL Site for Graphic Organizers - Includes examples of graphic organizers such as spider web, fishbone, comparison/contrast matrix, etc.
ReadingQuest.org: Making Sense in Social Studies - According to their website: 'ReadingQuest is designed to provide you with the philosophical bases for sound comprehension strategy instruction, directions for a range of comprehension and content reading strategies, and printable handouts and masters for transparencies.'
Region 15 Graphic Organizers - English and Spanish versions of graphic organizers are provided.
S.C.O.R.E. Language Arts - An activity bank of graphic organizers.
STEPS handbook - This awesome website was created for the social studies teachers in Edmond, Oklahoma. In addition to graphic organizers, it also has reading writing, and note-taking strategies as well as RUBRICS! The activities are available in PDF and sometimes are accompanied by an explanation/directions for using and a social studies-related activity. It's one of my favorite websites!
Scholastic Graphic Organizers - Includes patterns and tips for using graphic organizers.
Skills Continuum - This site contains 'Graphic Organizers that Support Specific Thinking Skills.'
Teach-Nology Graphic Organizers - Generates graphic organizer templates.
Write Design Graphic Organizers - Organizes graphic organizers into five main types.

Content by Darla Mallein, malleind@emporia.edu
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Last revised Tue Dec 2 15:47:46 US/Pacific 2008