17 Ways to Use Graphic Organizers!

Graphic Organizers for Reading and Writing. The graphic organizer for reading is great to help analyze stories you are reading or your students are reading. The graphic organizer for writing would be great for prewriting. See the list below for all the graphic organizers included. There is also a graphic organizer for vocabulary words. If you need a graphic organizer not included, simply send me a suggestion in the question section.

Story Elements: I love these to use with any story to help students discover the characters and setting. There is a place for illustrations for younger students.  Older students may like this element too!
Print on the back to help them summarize beginning, middle and end.

These are great for asking questions before, during, and after reading.

There is a text to self, text to text, and text to world. There is also a KWL chart. Students can organize what they know, what they want to know, and what they have learned.

This KWL chart is organized differently. There is a venn diagram which is great to compare two books! You may also use a Venn diagram for other self connections, or text to world.

Wow! How many ways can you use a four square. This graphic organizer is great for so many things!Click on the picture to see all the ways included!

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Graphic Organizers for Reading and Writing

9 Ways to Use Tacky the Penguin Book

Tacky the Penguin Book Companion will help students with activities to understand plot with comprehension questions, games, vocabulary, grammar, fluency, phonics, comprehension strategies, sequencing, writing, and a comprehension test with answer key! Tacky the Penguin is great for guided reading or whole group! Tacky the Penguin was written by Helen Lester and must be purchased separately.

Roll the dice, find the vocabulary word. Discuss. 

Roll the dice, answer the comprehension question. 

Respond on the response sheet.

Review the text to find the answer in these comprehension questions.

At the guided reading table, give each student a bookmark. Allow students to find the answer and discuss or write answers on a response sheet.

Make connections, compare and contrast with a Venn diagram, make inferences.

Use questioning, visualization, inferences, and sequencing!

Teach verbs, adjectives, and/or nouns.

Play a game at a station with vocabulary words. There are also 3 more game ideas included in this packet.

If you want, give a running records. This is an N level book. There is also a end of unit assessment.

This can be great for morning work.  Or use as a follow up after the test, or homework.

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A New Year with Friends Book Companion

A Year with Friends Book Companion will help students with activities to understand plot with comprehension questions, games, vocabulary, grammar, fluency, phonics, comprehension strategies, sequencing, writing, and a comprehension test with answer key! A Year with Friends is great for guided reading or whole group! A Year with Friends was written by John Seven and must be purchased separately.

Ring in the New Year With Your Students

Ring in the New Year with Code and Coloring!

There is a Tribe of Kids Book Companion

There is a Tribe of Kids Book Companion will help students with activities to understand plot with comprehension questions, games, vocabulary, grammar, fluency, phonics, comprehension strategies, sequencing, writing, and a comprehension test with answer key! There is a Tribe of Kids is great for guided reading or whole group! See printables below! Click on each picture for more information.