There are 3 main types of Graphic Organizers used in classrooms:
01
Concept Maps Story Maps Flow Charts
02
03
Concept Maps:
Help students understand difficult or new concepts
Concept Maps:
Sometimes teachers draw out a concept map.
Sometimes paras help a child understand by drawing out a concept map.
Other times, a child will draw their own concept map to represent what they have learned.
See how the concepts maps are laid out to represent central and important main ideas or terms and how the other terms and details relate to that main idea.
Different colors and shapes can help to show the different important components of the informational concept.
Concept Maps:
This is a more complicated concept Map.
What do you think it could be trying to convey?
What topic is it likely about?
How you could use a document like this to help a child?
Concept Maps:
Think: How can I use this? Maybe it is about two versions of the same thing. Maybe it is a vocabulary concept map where the child puts one word in the center and then gives two antonyms and two synonyms and two examples of each of those.
This graphic could help a child retain this information.
Antonyms
Synonyms
Fast
Story Maps:
Help students understand reading and produce written work
Story maps are a lot like concept maps, but they explain stories instead of ideas.
They typically deal with
• Plot
• Character development
• Setting
• Theme
Story Maps:
Story maps can help students pay attention as they read or listen to a story.
They show students how stories are constructed.
Story maps can also be used to help students write their own stories.
Flow Charts:
Help lay out the steps in a process
Flow charts are diagrams. They show how something works—for instance, how the water cycle works. They can help students learn to perform the steps in a process—such as making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. It can also help show a decision process.
People who use flow charts often insert different shapes to represent different kinds of actions.
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There are 3 main types of Graphic Organizers used in classrooms:
01
Concept Maps Story Maps Flow Charts
02
03
Concept Maps:
Help students understand difficult or new concepts
Concept Maps:
Sometimes teachers draw out a concept map. Sometimes paras help a child understand by drawing out a concept map. Other times, a child will draw their own concept map to represent what they have learned. See how the concepts maps are laid out to represent central and important main ideas or terms and how the other terms and details relate to that main idea. Different colors and shapes can help to show the different important components of the informational concept.
Concept Maps:
This is a more complicated concept Map.- What do you think it could be trying to convey?
- What topic is it likely about?
- How you could use a document like this to help a child?
Concept Maps:
Think: How can I use this? Maybe it is about two versions of the same thing. Maybe it is a vocabulary concept map where the child puts one word in the center and then gives two antonyms and two synonyms and two examples of each of those. This graphic could help a child retain this information.
Antonyms
Synonyms
Fast
Story Maps:
Help students understand reading and produce written work
Story maps are a lot like concept maps, but they explain stories instead of ideas. They typically deal with • Plot • Character development • Setting • Theme
Story Maps:
Story maps can help students pay attention as they read or listen to a story. They show students how stories are constructed. Story maps can also be used to help students write their own stories.
Flow Charts:
Help lay out the steps in a process
Flow charts are diagrams. They show how something works—for instance, how the water cycle works. They can help students learn to perform the steps in a process—such as making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. It can also help show a decision process. People who use flow charts often insert different shapes to represent different kinds of actions.