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This KWLS Graphic Organizer Worksheet is a great way for your students to organize information they already know about a given topic. The provided chart will help them write down this information in a clear and concise manner. This resource is a great tool for any teacher looking to help their students learn more…
KWL (Know / Want to know / Learned) graphic organizer for a Back to School themed lesson about school.
Brainstorm prior knowledge (KWL/circle map), research one or more Arctic animals using provided graphic organizers, plan a 5-paragraph structure (characteristics, habitat/adaptations, diet/predators), draft, revise/edit using a checklist, and publish a final paper, assessed with a rubric.
Better description: The Plants KWL Graphic Organizer can help students organize what they know, want to know, and learn about plants. This is a great way for students to keep track of their thoughts and discoveries while learning about plants.
After engaging with media (read aloud, discussion, video, or article), complete graphic organizers: a KWL chart (know/want to know/learned), a Main Idea and Supporting Details organizer, a Sequence of Events chart (first/then/next/last), a 5 W's worksheet (who/what/where/why/when) with a brief summary, a Concept Web…
A no-prep Black History packet teaching students about actor Chadwick Boseman's life and legacy.
Complete notetaking graphic organizers (KWL, interesting facts, overview questions, characteristics, types) while researching auroras, then create a comic-style report about the topic, using a rubric to self- and teacher-assess basic elements, grammar, neatness, scenes, and illustrations; optionally present to the…
Read self-selected books within assigned genres, complete genre-specific 'contracts' (fiction, nonfiction, biography) and matching graphic organizers (e.g. character webs, plot diagrams, SQ3R, KWL, V.I.P. biography organizer, timelines), assemble and maintain a fold-up 'genre passport' booklet that gets stamped for…
Students complete lesson-specific graphic organizer pages (e.g. story maps, character webs, Venn diagrams, T-charts, KWL charts, plot triangles, timelines, cause-and-effect charts) tied to fiction/folktale and nonfiction reading content.
Select or are assigned two sport topic cards, research each sport using graphic organizers (KWL chart, Top Facts, Sport Overview, Sport Timeline, Sports Comparison), then write an opinion piece arguing which sport they would rather play/watch, following a 10-step process, and optionally present it to the class.
Students complete a 5-step writing process (Step 1: Brainstorming, Step 2: Reasons and Examples, Step 3: Introduction and Conclusion, Step 4: Draft/Editing/Revisions, Step 5: Final Draft) to answer 'I would rather [meet/be/know/___] than ___' prompts about presidents, using sentence starters/transitions for opinions…
Read a leveled reader about penguins with a glossary, complete graphic organizers (brainstorm/KWL-style), identify text features, sort statements into facts vs. opinions, take a quiz, research a chosen penguin species, and play a fact-or-opinion board game.
Students watch suggested videos, read provided or suggested passages, and complete worksheets including a KWL chart, video notes pages, graphic organizers on the killer whale life cycle, a species/animal-facts investigation, an endangered species report, coloring pages, and a final project (poster, lapbook, or…
Each day, watch an assigned video, do independent or read-aloud reading, complete worksheets or discussion prompts (e.g., KWL chart, video notes, graphic organizers), and complete a daily activity (drawing, coloring, or on the final day, creating a poster/lapbook/interactive notebook about jaguars).
Read a biography passage about Misty Copeland, complete a KWL chart, answer a fact/fill-in-the-blank quiz, solve two word searches, write facts on graphic organizers about her childhood/career/advocacy, and complete an 'All About' organizer with birthday, location, family, and education.
Watch daily videos, read original passages (e.g. origin of auroras, myths behind the lights), complete KWL charts, fill in graphic organizers/report pages with guided sentence stems, draw an illustration activity, and assemble the report pages into a stapled booklet across the 5-day plan.
Over 5 days: watch a daily video, complete an independent or read-aloud reading, do a worksheet/graphic-organizer or discussion, and complete a daily activity (KWL chart, video notes, drawing/coloring pages, and a final poster/lapbook/interactive-notebook project).
A large multi-component earthquake unit combining CLOSE-reading nonfiction passages and instructional supports, CLOZE fill-in-the-blank worksheets, vocabulary cards, graphic organizers, and a writing task to teach earthquakes.
Each day (Monday-Friday): watch a linked video, do an independent or read-aloud reading, complete worksheets/discussion (KWL chart, video notes, graphic organizers on toucan life cycle/facts/investigation), and complete a hands-on activity (e.g. drawing a toucan, habitat coloring page, toucan coloring page); on the…
Follow a Monday-Friday pacing guide: watch suggested videos, read independently or aloud, complete worksheets/discussion and coloring pages, build interactive notebook pieces, and fill in graphic organizers (KWL chart, Interesting Facts, State Overview, State Capital, State Geography) for each day's topic (capital…
Annotate and discuss nonfiction passages using a CLOSE-reading protocol (circle/underline/mark), complete CLOZE fill-in-the-blank worksheets, answer text-dependent questions, use vocabulary word cards, and fill in KWL charts, tree map, and Venn diagram graphic organizers.
Watch daily videos, read informational texts, and complete worksheets (KWL, video notes, life cycle graphic organizers, can/have/are or is/has/needs organizer, investigation organizer) and activities (drawing, coloring, poster/lapbook/interactive notebook) about the reindeer/caribou over a 5-day sequence.
Watch linked videos, read passages, complete state-symbol worksheets and graphic organizers (KWL, interesting facts, state overview, capital, geography, culture, climate, government, historical timeline, important person), color pages, build interactive notebook pieces, and optionally produce a research report.
Complete CLOZE (fill-in-the-blank) vocabulary worksheets, annotate CLOSE-reading nonfiction passages on ecology topics using an annotation system (circle/underline/exclamation/question marks), define and use vocabulary word cards, answer text-dependent questions, complete graphic organizers (KWL chart, tree map, Venn…