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Sensory Poetry Writing | Posters & Graphic Organizers
Teaches students what a sensory (five-senses) poem is and provides graphic organizers/templates for planning and writing one.
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Organize ideas with blank charts for reading, writing and comparing information. Choose reusable story maps, paragraph planners, Venn diagrams and note-taking layouts.
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READING COMPREHENSION worksheets for ANY story Part 1
A set of blank, story-agnostic graphic-organizer printables that teachers pair with any story of their choosing to build comprehension skills.
Writing & brainstorming
List Poetry Writing | Posters & Graphic Organizers
Teach students what list poetry is and provide graphic organizer templates for writing their own list poems.
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Compare & connect
Compare and Contrast Graphic Organizer Packet
Provide four printable graphic organizers (chronology, similarities/differences, cause/effect, problem/solution) for students to compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts.
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READING COMPREHENSION worksheets for INFORMATIONAL texts
A generic set of reading-response graphic organizer templates for use with any informational text, covering main idea, author's purpose, and text analysis.
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Story Graphic Organizer Blank Templates for 1st & 2nd Grades
A set of blank story graphic organizer templates helping 1st and 2nd grade students analyze story structure, sequence events, and retell stories after reading.
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Color Poetry Writing | Posters & Graphic Organizers
Teach students the two forms of color poetry (a) starting each line with the color name, and (b) describing a color using the five senses, via instructional posters and fill-in graphic organizers, for a K-3 poetry unit.
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Brainstorming Sheets and Graphic Organizers Packet
A set of blank graphic organizers to support prewriting/brainstorming for creative and narrative writing.
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Graphic Organizers Packet
Simple graphic organizers for young students to record their thinking about a favorite book/character, write a book opinion, produce a short animal report, and sequence a narrative (first/then/next/finally; beginning/middle/end/reaction).
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READING COMPREHENSION worksheets for ANY story Part 2
A Collection of Reading Comprehension Activities suitable for any story.
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THEME: The FIVE Elements of a Story Graphic Organizers
A set of 10 blank graphic organizers focused specifically on the literary element of Theme, part of a 'Five Elements of a Story' graphic organizer series, each with instructions on how to use it.
Timelines & notes
Math Doodle Themed Graphic Organizer
A blank, reusable graphic-organizer template (interactive doodle notes) for students to record math notes, formulas, step-by-step procedures, practice problems, and a topic index, in a visually engaging note-taking format.
Reading & story maps
READING COMPREHENSION worksheets for ANY text
A set of blank, text-agnostic graphic-organizer printables that teachers pair with any nonfiction/informational text of their choosing to build comprehension and note-taking skills.
Writing & brainstorming
Writing With A Purpose Anchor Chart
A set of anchor charts teaching the three main purposes/structures of writing - informational, narrative, and opinion - each presented as a labeled overview chart, a filled example graphic organizer, and a blank fill-in-the-blank template.
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Story Writing Organizer
A simple one-page graphic organizer to help students prepare to write a story by recording characters, setting, problem, and solution.
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10 Graphic Organizers - Comprehension Charts to Review Any Text!
A set of ten blank, subject-agnostic graphic-organizer templates for analyzing/reviewing any text (reading comprehension scaffolds).
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Digging for Information Text Structure Activity
Provides blank graphic organizers so students can map the structural relationships (chronology, cause/effect, comparison, main idea/details, problem/solution) within an informational text they are reading.
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Superhero Activity Bundle
A creative-writing and art activity where students design their own original superhero, plan a narrative through structured graphic organizers, and present the finished story as a comic strip.
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Timeline Template – Editable in Microsoft Word
Give students a clear layout for organizing six events along a horizontal timeline. Boxes alternate above and below the line, leaving room for a date and a short description of each event. Replace the sample years and placeholder text with the sequence you want students to study. For a different level of writing support, the differentiated timeline templates provide other layouts.
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FREE ANCHOR CHART OF READING | THE START
A short early-reading passage paired with a main-idea-and-details graphic organizer, used to practice identifying the main idea and supporting details of a story.
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Venn Diagram Templates and Triple Venn Diagram Templates
Give students a blank structure for comparing either two or three topics. The Venn templates come in lined and unlined versions, supporting discrete written points or more open annotations. Choose the number of circles to match the comparison, then model where a detail belongs when it is shared by all topics, shared by some or unique to one.
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FREE ANCHOR CHART OF READING | The Little Rabbit's Surprise
A short early-reading passage paired with a main-idea-and-details graphic organizer, used to practice identifying the main idea and supporting details of a story.
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Fifth Grade Reading Notebook
An interactive reading notebook of anchor charts, graphic organizers, and fill-in-the-blank note pages teaching fifth-grade reading comprehension skills such as main idea, story retelling, author's purpose, summarizing, and making predictions.
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FREE ANCHOR CHART OF READING | The Kind Little Mouse
A short early-reading passage paired with a main-idea-and-details graphic organizer, used to practice identifying the main idea and supporting details of a story.