S.S STRATEGY #24:

GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

GRADE LEVEL:

K-2, 3-5, 6-8

NCSS CURRICULUM STRANDS:

•ALL - ANY (DEPENDING ON TOPIC)

POSSIBLE LESSONS:

•CHARACTERIZE, CAUSES & EFFECTS, COMPARE & CONTRAST, ANALYZE, ORGANIZE:

IMPORTANT EVENTS, CULTURES, HISTORICAL PEOPLE, PAST & PRESENT, GOVERNMENTS, ETC.

INTRODUCTION

GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS:

• ALLOW STUDENTS OF ALL AGES TO ORGANIZE INFORMATION IN VISUAL WAYS.

• MAKE MEANING OF WHAT THEY ARE HEARING OR READING.

• ALLOWS THEM TO SEE CONNECTIONS NOT ALWAYS EVIDENT IN A TRADITIONAL NARRATIVE.

• ASSIST UNDERSTANDING OF CATEGORIES AND CLASSIFICATIONS.

• ASSIST IN THE ORGANIZATION OF DATA FOR ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION.

TYPES OF GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

• FLOW CHARTS

• GRAPHS

• TABLES

• VENN DIAGRAMS

• CONCEPT MAPS

• K-W-L

PROCEDURES

• GATHER INFORMATION/MATERIALS

• INTRODUCE THE ACTIVITY

• ASSIGN/GROUP STUDENTS

ACTIVITY

• GROUP 1 (LOWER GRADES) USING A WEB DRAW SOME OF THE IMPORTANT ASPECTS THAT MAKE UP YOUR DAILY LIVES.

• GROUP 2 (UPPER GRADES) USING A VENN DIAGRAM COMPARE & CONTRAST EARLY VS. MODERN LIVING.

• GROUP 3 (MODIFIED) USING THE PROVIDED GRAPHIC ORGANIZER & MATERIALS, PASTE THE APPROPRIATE STATEMENTS FOR EACH TOPIC.

THANK YOU!