![]() What we want to do, especially with our little ones, is actually either draw pictures, depending on the level of the kids, or write. So when you’re teaching kids how to plan a piece of writing, you might think like, ‘Oh, well, maybe I can just talk through the graphic organizer and tell them what to do.’ No. Maybe not as organized, or a story just goes on forever, so the graphic organizer can help them get focused. Because, sometimes, when kids get started on their writing, they don’t really have a plan, if you’ve been teaching writing for any length of time, you know things might just not turn out the way you would like them to. And, actually, I would love to know in the comments, do you use graphic organizers in reading? Do you use them in writing? Do you use them in both? Maybe other subject areas? Would be really curious to know because I feel like all teachers are a little bit different.įor today’s video, we’re going to focus, specifically, again, on having kids use graphic organizers to make a plan for writing, as opposed to just diving in. There’s lots of great ways to use graphic organizers. And so you have your kids draw pictures, one picture for the beginning, one for the middle, and one for the end, before they actually go and write. And so you’re working on beginning, middle, and end. Or maybe you teach kindergarten, and you’re at the point in the year where the kids are planning little stories and writing little stories. And then you take a Venn diagram, and you have the kids compare and contrast the two main characters, and their character traits, by using the Venn diagram. And you may have used them in different subject areas for different purposes.įor example, maybe you read a story to your second grade students and there’s two main characters. And, sometimes, they can make more complex ideas easier for students, and even adults that aren’t students, to understand. But regardless of which one you’re using, generally speaking, a graphic organizer is a type of tool that visually represents and organizes ideas. There are different types of graphic organizers. You might be familiar with things like a Venn diagram, or a T-chart, or sequence of events, cause and effect. And then, also, hit the little bell so that you’re notified every time I post a brand-new video about teaching literacy in K-2. Before we dive in, if you haven’t subscribed to my channel (, make sure to do that now. And in this video, I’m going to give you three tips for having students effectively plan their writing by using graphic organizers. “Hey, I’m Alison from Learning At The Primary Pond. In this post, I have a video (and transcript, if you prefer to read) with 3 tips for effectively teaching your K-2 students to use graphic organizers! photo credit: MidoSemsem ![]() (If you want to read more about having students respond to writing prompts using graphic organizers, I talk a little bit about it here: “5 Tips for Helping K-2 Students Respond to Writing Prompts.” )
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