Description
Graphic organizers are a powerful metacognitive teaching and learning tool and this book features 100 graphic organizers for teachers in grades K-5--double the number of any other book on the market. These graphic organizers can be used as before learning, during learning, or after learning activities, and support students' learning in the major content areas: English language arts, science, social studies, and mathematics. Teachers can use each graphic organizer as-is or customize for their own classroom's unique needs.
- Tips for classroom implementation and information on how the tool supports learning
- A Difficulty Dial that indicates the complexity of each graphic organizer
- Two Student Samples demonstrating how the organizer may be used with younger and older students
This book gives teachers in grades K-5 a powerful way to help students understand relationships between facts, terms, and ideas.
Author: Katherine S. McKnight
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 03/11/2013
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781118343043
ISBN10: 1118343042
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Teaching | General
- Education | Schools | Levels | Elementary
About the Author
Katherine S. McKnight, PhD, is a former classroom teacher and nationally recognized expert in literacy, inclusive classrooms, Common Core State Standards, and integrating technology in the 21st century classroom. She is author of The Teacher's Big Book of Graphic Organizers, Grades 6-12 and coauthor of The English Teacher's Survival Guide, Second Edition. Katie is a professor of education at National Louis University and a consultant for the National Council of Teachers of English. To learn more, go to www.katherinemcknight.com.