This free set of 20 graphic organizers you can download from Pearson Education is a great foundational set to have at hand.
Graphic organizers are very useful for students in process — whether analyzing, sequencing, predicting, charting, determining cause/effect, comparing and contrasting, or simply organizing their thoughts.
The set includes:
- Venn Diagram
- Word Web
- Descriptive Web
- Character Traits Web
- Main Idea/Supporting Details Web
- Main Idea/Supporting Details Chart
- T-Chart
- Steps-in-a-Process Chart
- Fact and Opinion Chart
- K-W-L-H Chart
- Sequence-of-Events Chart
- Prediction Chart
- Cause-and-Effect Chart 1
- Cause-and-Effect Chart 2
- Character/Setting/Problem/Solution Chart
- Wh- Question Chart
- Compare-and-Contrast Diagram
- Link the Readings Chart
- Three-Column Chart
- Timeline
A perfect tool for the homeschool handy-mom — and free!
(The individual download links seem to work best.)
Update: This resource is no longer available, so we are linking to an archived version.
Free Resource
- Graph Organizers @ PearsonLongman.com
Additional Resources
Editable Graphic Organizer Templates ~ Free
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38 Graphic Organizers {Free}
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