New ReviewMake the thought process visible with a handy concept map organizer. As learners develop their main ideas in research, writing, or creative development, they can add details and like ideas to the worksheet as needed.

New ReviewWhen you think of one topic, related ideas and details invariably follow. That's concept mapping! Jot down ideas with a straightforward graphic organizer that works both electronically and as a printed resource.

New ReviewHow is that thing like that other thing? And how are they both like something else? Get specific with a concept map that provides space for a main concept, its attributes, the category in which it belongs, and what other ideas belong in...

New ReviewOrganize your thinking, research, and writing with a handy concept map. The graphic organizer starts from a central idea and branches out to facilitate broader thinking and application.

New ReviewSometimes when you hear an idea, several additional ideas follow! Use an editable concept map for important brainstorming sessions or when organizing data.

Media really messes with your head! Psychological scholars explore the tricks our brains sometimes play when presented with new information during a video in a Crash Course series discussing media literacy. Topics include false memory,...

Have you ever been called an expert before? Pupils analyze how to break down sources of information using group work and individual skills. They begin to understand the tools of becoming an expert on a topic by using subtopics and...

Apples and oranges are easy to compare, but finding connections between very different objects, people, or concepts, such as Kim Jong-Un and Martin Luther King, Jr., may take more time. A video about drawing relationships explains how to...

How could Beethoven compose such beautiful symphonies if he was deaf? Why do bees pollinate some flowers and skip the others? Teach high schoolers how to research a topic of interest to deepen their knowledge and gain new understanding....

How do you rise above your challenges? This is a question the anticipation guide for Where the Red Fern Grows answers. Full of questions and direct statements about themes of the text, pupils investigate whether or not the writer would...

A good, regularly maintained organizational system can be the difference between a stressful year and a productive year. Guide high schoolers and college students through setting up their own method for organizing classes, information,...

The Next Generation Science Standards list obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information as the eighth practice. Explaining the importance of reading and understanding scientific information, a video on the NGSS stresses...

It's time for your class to literally show what they know! Pupils illustrate what they learned about the causes and effects of climate change by filling out a graphic organizer to complete the 5-part series of lessons. They discuss them...

Type or write directly onto a graphic organizer that features four quadrants and a center space for a topic of your choice. 

Make data display a whimsical one with a six by five table surrounded by curved lines and accent dots. 

Organize your thoughts and main ideas into one graphic organizer. The worksheet has one box for a main topic, three boxes under that for subtopics, and three boxes under each subtopic to support those ideas. 

Use a circle organizer with your math students. The circle is divided into eight parts, making it ideal for a fractions lesson. A great organizing tool for children with autism or other social disability.

A graphic organizer focuses on relationship dynamics. Users fill in the various rings that indicate how close their relationships are.

Having to make a decision can be stressful, considering options can be confusing, and contemplating consequences can be immobilizing. Simplify the process by using this graphic organizer to model the steps in the decision-making process.

After reading a passage about the effort to save the koalas in Australia, fifth graders answer 10 reading response questions. The questions address multiple skill strategies including making inferences, identifying text organization,...

Family traditions are the focus of a lesson plan that explores the lives of children in India and those in your classroom. Scholars examine their own family roles and traditions, then respond to an informative text detailing a young...

Young historians compare the presentation of medical care during the Civil War in passages from fictional and nonfictional texts. They examine passages from Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell and Soldier's Heart by Gary Paulsen, and...

Readers organize and display three ideas that support a topic, as well as two details that support each idea. 

Everything you need to know about informational text features can be found in this resource. Recognizing these types of text features and how they are used in text allows readers to better understand information. Teachers can use this as...