Graphic Organizers

Explore a library of grab-and-go graphic organizers we’ve created to help make your day-to-day lesson development just a bit easier.

Grades K-12 Resource by:

To make these templates easier to find, we’ve organized them into the categories below. Let us know if you have any questions or recommendations for future templates, and don’t forget to check back regularly for new items!

Activity Builders

Add your own content to these pre-made templates to create engaging games and other interactive learning activities for your students. These formats are ideal for review and skill-building activities.

Pick a Duck thumbnail

Pick a Duck Activity

Pick a Balloon thumbnail

Pick a Balloon Activity

Simple Board Game (Shorter)

Simple Board Game (Shorter)

Simple Board Game (Longer)

Simple Board Game (Longer)

Simple Board Game (Rectangles)

Simple Board Game (Rectangles)

Categorizing

Students can use these versatile graphic organizers to process and categorize concepts and ideas in any academic content area.

The Big 6 (5 W and H) organizer

The Big 6 (5 Ws and H)

The Five Senses (vertical text) organizer

The Five Senses (Vertical Text)

Five Senses Frayer-Style Organizer

The Five Senses (Frayer Layout)

Frayer-Style Organizer

Frayer-Style Organizer (Text Only)

Frayer-Style Organizer (With Images)

Frayer-Style Organizer (With Images)

Frayer-Style Organizer (Blank)

Frayer-Style Organizer (Blank)

Main Idea and Supporting Details organizer

Main Idea and Supporting Details

Venn Diagram (2 circles) template

Venn Diagram (2 Circles)

Venn Diagram (3 circles) template

Venn Diagram (3 Circles)

Comic Strips

Students can create, communicate, and demonstrate learning through these comic strip templates and creation tools.

Comic Strip Templates - Horizontal Layout

Comic Strip Templates (10 Horizontal Layouts)

Comic Strip Templates - Vertical Layout

Comic Strip Templates (12 Vertical Layouts)

Community Building

Most teachers are comfortable establishing relationships and community in a face-to-face environment. After all, this is where they often have the most experience. However, when school takes place in a virtual or hybrid environment, you may need to rethink some of your strategies. If possible, develop strategies and activities that can be modified and adapted to work in a variety of learning environments. Below are some community building examples to try.

All About Me T-Shirt

“All About Me” T-Shirt Template

Bingo template

BINGO Mixer and Community Builder

Get to know your classmates activity

“Meet Your Classmates” Class Collaborative Slideshow

"My Favorites" speeches

“My Favorites” Speeches

Star of the week sticker template

“Star of the Week” Digital Sticker Template

Team t-shirt template

Team T-Shirt Template

Virtual locker template

Virtual Locker Activity

Would you rather activity

“Would You Rather?” Template

Exit Tickets

Students can complete these pre-made exit ticket templates to explain how well they understood a lesson or how they are feeling about their learning journey. Use them to help gauge learning and determine your next steps.

Games

Students can engage in critical thinking, reward time, and interpersonal connection time by playing these digital versions of traditional board games.

Launch Learning

Use these pre-made templates at the start of a lesson to engage students in new concepts and launch new learning in your classroom.

Literacy Development

Use these pre-made templates to support literacy instruction ranging from learning letters to writing book reviews.

Quick Book Review template
Frayer style organizer (text only)

Frayer-Style Organizer (Text Only)

Frayer style organizer (with images)

Frayer-Style Organizer (With Images)

Know your words organizer
Lower case letters template

Lower Case Letters

Lower case letters template

Lower Case Letters (Ordering)

Main idea and supporting details organizer

Main Idea and Supporting Details

Upper case letters organizer

Upper Case Letters

Upper case letters organizer

Upper Case Letters (Ordering)

Literature

Use these pre-made templates to support instruction and practice of literary skills and concepts.

Character-Analysis-1

Character Analysis 1

Character Analysis 2 template

Character Analysis 2

Math

Use these pre-made templates to support math instruction and practice.

Base 10 blocks

Base 10 Blocks Activity Builder

Graph paper template

Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking

Students can use these graphic organizers to analyze concepts, solve problems, and think critically about the content they are exploring.

A/B Partner Talk
Cause and Effect #1 (Single Cause & Effect)

Cause and Effect #1 (Single Cause and Effect)

Cause and Effect #2 (Multiple Causes)

Cause and Effect #2 (Multiple Causes)

Cause and Effect #3 (Multiple Effects)

Cause and Effect #3 (Multiple Effects)

Cause and Effect #4 (Pictures)

Cause and Effect #4 (Pictures)

Debate-Preparation

Debate Preparation

Hexagonal Thinking 1

Hexagonal Thinking #1

Hexagonal Thinking 2

Hexagonal Thinking #2

Hexagonal Thinking 3

Hexagonal Thinking #3

Hexagonal Thinking 4

Hexagonal Thinking #4

Perspectives and Points of View

Perspectives and Points of View

Problem Solution #1

Problem Solution #1

Problem Solution #2 (Multiple Pictures)

Problem Solution #2 (Multiple Pictures)

Problem Solution #3 (Multiple Solutions)

Problem Solution #3 (Multiple Solutions)

Problem Solution #4 (Multiple Problems & Solutions)

Problem Solution #4 (Multiple Problems and Solutions)

Pro-Con Analysis

Pro-Con Analysis

Spider Gram 1-4
Spider Gram 1-8

Spider Gram 1—8

Sequencing

Students can use these premade templates to create timelines, sequences of ideas, collages, and a visual mapping of concepts.

6 Frame Sequence

6 Frame Sequence (Text and Pictures)

6 Image Collage

6 Image Collage (Text and Pictures)

Beginning Middle End

Beginning, Middle, End

Simple Timeline Text Only

Timeline #1 (5 Frames Text)

Simple Timeline with Pics

Timeline #2 (5 Frames Text and Pictures)

Timeline Text Only

Timeline #3 (8 Frames Text)

Timeline with Pics 2

Timeline #4 (8 Frames Text and Pictures)

Timeline 6 Arrows Text

Timeline #5 (6 Arrows Text)

Timeline 6 Arrows with Pictures

Timeline #6 (6 Arrows Text and Pictures)

Writing

Use these templates to help students organize and plan for both traditional and multi-media writing.

Paragraph Hamburger

Paragraph Hamburger

Paragraph Planning

Paragraph Planning

Plan Your Five Paragraph Essay

Plan Your Five-Paragraph Essay

Podcast Script

Podcast Script