Printable Graphic Organizers

Choose the reading or writing job. Each page opens on its own blank frame, ready to print.

61 pages

0–9, A 7

4 Box Graphic OrganizerBlank four square sheets: four numbered boxes round a topic with lines, primary lines or none, a four square for writing, one with a closing sentence and a math problem solver. 4 box graphic organizer: four boxes round a topic
13 Colonies Graphic Organizer PDFBlank 13 colonies sheets: a chart of the three regions by land, economy and founding, the thirteen colonies to sort with a key, a sheet for each region, one colony on a page and a sample. 13 colonies graphic organizer: New England, Middle, Southern
ABC Graphic OrganizerBlank ABC brainstorm charts for any topic: A to Z on one page, a reason column, before and after a unit, a group chart, larger boxes on two pages and a weather sample. ABC graphic organizer: A to Z on one page
ACE Strategy Graphic OrganizerBlank ACE, RACE and RACES sheets for a written answer about a text: answer, cite evidence, explain, with sentence starters, room for two pieces of evidence and a sample. ACE strategy graphic organizer: answer, cite, explain
Adding and Subtracting Integers Graphic OrganizerBlank integer rule charts for adding and subtracting: same signs, different signs, add the opposite, with sentence starters, practice charts with keys, a number line and a sample. Adding and subtracting integers graphic organizer: rule chart
Author's Craft Graphic OrganizerBlank author's craft sheets: a move, words and why chart, one move looked at closely, word choice, figurative language, structure, tone and mood, a poem sheet and a sample. Author's craft graphic organizer: move, words, why
Author's Perspective Graphic OrganizerBlank author's perspective sheets for any text: clues then the perspective, a word choice chart, the author's view beside the reader's, two accounts of one event and a sample. Author's perspective graphic organizer: clues, then the perspective

B–C 12

Biome Graphic OrganizerBlank biome sheets: one biome in six boxes, a chart of nine land and water biomes, a blank chart for your own list, seven clues with a key, a climate table and a tundra sample. Biome graphic organizer: one biome in six boxes
Body Systems Graphic OrganizerBlank body systems sheets: a box for each of eleven organ systems, a chart, a page for one system, two systems working together, an organ sorting chart with its key and a sample. Body systems graphic organizer: a box for each system
Cell Cycle Graphic OrganizerBlank cell cycle sheets: six phases in order from interphase to cytokinesis, boxes to draw each phase, a phase chart, interphase in three parts, a mitosis strip and a filled-in sample. Cell cycle graphic organizer: six phases in order
Cell Organelles Graphic OrganizerBlank cell organelle sheets: ten boxes for job and cell type, one organelle on a page, a plant and an animal cell to draw, a tick chart with its key, the cell as a city and two samples. Cell organelles graphic organizer: job and cell type
Cellular Respiration Graphic OrganizerBlank cellular respiration sheets: three stages in numbered boxes, a chart of the stages, four steps with pyruvate oxidation, an equation sheet, a chart beside fermentation and two samples. Cellular respiration graphic organizer: three stages in order
Chapter Summary Graphic OrganizerBlank chapter summary sheets for any chapter book: one chapter a sheet with a prediction box, two or four chapters a page, primary lines, and a chart with one row a chapter. Chapter summary graphic organizer: who, what happened, my prediction
Characteristics of Life Graphic OrganizerBlank characteristics of life sheets: a box for each trait, a blank chart for a list of your own, one trait in three kinds of living thing, a draw sheet, an is it alive test, exit slips and two samples. Characteristics of life graphic organizer: a box for each trait
Characterization Graphic OrganizerBlank characterization sheets for any story: direct beside indirect, five kinds of clue with evidence, a sorting chart with its key, dialogue and incidents, a tracker for a novel, a planner for writers and a sample. Characterization graphic organizer: direct beside indirect
Claim Evidence Reasoning Graphic OrganizerBlank claim, evidence and reasoning sheets for a science lab: sentence starters, half sheets, a reasoning builder, a rebuttal, two claims, a checklist and a filled-in sample. Claim evidence reasoning graphic organizer: for a science lab
Close Reading Graphic Organizer PDFBlank close reading sheets: three reads each beside its evidence, primary lines, one paragraph read three times, a gist chart, annotation notes, two texts side by side, exit slips and a sample. Close reading graphic organizer: three reads with evidence
Conflict Graphic OrganizerBlank conflict sheets for any story: goal, obstacle, kind and ending joined by arrows, a chart with the four kinds to tick, internal or external, two sides, and a tracker for a novel. Conflict graphic organizer: goal, obstacle, kind, ending
Culture Graphic OrganizerBlank culture sheets: seven parts of one culture, a draw-and-write sheet, research notes with sources, one celebration up close, two cultures side by side, a family sheet and a sample. Culture graphic organizer: seven parts of one culture

D–G 8

Descriptive Essay Graphic OrganizerBlank planners for a descriptive essay: a box for each sense with strong words and an order of details; a dominant impression sheet, an outline, a strong words chart, a checklist and a sample. Descriptive essay graphic organizer: senses, strong words, order
Digestive System Graphic OrganizerBlank digestive system sheets: five organs in order with their jobs, the path from memory, a draw sheet, a mechanical or chemical chart, actions to sort with a key, the organs that help and two samples. Digestive system graphic organizer: five organs in order
Distributive Property Graphic OrganizerBlank distributive property sheets: the rule four ways, a break-apart frame for grades 3 and 4, area models to draw, expand and factor practice with answer keys, and a filled-in sample. Distributive property graphic organizer: words, numbers, area model
Domain and Range Graphic OrganizerBlank domain and range sheets: eight boxes for four sources, the same as a chart, notebook half sheets, three kinds of graph, ordered pairs and interval notation with answer keys, and two samples. Domain and range graphic organizer: four ways to find them
Fairy Tale Graphic OrganizerBlank fairy tale sheets: the parts of a tale in its own words, a fairy tale checklist, a chart for two versions of one tale and three planners for writing your own. Fairy tale graphic organizer: the parts of a tale
Functions Graphic OrganizerBlank functions sheets: four ways to test a relation, ordered pairs to sort with a key, grids for the vertical line test, a function notation box, an evaluating chart and two samples. Functions graphic organizer: is it a function, four ways
Graphic Organizer About MatterBlank matter sheets: solid, liquid and gas by shape, volume and particles, a states chart, a tick chart with its key, six changes of state, water in three states, plasma and samples. Graphic organizer about matter: solid, liquid and gas
Graphic Organizer for Argumentative EssayBlank planners for an argumentative essay: claim, reasons beside evidence, counterclaim beside rebuttal; a paragraph plan in five boxes, a counterclaim builder, an evidence chart, a checklist and a sample. Graphic organizer for argumentative essay: claim, reasons, counterclaim

H–M 13

Heat Transfer Graphic OrganizerBlank heat transfer sheets: a chart for conduction, convection and radiation, a sorting sheet, boxes to draw and write, one scene with all three and a filled-in sample. Heat transfer graphic organizer: conduction, convection, radiation
Legislative Branch Graphic OrganizerBlank sheets on the United States Congress: the House beside the Senate, twelve statements to tick with a key, how a bill becomes a law, the President and a bill, powers of Congress and a sample. Legislative branch graphic organizer: House and Senate
Levels of Organization Graphic OrganizerBlank levels of organization sheets: five boxes from cell to organism, a chart, boxes to draw each level, ecology levels up to the biosphere and a sample on the heart. Levels of organization graphic organizer: cell to organism
Life Cycle Graphic OrganizerBlank life cycle sheets: three to six stages with arrows, a draw-only sheet, primary lines, butterfly, frog and flowering plant cycles, a compare chart and two samples. Life cycle graphic organizer: four stages with arrows
Literary Essay Graphic OrganizerBlank sheets for an essay about a text: claim, evidence and analysis, a shorter frame, a planner for two texts, a claim builder, a body paragraph planner, a checklist and a sample. Literary essay graphic organizer: claim, evidence and analysis
Long Division Graphic OrganizerBlank long division sheets: a chart of divide, multiply, subtract, bring down, the steps in your own words, work and check frames, an estimate sheet, a remainder frame, the four words and a sample. Long division graphic organizer: divide, multiply, subtract, bring down
Macromolecules Graphic OrganizerBlank macromolecule sheets: a chart for carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids, a sorting chart with its answer key, boxes to draw each building block and a filled-in sample. Macromolecules graphic organizer: compare the four
Main Idea Graphic OrganizerBlank main idea sheets for any text: the main idea over three details, boxes and bullets, details first, and sheets worded for 2nd grade, 3rd grade and central idea. Main idea graphic organizer: main idea and three details
Meiosis Graphic OrganizerBlank meiosis sheets: eight phases to draw, each division in four numbered boxes, a phase chart, a cell count, a mitosis and meiosis compare chart, statements to sort with a key and two samples. Meiosis graphic organizer: eight phases to draw
Movie Graphic OrganizerBlank movie and video sheets: before, during and after watching, three note boxes for a short video, what I saw and heard, a book and movie chart, a review planner and a sample. Movie graphic organizer: before, during and after watching
Multi Digit Multiplication Graphic OrganizerBlank multiplication sheets: one problem three ways, area model boxes for two and three digits, a partial products chart, the standard algorithm in four steps and two samples. Multi digit multiplication graphic organizer: one problem three ways
Multi Step Word Problem Graphic OrganizerBlank math word problem sheets: two steps and a check, a three step frame, the hidden question, an equation frame, a draw-it-first sheet and a filled-in sample. Multi step word problem graphic organizer: two steps and a check
Myth Graphic Organizer PDFBlank sheets for reading or writing a myth: what it explains, gods and heroes, setting, problem and lesson; an origin myth flow, a quest frame, a chart for two myths, a planner for a myth of your own and a sample. Myth graphic organizer: what it explains, who, where, problem, lesson

N–P 9

Newspaper Article Graphic OrganizerBlank news article sheets: headline, lead, five Ws, a quote and a closing; an inverted pyramid planner, a lead builder, interview notes, two sheets for younger writers and a sample. Newspaper article graphic organizer: headline, lead, five Ws, quote
Nonfiction Graphic OrganizerBlank sheets for any informational text: three facts, a text feature and a question, a text features chart, a text structure sheet, chapter notes and two summary frames. Nonfiction graphic organizer: three facts, a text feature, a question
Photosynthesis Graphic OrganizerBlank photosynthesis sheets: what goes in, where it happens and what comes out, an equation sheet, a compare chart with cellular respiration and two filled-in samples. Photosynthesis graphic organizer: in, where, out
Point of View Graphic OrganizerBlank point of view sheets for any story: narrator, pronouns and what is known; a chart of first, second and third person; limited or omniscient; two narrators of one event; a tracker and two samples. Point of view graphic organizer: narrator, pronouns, what is known
Polygon Graphic OrganizerBlank polygon sheets: names, sides and angles from triangle to decagon, name the polygon from its sides, an interior angles chart, three sorting T charts and a filled-in sample. Polygon graphic organizer: names, sides and angles
Problem and Solution Graphic OrganizerBlank problem and solution sheets: a problem with two tries and a solution, a four-box sheet for an article, a tracker for a long text, two possible solutions, an essay planner and a sample. Problem and solution graphic organizer: a problem, two tries, a solution
Procedural Writing Graphic OrganizerBlank how-to planners: materials, four steps and a tip, six steps to draw, steps joined by arrows, primary lines, a recipe planner, game rules, a step chart with reasons, a partner test and a sample. Procedural writing graphic organizer: materials, four steps, a tip
Protein Synthesis Graphic OrganizerBlank protein synthesis sheets: transcription then translation in two boxes, a compare chart, five steps from gene to protein, a codon chart, a short gene to decode and answer keys. Protein synthesis graphic organizer: transcription, then translation
Pythagorean Theorem Graphic OrganizerBlank Pythagorean theorem sheets: a sketch, rule and work frame, four steps to the hypotenuse or a leg, a right triangle test with its answer key and a filled-in sample. Pythagorean theorem graphic organizer: sketch, rule, two work boxes

Q–W 12

Quadrilateral Graphic OrganizerBlank quadrilateral sheets: six boxes to sketch and describe, a row-by-row chart, a properties chart to check, always-sometimes-never statements and a filled-in sample. Quadrilateral graphic organizer: six shapes to sketch and describe
Real Numbers Graphic OrganizerBlank real number system sheets: a chart of the five sets, a tick chart for ten numbers with its answer key, a rational or irrational T chart, a decimal test and a filled-in sample. Real numbers graphic organizer: the five sets
Scientific Method Graphic Organizer PDFBlank sheets for a science experiment: six steps on one page, a flow chart, a hypothesis builder, a fair test planner, a data table and a conclusion sheet. Scientific method graphic organizer: question to conclusion
Setting Graphic OrganizerBlank setting sheets for any story: where, when, senses and effect; a draw sheet, a clues chart, setting and mood, two settings side by side, a tracker for a novel, a planner for writers and two samples. Setting graphic organizer: where, when, senses, effect
Small Moment Graphic OrganizerBlank small moment sheets for a personal story: from the big event to one moment, slow motion in four steps, a zoom-in sheet, an ideas chart, primary lines and a sample. Small moment graphic organizer: from the big event to one moment
Speech Graphic OrganizerBlank speech sheets: hook, three main points and closing; an audience and purpose planner; a persuasive speech in five steps; hooks, transitions, note cards four to a page, a rehearsal log, a checklist and a sample. Speech graphic organizer: hook, three main points, closing
Taxonomy Graphic OrganizerBlank taxonomy charts: domain to species for one organism, two or three organisms side by side, a memory sentence sheet, a scientific names chart and two filled-in samples. Taxonomy graphic organizer: domain to species
Theme Graphic OrganizerBlank theme sheets for any story: topic, lesson, evidence and theme joined by arrows, three questions that lead to a theme, a poem sheet, a fable sheet and an evidence chart. Theme graphic organizer: topic, lesson, evidence, theme
Three Branches of Government Graphic OrganizerBlank sheets on the three branches of the United States government: a chart of who, what and checks, six boxes for checks and balances, twelve statements to tick with a key, and a sample. Three branches of government graphic organizer: who, what, checks
Transformations Graphic Organizer PDFBlank transformations sheets: a box each for translation, reflection, rotation and dilation, a chart, coordinate rules with their key, statements to tick, grids to sketch on and a sample. Transformations graphic organizer: four boxes to sketch and describe
Triangle Graphic OrganizerBlank triangle sheets: a sides by angles chart, boxes to draw each type, a tick chart with its answer key, always-sometimes-never statements and a filled-in sample. Triangle graphic organizer: sides by angles
Waves Graphic OrganizerBlank wave sheets: transverse beside longitudinal, the parts of a wave to draw and name, compression and rarefaction, mechanical or electromagnetic, seven waves to sort with a key, wave speed and samples. Waves graphic organizer: transverse and longitudinal

A graphic organizer is a one-page frame of headed boxes that a reader or a writer fills in by hand. Each page here is built for one job and opens on a frame of its own, with versions of that frame for younger and older grades.

The sheets are blank, so they fit whatever your class is reading or writing, and each prints on Letter or A4.