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Free Graphic Organizer Templates

Help your students classify ideas and communicate more effectively with these free graphic organizer templates, available for download. They can be used to structure writing projects and help in problem solving, decision making, studying, planning research, and brainstorming.

Printable Graphic Organizers

Select a blank graphic organizer from the following categories depending on your curriculum needs.

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10 Free Graphic Organizer Templates for Any Subject

Different lessons require different types of content to help students learn. Here are 10 free graphic organizer templates to use for any subject.

Most students are returning to the classroom in Fall 2021, but everyone’s learning methods have had to change over the past two years. It’s important to adapt as an educator with new techniques , digital materials, and fresh content to keep students engaged .

For any subject, graphic organizers provide effective ways to introduce, teach, develop, and test new material. But different lessons require different types of content to help students learn best. I’m going to give you 10 free graphic organizer templates to use for any subject – just use the Make It button to customize, label, and download your graphic organizer.

• Venn Diagram
• Plot Pyramid
• Brainstorm Chart
• Concept Map
• 5-Paragraph Essay Outline
• 4 Square Writing Chart

1. Flowchart

The Flowchart is one of the most versatile and recognizable forms of graphic organizer out there, ideal for project planning and science experiments. A goes to B goes to C goes to D . With this version, you can copy and paste sections of the chart to make it as long or as short as you need, label each section with specific details, and add a title and other information for your assignment.

2. Timeline

The Timeline is similar to the flowchart , with events spaced out along a single path . In a Timeline, however, the intervals between the events is important to the graphic organizer as a whole. Using this template, you can drag events from one point of the Timeline to another, and add text labels for years and events.

3. Venn Diagram

One of the most widely-used graphic organizers, the Venn Diagram provides a simple way for students to compare and contrast 2 or more distinct ideas. With this template, you can copy and recolor the Venn Diagram circles to compare any number of items with each other.

4. Plot Pyramid

This graphic organizer is most commonly used in elementary and middle school English, language arts, and literature classes. It’s used to identify and map the various stages of a plot arc , from exposition to conclusion. Use this template to title the Plot Pyramid and add any other relevant information you need.

5. Brainstorm Chart

The Brainstorm Chart is a far more freeform type of graphic organizer than most others on this list, and can be arranged almost any way you like. All it requires is a central idea or “problem” to solve, along with an array of other ideas and concepts that are connected to it, and supporting details for these connected points. The freeform nature of the Brainstorm Chart allows students to think creatively and originally on any subject.

6. Concept Map

The Concept Map is similar in form to the Brainstorm Chart, but with slightly more limitations on how it’s used. It’s used to illustrate the relationships that exist between various related concepts , filling in different sections of the organizer to show how the different parts are connected. The Concept Map is perfect for introducing students to a new set of related vocabulary terms in any subject.

7. 5-Paragraph Essay Outline

While some of your students may not remember the 5-paragraph essay too fondly years later, it’s an important step in developing their persuasive writing . This classic 5-paragraph planner is perfect for helping students construct their arguments, counter-arguments, supporting data, and conclusions before they put pen to paper.

8. 4 Square Writing Chart

The 4 Square Writing Chart is similar to the 5-paragraph essay outline, it gives space for looser organizational styles and more creative types of writing structure . The central area contains the main idea or argument, and the surrounding squares are filled with supporting arguments, sections of a narrative essay, personal experiences, or several sides to the same story.

9. Story Map

The Story Map is used for a similar purpose to the Plot Pyramid, but with a broader approach to narrative plot arcs. In the Story Map, students not only recount the plot progression of a story, but detail the setting , characters , and central problems and outcomes . There are dozens of ways to organize your own Story Map, so I recommend you use this template to include whatever areas are most important for your students to identify and analyze.

10. KWL Chart

KWL Charts ask students to write on three different things before and after completing a lesson, activity, or reading: what they Know already about the topic, what they Want to learn from the lesson, and, afterward, what they Learned from the experience. It creates more of a big-picture exercise than most of the graphic organizers on this list, allowing students to identify what they gain from their lessons.

I hope these graphic organizer templates help you engage students effectively in every subject you teach. For more tips and tutorials on creating great digital content in 2021, check out the Kapwing YouTube channel or read through some related articles on education materials:

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Free Printable: Summarizing Graphic Organizers (Grades 2-4)

Tell me about a story!

If you ask a tiny kid to tell you about a movie (aka summarize a movie), you get the most random collection of details and events. For example, if you say “Tell me about Cinderella,” you’ll get something like “she wears a beautiful dress and her mom is really mean and the cat wants to eat a mouse with clothes and I want to be Cinderella for Halloween!” Absolutely charming, but not a summary.

Needless to say, learning to summarize takes practice and guidance. This can start with younger learners, where you ask them to draw pictures of the various components of a summary. Once kids get the hang of it, you can ask them to provide a text-based summary.

Summarizing Graphic Organizer

All of this can be accomplished with this week’s free printable. It comes in two versions (one with a simpler font that will be easier for younger kids to read, and then another version with a font that’ll interest older kids). You can use this same string of prompt words (somebody, wanted, but, so, then) to help kids summarize a story without giving them a graphic organizer.

Download the full-size printables:  Summarizing Graphic Organizer – Upper grades  [PDF] and  Summarizing Graphic Organizer – Lower Grades  [PDF]

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Graphic organizers & choice boards.

This collection of ready-to-use graphic organizers will help children classify ideas and communicate more effectively. All of our printable graphic organizers are designed to facilitate understanding of key concepts by allowing students to visually identify key points and ideas. By using graphic organizers across all subject areas, you will be empowering your students to master subject-matter faster and more efficiently. We have graphic organizers for reading, science, writing, math, and for general classroom use. You'll also find blank printable templates like graph paper, dot arrays, and other useful tools.

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Self-assessment graphic organizers.

• Self-Assessment Scale
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• Daily Tasks Checklist
• Student Goals Checklist
• Behavior Checklist

Growth Mindset Graphic Organizers 

• Instead of This, Try This
• Glows and Grows
• Feelings Thermometer
• Coping Skills Checklist

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Main idea and supporting details.

• Main Idea and Supporting Details Web
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• Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How
• Beginning, Middle, and End

Graphic Organizers (Grades 3-5)

• Five-Paragraph Essay

Graphic Organizers (Grades 9-12)

• Story Map Graphic Organizer
• Concept Map
• Four Column Chart

Writing Graphic Organizers

• Brainstorming Web
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Research Graphic Organizers 

Support students to practice and develop essential research skills. 

• Citing My Sources
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• What's the Gist? 
• Analyzing Sources
• Research Paper Outline

Science Graphic Organizers

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• Dogs and Cats as Pets: Venn Diagram
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Timelines and Sequence Charts

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• Cycle Organizer

Reading Comprehension

• Three Paragraph Main Idea and Details Chart
• Cause and Effect
• Five Elements of a Plot
• Story Pyramid

Concept Maps and Idea Webs

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• Web 3 (Concept Map)
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• Fishbone Map: Main Idea and Supporting Details

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Venn Diagrams

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• Double Venn Diagram, Version 1
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• Triple Venn Diagram
• Cause and Effect Organizer
• Cause-and-Effect Diagram
• Herringbone Graphic Organizer
• Causal Chains
• The Herringbone: Main Idea and Supporting Details
• Horse: Main Idea and Supporting Details Organizer

Choice Boards

Choice Boards are similar to graphic organizers because they can be downloaded, printed, and given to students. What sets Choice Boards apart is that they provide students with the opportunity for choice. Rather than a graphic organizer that has one assignment, a choice board provides multiple ways that students can explore a topic or skill and demonstrate their learning. Choice boards also help you differentiate your instruction, as you can support students to make a choice that best aligns with their learning needs and learning preferences. Access our library of choice boards below. 

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Free Story Map Graphic Organizer Templates for Students

Published: March 31, 2023

Contributor: Sarah Shelton

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Are you looking for a great way to teach your students elements of literature? A story map graphic organizer is a wonderful visual aid that you can use when teaching about story elements with reading and writing.

What is a Story Map Graphic Organizer?

A story map graphic organizer helps students to organize and classify the information that they have read.

Students can use a story map template to help identify different story characters or settings. In addition, they are also helpful for determining the plot, point of view, theme, and other elements of a story. Story map templates can be used to map the beginning, middle, and end of a text as well. 

A story map can be used as a planning tool for writing projects, help with writing a paragraph worksheet and creative writing assignments. It can help you figure out how to teach setting to your students.

Why use story maps?

Story maps are great teaching resources that assist students in prewriting and post reading activities. They are very useful for elementary school students to help them to organize information for writing projects. 

There are many different types of story mats that can be used as a supplemental learning tool. You may also want to add sentence writing worksheets , story writing templates and punctuation practice worksheets to your English lesson plans.

A blank story map improves reading comprehension and helps identify elements of a story.

Benefits of Using a Story Map Graphic Organizer

Story map graphic organizers are great for building nonfiction reading comprehension skills and helping students when they are identifying essential elements of a story. They are useful when compiling information needed to write a book report, so essentially they can be used as a book report template too.

In addition to story mapping you may want to learn how to write a paragraph for kids , or how to improve kids writing . Free graphic organizer templates are also a great help to building these skills as writing and reading go hand in hand.

Story Map Graphic Organizer Example

The story map template is a very basic one. This simple story map includes a place to write your name and a place to write the title of  your favorite book and the author of the book. Then you will write about the main characters in the book, the settings of the story, 3 main events that happened and the resolution.

Story Map Template Example #1

This blank story map will have your children log the title of the story or book, the setting, where and when, major and minor characters, the plot and 3 events that were part of the plot. 

Story Map Graphic Organizer Example #2

This basic story map gives your children extra opportunities to practice their writing skills. They will record the title, author, characters and settings up the book. Use the extra writing lines to describe the beginning, middle and end of the story. Use the larger blanks to draw a portion of the story.

Story Map Graphic Organizer Template Example #3

This free story map is great for early learners who are not writing well yet. They can use the large blocks to draw what happened in the beginning, middle and end.

Plot Diagram Graphic Organizer Example #4

Learn all about plot with this story map. After writing the title and author, your student will dig deeper into the characters, settings, 3 main events of the plot and the resolution. They can write or doodle out what happened.

Story Map Graphic Organizers Example #5

This venn diagram style story map is fun for kids who like to organize their thoughts in a graphic organizer style. They will write or draw the title and author, characters, action, setting, outcome and problem. 

Organizing Details of a Story

Story maps provide a framework for students to organize the information that they read. Some templates are very basic, and others are more advanced. Students can fill in the templates as they read through the text or afterwards, adding various aspects involved in the story.

Essential Elements of a Story

The essential elements of a story are the characters, setting, problem, solution and rising action, falling action, climax and resolution of the problem.

The main character of a story is the lead, also called the protagonist. There is also a villain which is called the antagonist. As you read on you will see the character development build and begin to see character traits and qualities that are relatable to the reader.

The setting can be the time period or location such as Paris in the 1800s or even different locations like those found in fairy tales. It could be a setting related to an historical event. A setting will also include important details of the specific setting that include how things look, feel, taste, smell and the sounds of the setting.

The problem is also sometimes called the conflict. There are many different types of conflict such as character vs. character, character vs. nature, character vs. self and character vs. society. You will usually see one theme that resonates through the problem in the story.

Solution and Rising Action 

The solution and rising action are important elements of a story. These are usually the longest, they are the moments that build up to the climax, offering solutions for the characters to choose from as the story is building.

The climax is the big turning point in the story where the characters are finally getting the chance to act on what needs to happen. This is where the resolution of the problem usually begins. 

Falling Action

This is where everything begins to calm down and things begin to start wrapping up. You will begin to see questions answered, and loose ends getting tied up and things sorted out.

Resolution of Problem

The resolution is always towards the end of a story. This is where everything is finally wrapped up, and you get the answers to any burning questions you may have had. You will also find out what is in store for the characters next. 

How to Use Story Maps

• Identify the various elements of a story.
• After reading a text, students will fill in the story map template with the details.
• Students can fill in their story map organizer as they read or afterwards.

Story Map Graphic Organizer PDF Template

This printable story map graphic organizer has everything that your child needs to really understand and comprehend what a story is about. They will get practice with recognizing the title and author and writing that down at the top of every story map sheet in the packet. 

• A Blank Story Map to record minor and major characters, the plot and 3 events that happened in the story.
• The Basic Story Map printable has spaces for drawing and double lines for beginning writers to describe the beginning, middle and end of the story. 
• The Story Map Graphic Organizer has larger spaces to draw out or write about the characters, settings, beginning middle and end.
• Plot Diagram Story Map gives more direction on breaking down the plot by listing or drawing the characters, settings, 3 main events and the resolution.
• Venn Diagram Story Map will allow your kids to get super creative with laying out the characters, action, setting, outcome and problem in a fun format.

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Children are capable of doing research. They just need to have resources and graphic organizer templates to use. It is important to organize the information into manageable amounts when doing research. Even younger children can do simple research projects if we provide them with support and the appropriate resources, templates or other graphic organizers. They can create amazing projects with the right materials.

Children can use graphic organizer templates effectively

I love doing simple research projects with my students. One of my favorites is an animal research powerpoint. Sometimes people don’t think that younger children can create quality powerpoints, but I have several dvd collections of powerpoints that my grade 2/3 classes have created.

Animal Research Planning Templates

I created these planning templates so that the children could organize their material into manageable parts that would also fit onto powerpoint slides. There are 3 different templates available.

Here is one of the templates included. If you would like to have a copy of these templates, click one of the images.

I hope you will find this helpful with your students as they create their animal research projects .

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