This activity will encourage your child to think critically after reading books, and best of all can be used over and over again!

What you need:

  • Dry erase marker

  • Page protectors or laminatorย 

How to prep:

  • Laminate each graphic organizer (or slip it in a page protector).

Directions:

  1. After reading a book,ย use a dry erase marker to complete a graphic organizer of choice using information from the book.

  2. Theย Cause & Effect Graphic Organizerย can be used with both fiction and non-fiction books.

  3. Theย Story Plot Graphic Organizerย can be used with fiction books.

  4. Theย Making Connectionsย Graphic Organizerย can be used with both fiction and non-fiction books.

  5. Theย Problem & Solutionย Graphic Organizerย works best with fiction books, but can be used with select non-fiction books addressing certainย problems.

  6. Theย Main Ideaย Graphic Organizerย can be used with both fiction and non-fiction books.

  7. Theย Theme Graphic Organizerย can be used with fiction books.

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