Florida Center for Reading Research
Phonemic Awareness: Phoneme Matching, Sound Pictures and Picture Puzzles
Scholars use a T-chart and puzzle pieces to practice saying and recognizing the medial sound in a series of words. Peers take turns choosing a puzzle piece, saying its name and medial sound, then placing it on their side of the chart.
Scholastic
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
Practice sequencing events using Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's narrative poem about the famous revolutionary hero. Learners read Revere's own account of the event, and compare/contrast the two texts using a t-chart. Finally, they imagine...
Curated OER
Summarizing: James and the Giant Peach
Text marking and a T-chart format to distinguish important information from trivia help elementary readers summarize effectively. Encouraging readers to construct a chapter summary from paragraph-level topic sentences is another sound...
Curated OER
The Hippies vs. Authority
Students, in groups, explore the dynamics between hippies and authority figures and create a T-chart outlining the concerns and arguments of both sides.
Curated OER
Repeating Patterns
Students explore growth patterns by using manipulatives such as pattern blocks, investigate growth pattern of pattern, record growth in T-chart, describe how pattern is growing, and predict number of blocks needed to extend pattern.
Curated OER
Rights and Responsibilities
Students focus on the rights and responsibilities of being an American citizen as they develop a T-chart and discuss the topic.
Curated OER
You G.O.T. It!
Students complete a T-chart graphic organizer to synthesize and separate information which they have collected.
Curated OER
Comparing Democracy and Republic
Middle schoolers use a graphic organizer, a T-chart, to contrast two types of government. They list facts about the two governments, and explain and defend their choice of facts to include.
Curated OER
Mythology in the Middle
Seventh graders read two narrative reading selections and based on the reading, compare and contrast a character from each. Students record their findings in a T-chart and a Venn diagram.
Utah Education Network
Uen: 2nd Grade Act. 12: Guess My Character
This lesson engages students in reading comprehension strategies related to Patricia Polacco's book, My Rotten, Red-Headed, Older Brother. Students will analyze the story's characters and create thought bubbles associated with each...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Setting a Purpose for Reading Using Informational Text
This lesson engages students in using a two-column graphic organizer to take notes. Students will record titles and subtitles and list questions that will correspond with each one.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Predict and Clarify With the Old Woman & Her Pig
This lesson engages students in reading comprehension strategies related to Margaret Read McDonald's book, The Old Woman & Her Pig. Students will participate in making predictions, clarifiying understanding, and retelling the story.
CPALMS
Cpalms: Giraffes and Zebras Oh My!
[Free Registration/Login Required] For this lesson plan, students will be able to ask and answer questions about key details in a text. Additionally, students will also be able to identify, compare, and contrast characteristics between...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: City Parrots
In this video segment from WILD TV, learn about wild parrots that breed and nest in Brooklyn. [5:00]
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: I Can Locate and Classify Information [Pdf]
A blank T-Chart is provided for students to use as they sort facts into two categories. Students will classify science information with this aid.
Other
Write Design: Graphic Organizers
This site explores what graphic organizers are and why they are such valuable instructional tools. Five main types of organizers are addressed: webs, charts, trees, chains, and sketches.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: T Chart
A printable T-chart for students to use when comparing two topics or two sides of one topic. Directions on how to use this graphic organizer as well as lists of teaching ideas and related resources are also provided.
Purple Math
Purplemath: Graphing Radical Functions: Intro
A lesson on graphing radical equations gives numerous example problems which are worked through step by step.
Purple Math
Purplemath: General Polynomials
Confused about graphing or just need a refresher? This explanation focuses on graphing higher-power polynomials along with radical functions, rational functions, and piecewise functions. Plenty of examples are included.
Purple Math
Purplemath: Graphing General Polynomials, Radicals, Rationals, and Piecewise Fun
This resource provides an overview of graphing, giving examples of general polynomial, radical, rational, and piecewise functions. Also includes advice on common mistakes made by students.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Accounting Templates (Basic)
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a flipchart with basic templates that an Accounting or Finance teacher may want to have access to. There are T-Charts, Asset & Liability charts, etc.
Other
Graphic Organizers: Compare and Contrast: T Chart [Pdf]
This PDF resource is a blank T-chart graphic organizer which would allow for two topics to be broken down by how they are alike and different. Requires Adobe Reader.
Other
Graphic Organizers: Compare and Contrast: Herbivore Carnivore [Pdf]
This simple PDF graphic organizer t-chart will allow students to organize information about how herbivores and carnivores are alike and different. It also gives a photo example of each at the top of the page. Requires Adobe Reader.
Other
Graphic Organizers: Compare and Contrast: Land and Sea Animals [Pdf]
This PDF graphic organizer is a t-chart that will help students organize how land and sea animals are alike and how they are different. There are also color photographs of both types of animals at the top of the page. Requires Adobe Reader.