This is a great resource for differentiating. Many teachers use graphic organizers, but there are a few here that I’ve never seen – such as the jigsaw puzzle. Changing things up always grabs the students’ attention. To apply this to different abilities in your classroom you could try the following levels, in order from least ability to greatest ability:
- organizer that is pre-filled
- organizer that is attached to a worksheet with the different words or phrases for the students to cut out and apply
- blank organizer with no word bank
- select your own organizer and fill out
I have tried the last one in my classroom, and the students love being given the option to choose. It is interesting to see how they can apply the same information in several different types of diagrams.