Hey,
My
name is Tess and I live in Texas. I graduated in December with my teaching
degree in general education and special education. I will say this again and
again - my heart is with the students who receive special education!
I
started this blog because I couldn't find one about graphic organizers. I am a
graphic organizer fanatic and want to use them in ALL subject areas. I felt
this would be a great place to share graphic organizers and work on making my
TPT store more popular!
My
love for graphic organizers is somewhat because of my SPED kids (and my own preference for learning). They are very
visual learners, they need the hands-on look and feel of a graphic organizer. I
can give them worksheets all day long, but there is really no point in it.
Graphic organizers give my kiddos the chance to understand and talk through
their responses to various stimuli (e.g. their academics).
My
only thing is - I want graphic organizers to make sense. Too many times I see
gorgeous graphic organizers, but they don't have a real meaning to the
students. I like for the pictures to represent the concept that the student is
working on. For example, I like to use a magnifying glass when discussing
context clues, and a physics’ ball when talking about making predictions.
In
addition to graphic organizers, I enjoy foldables. These always seem to keep
students involved with their work - which is awesome!
Anyways,
I will get off of my soapbox, SSSSOOOOO.... thanks for visiting and I hope you
will come back soon! :)
P.S.
MY FAVORITE COLOR IS PURPLE! :)
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