Graphic Organizers for Literature

These free literature graphic organizers have been created to meet reading standards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades.

Download this PDF of 44 free literature graphic organizers for your reading workshop.

These worksheets can be used to help your students practice a variety of reading skills.

This is another free resource for teachers and homeschool families from The Curriculum Corner.

About this Reading Download

This collection of 44 literature graphic organizers will cover most of the primary fiction standards.

These will fit into your 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade reading workshop classroom.

They will address key ideas & details, craft & structure and integration of knowledge & ideas.

These will be a perfect addition to your reading workshop!

This download contains resources for first through third grade students.

The variety included makes differentiating easier for you. You will find similar organizers at different levels.

You will find everything you need. From graphic organizers for story elements to pages for making connections!

Skills practiced include:

• How to retell a story
• Identifying the 5 Ws
• Talking about story elements
• Asking & answering questions
• Creating a time line from a book
• Identifying the main character & character traits
• Comparing & contrasting characters from a book
• Identifying the problem and solution in a fiction book
• Telling about the setting
• Identifying the main events in a story
• Sharing emotions of a character
• Telling about the point of view
• Sharing reactions to a book
• Making connections (text to self connections, text to text connections and text to world connections)

How to Use These Literature Graphic Organizers

For most students, it can help to model a graphic organizer before independent work. This can make for a great mini-lesson.  

After completing an organizer as a class, be sure to display the sample so students can use it as a resource.

An option for independent reading time is to create a storage spot for organizers students have been taught to use.

Once or twice during the week, you can ask students to choose an organizer that fits their current independent reading selection and complete the organizer.

By doing this you are giving students some choice. Also, it encourages some independence.

You can download these free pages here:

Reading Download

As with all of our resources, The Curriculum Corner creates these for free classroom use. Our products may not be sold. You may print and copy for your personal classroom use. These are also great for home school families!

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