Foldables: Graphic Organizers in 3-D

Kathy Perret, popular educational blogger, recently posted a blog on LEARNING IS GROWING entitled "Foldable: Graphic Organizers in 3-D." In this post, Kathy explains that graphic organizers are important tools that help students organize and understand key concepts.  Foldables are three-dimensional graphic organizers that are more interactive and appeal to kinesthetic and visual learners. Students are cutting, folding and gluing colorful paper to create the organizer.  The possibilities for higher-level thinking and engagement are endless.  Students are asked to organize information, compare and contrast, discuss cause and effect, make observations, etc… As with any classroom activity, the key is on the learning – The bridge between knowing and understanding!Kathy goes on to provide her readers with a variety of helpful resources so that they deepen their use of Foldables in the classroom or give them a try for the first time. Kathy Perret's original post can be found at: http://learningisgrowing.wordpress.com/2012/03/31/foldables-graphic-organizers-in-3-d/ Kathy can be found on Twitter at @KathyPerret.She blogs at: Learning is Growing (http://learningisgrowing.wordpress.com/)