Welcome Explorers!• Pick up:

– Top and Bottom of the World – Note packet – 2 sheets of paper and scissors

• Read the Top and Bottom of the World• (http://beyondpenguins.nsdl.org/ )• Find and underline the main idea in each

paragraph down to “Round and Round”• Find and circle at least 3 supporting details in

each paragraph.

Two sides of me (today)

Teacher of Teachers

Just plain Teacher

Graphic Organizers

• Venn Diagram– Circle Venn Diagram– Column Venn Diagram– Foldable Venn Diagram– Compare and Contrast Graphic Organizer

• Compare/Contrast Matrix

• “y” Chart

Venn Diagram

Cat Dog

4-legs

Mammal

Fur

Pet

Once wild

Meows & Purrs

When called, takes a message.

Independent

Barks

Comes when Called

Pack animal

Venn Diagram – How to get it!

• http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/graphic_org/venn_diagrams/

• http://www.2learn.ca/construct/graphicorg/venn/vennindex.html

• http://freeology.com/graphicorgs/• http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/uploads/1981.pdf

– Page 6

• Word – set page to landscape and add two overlapping circles.

-5(1-5x)+5(-8x-2) = -4x-8x

X = -5

-5(1-5x)+5(-8x-2)= -4x-8x

-5+25x-40x-10 = -4x-8x

-15-15x = -12x

-15 = 3x

-5 = x

An

Example

Venn Diagram

Cat Dog

4-legs

Mammal

Fur

Pet

Once wild

Meows & Purrs

When called, takes a message.

Independent

Barks

Comes when Called

Pack animal

Graphic Organizers

• Venn Diagram– Column Venn Diagram– Foldable Venn Diagram– Compare and Contrast Graphic Organizer

• Compare/Contrast Matrix

• “Y” Chart

Compare Contrast Matrix

Cat Dog

Classification Mammal Mammal

Communication Meow/Purr Bark

BehaviorWhen called,

takes a message

Comes when called

• http://www.teachervision.fen.com/reading-and-language-arts/graphic-organizers/43075.html

• Word – landscape, create a table, format it so the first column does not have lines.

Matrix – How to get it!

Graphic Organizers

• Venn Diagram– Column Venn Diagram– Foldable Venn Diagram– Compare and Contrast Graphic Organizer

• Compare/Contrast Matrix

• “Y” Chart

“Y” ChartsCat Dog

Pet

Meows & P

urrs

Mammal

When ca

lled,

takes a

mess

age.

4-legs

Independent

Fur

Once W

ild

PetBarksFurComes when

Called4-legs

Pack animal

Mammal

Once Wild

Pet

Mammal

4-legs

Fur

Once Wild

Welcome Explorers!

• Read the Top and Bottom of the World

• Find and underline the main idea in each paragraph.

• Find and circle at least 3 supporting details in each paragraph.

http://beyondpenguins.nsdl.org/

vs

OR

Lunch Drink?

Play inside or out?

What to wear?

The Top (and Bottom) of the Worldby Steve Whitt

Stolen from: http://beyondpenguins.nsdl.org

“Y” Chart – How to get it!

• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/ychart/squareblank.shtml

• http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/uploads/1981.pdf– Page 9

• Foldable