Frayer model
Frayer model: mammal
Definition
Characteristics
Examples
Non-examples
An animal with hair or fur that feeds its babies milk
Warm-blooded
Has hair or fur
Breathes with lungs
Babies drink milk
Dog
Whale
Bat
Human
Shark (a fish)
Penguin (a bird)
Frog
Crocodile
Mammal
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What a Frayer model is
“The main purpose of a graphic organizer is to provide a visual aid to facilitate learning and instruction.”
When to use a Frayer model
New words
Learn a new word four ways: what it means, what it's like, examples and non-examples.
Teaching
Put the word in the middle and fill the four boxes as a class.
Studying
Non-examples help most: a shark lives in the sea like a whale, but it isn't a mammal.
How to make a Frayer model
- 1The word firstFrayer model: mammalDefinitionCharacteristicsExamplesNon-examples
- 2Say what it isFrayer model: mammalDefinitionCharacteristicsExamplesNon-examplesAn animal with hair or fur that feeds its babies milk
- 3Examples and notFrayer model: mammalDefinitionCharacteristicsExamplesNon-examplesAn animal with hair or fur that feeds its babies milkWarm-bloodedHas hair or furBreathes with lungsBabies drink milkDogWhaleBatHumanShark (a fish)Penguin (a bird)FrogCrocodileMammal
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