T-chart
T-chart: needs and wants
Needs
Wants
Water
Healthy food
A warm coat
A place to sleep
Visits to the doctor
A new video game
Lollies
Designer shoes
Movie tickets
A pony
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What a T-chart is
“A graphic organizer, also known as a knowledge map, concept map, story map, cognitive organizer, advance organizer, or concept diagram, is a pedagogical tool that uses visual symbols to express knowledge and concepts through relationships between them.”
Types of T-chart
When to use a T-chart
Teaching
Draw a big T and sort things into two groups, like needs and wants.
Sorting
Any two groups work: facts and opinions, living and non-living.
With kids
Kids can stick words or pictures on each side of the T.
How to make a T-chart
- 1Draw a big TT-chart: needs and wantsNeedsWants
- 2Fill one sideT-chart: needs and wantsNeedsWantsWaterHealthy foodA warm coatA place to sleepVisits to the doctor
- 3Fill the otherT-chart: needs and wantsNeedsWantsWaterHealthy foodA warm coatA place to sleepVisits to the doctorA new video gameLolliesDesigner shoesMovie ticketsA pony
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