A great collection of free graphic organizers for teachers and students. All can be printed and used in a range of curriculum areas. Using graphic organizers helps students make connections in the classroom. Venn diagrams and other graphic organizers designed for comparing and contrasting help students make connections between texts, characters and other elements of literature. Cause-and-effect graphic organizers help students see how events in a story are connected, thereby improving their comprehension of a text. Concept maps boost students' critical thinking skills as they begin to understand how different subtopics connect to a topic as a whole.