Template for Knowledge Organisers

A couple of people have asked me for a template for knowledge organisers. Please see attached below. Following Jon Brunskill, I think the best way to make them is on Microsoft Powerpoint; it's a much more flexible program to use. You can find it here on Tes. For how to make them and how I…

Teaching with a Knowledge Organiser: retrieving knowledge, making connections, applying it in practice

Last week I put down the ‘what’ and the ‘why’ of a knowledge organiser (hereafter KO). This week, I wanted to dedicate a full post to the ‘how’…after a tiny bit more ‘why’. If you're not bothered about the 'why' bit and want to see the resources, skip to the next two sections. It’s probably…

The ‘what’ and the ‘why’ of a Knowledge Organiser: A Brief Summary and Example

I’ve been reading about Knowledge Organisers for over a year now. I have always been intrigued as to how they might be properly embedded in the everyday practice of primary teachers. In this post, I want to outline what a knowledge organiser is and why they are worth using...there's a link to one of my…