This free set of informational text graphic organizers for key ideas and details will meet kindergarten standards in your class.
This is another free resource for teachers from The Curriculum Corner.
Use these informational text graphic organizers for your reading workshop. You will find organizers that cover nonfiction standards for kindergarten classrooms.
This collection of 28 graphic organizers will address the kindergarten info text standards addressing key ideas and details.
To download the organizers, click on the bold, purple link towards the bottom of this post.
How to Use These Graphic Organizers
To begin, make sure you model the graphic organizers. You will want students to see the expectations for each task before they work on their own.
In a kindergarten setting, you might enlarge as posters and complete as a class.
Another idea is to laminate and use during small group instruction with teacher support.
Remember, if you are asking your students to write on the organizers, provide support.
For example, you might give students a word bank with words they could need for the task.
These 28 graphic organizers will help with the following standards:
Literature Standards for Key Ideas and Details
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With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
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With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
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With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
You can download our collection of 28 graphic organizers here:
Key Ideas & Details Graphic Organizers

Stephanie says
May 26, 2016 at 2:53 amThank you .
Mary Powers says
February 3, 2017 at 7:15 pmThese organizers are simply fantastic and a time-saver. Well-designed resources to help organize my students’ thinking and writing after I do a read-aloud are always welcome! Thanks!