Knowledge Organisers
What Is A ‘Knowledge Organiser’?
How do they help teachers?
They are used as a planning tool- to plan the essential knowledge that children need to cover in the unit, including key dates, key people, key events, key vocabulary and definitions, and key concepts- in ‘child-friendly’ language.
How do they help children?
They provide the essential knowledge that children need to cover in the unit shared at the beginning so children know what they are going to be learning. Knowledge Organisers help them to remember key dates, key people, key events, vocabulary and definitions and key concepts.
They can be used as a fun assessment tool to help remember the units and they improve their ability to remember. Knowledge Organisers also help them to develop other skills- e.g. when writing a nonfiction report, if they already have the knowledge they can focus on the writing skills.
How do they help parents?
Parents will have a better understanding of what the children need to know. They will allow parents to build on their knowledge at home and provide an easy tool for parents to quiz children at home (and children to quiz parents!)
If you would like to find out more about the Knowledge Organisers and why we use them, please view the presentation below.