Monday, January 30, 2012

Anchor Charts

My new obsession this year has been making and using anchor charts for my lessons.  Here are just some of the anchor charts I have made this year.  Some of these charts are original ideas but many are ideas I have seen and used from other teachers.  I am not good at drawing so I use clipart from my computer to add pictures to my anchor charts.  I print them out and glue them onto the chart!  It’s so much easier and looks so much better than what I could draw!  I also laminate my anchor charts so I can use them year to year.  By laminating the charts I can easily write and erase on them by using an Expo marker.








 
 
 




 

 
Click HERE to download the worksheet writing templates for opinion writing, informative writing, step writing, personal narrative writing, fictional narrative writing, and postcard writing that match these anchor charts from my TpT store!



 

 
Click HERE to download the files needed to make the Sequence of Events and Transitional Word Examples anchor charts from my TpT store!
 


 
Click HERE to download the file needed to make the Fiction/Non-Fiction Sort anchor chart from my TpT store!



 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 


 
 
 

 
 
 
Click HERE to download the words I used on these anchor charts on my TpT store!
 



 



 
 
 
 
 

 






 





♥ Amanda Terhune at 5:30 PM
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  1. VanessaFebruary 7, 2012 at 6:47 PM

    These are fabulous!!!!!

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    1. Mrs.B's BeezApril 5, 2015 at 6:46 PM

      Love these!

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    2. Leslie B.April 6, 2015 at 6:48 PM

      Thanks for sharing!!! I never realized how much I was missing!!! :)

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 29, 2012 at 11:58 AM

    Thanks for sharing Amanda. I'm going to use some of these ideas for my classroom. I went to the University of Oklahoma as well, but was a journalism major. :)

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  3. Kate FavreMarch 10, 2012 at 7:16 AM

    Amanda, I love your work on these and the other charts/ posters all over your blog. I notice they are shiny- do you laminate them all? Also, do you keep them hung around the room for a certain length of time? How do you decide what to make into an anchor chart, and what to make a digital chart for on you Smart Board (at least I think I saw that you have one). Thank you for sharing all of your wonderful ideas!

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    1. Amanda TerhuneMarch 10, 2012 at 4:39 PM

      Thank you!! Yea, I laminate all the posters that I make. Then I can easily reuse them the next year! Also, if you laminate the posters then you can write on them with an Expo marker and easily erase it. I just redid my back wall in my classroom to hang my different posters. I hot glued clothes pins on my wall so I can display the different charts that I just taught. Pics coming soon!

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    2. LaurenG925June 10, 2015 at 11:34 PM

      Hi Amanda,

      My name is Lauren and I'm a middle school teacher who uses anchor charts all the time. I want to laminate mine to preserve them for next year, but I can't figure out how to do it. The charts seem too big to go through the laminator I have access too, and Staples told me the paper was too thin to run through their machine. Did you use contact paper? Curious to hear your method... Thanks!

      Lauren

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    3. Amanda TerhuneJune 12, 2015 at 10:07 PM

      I use the chart paper from these tablets:

      https://www.google.com/shopping/product/13515982369196066665?q=chart+paper&biw=1524&bih=738&bav=on.2,or.&bvm=bv.95515949,d.cWc&tch=1&ech=1&psi=5J17VcfTHraLsQSN17rQCA.1434164718279.5&prds=paur:ClkAsKraX9NDZEZ6jLVJOOijJu9KOnFBQVeEa0eFfs8X25OtbggAf9RyuMng3-TmsJHn99q7yrIdsShSvxd5DL8neGu9zx4H3WUn1MDkqD8RGsdyCHIyEPDFahIZAFPVH73g7o7hq_j5S2VPlNbtpx7d5kgWlg&ved=0CAsQpitqFQoTCIyW5_TXi8YCFUoXkgodcBgG7Q&ei=7p17VYznI8quyATwsJjoDg

      It fits perfectly through our school laminator. :)

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  4. UnknownMarch 26, 2012 at 1:03 PM

    Hi! My name is Lacey and I'm a fellow teacher-blogger. :) I'm having a linky party for anchor charts, but there's a twist. I'm going to compile the pictures (complete with sources) into a PDF and offer it for free. I LOVE your blog and your charts and was hoping you would join me in this project! If you don't want to take the time to link up, I completely understand. But if you would be willing for me to include your charts I'd be happy to find the posts on your blog myself, but didn't want to do so and include them without permission. Like I said, there would be a link to the post I found the picture and full credit to you.

    Let me know your thoughts! Here is the post for the linky party: http://wildaboutteaching10.blogspot.com/2012/03/calling-all-anchor-charts.html

    Thanks for your contributions to the teacher blog community! :) I love seeing what you're doing in your classroom!
    -Lacey
    laceykyates@gmail.com
    Wild about Teaching!

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  5. lskoruppaMay 10, 2012 at 11:48 PM

    Your anchor charts are amazing!

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  6. UnknownMay 26, 2012 at 8:59 AM

    Love these! Thanks for sharing your great ideas.

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  7. Mrs. BeginJune 26, 2012 at 8:39 AM

    I love your anchor charts! (again) I'm inspired to make a few this summer. Thank you for sharing!
    Stacey

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  8. UnknownSeptember 2, 2012 at 5:41 PM

    I am loving your anchor charts! I am a new follower.
    Modern Kindergarten

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  9. B. WilliamsOctober 7, 2012 at 4:28 PM

    You're anchor charts are just fabulous! I was inspired to make a few this weekend. Thanks for the ideas!

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  10. samanthaFebruary 2, 2013 at 10:26 PM

    Niiiiice!

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  11. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2013 at 12:07 AM

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  12. Julie DiBenedettoMarch 6, 2013 at 8:23 AM

    I was looking for ideas with a Math anchor chart and what I found here was total....INSPIRATION! You have officially knocked my socks off with these amazing charts! Thank you so much for sharing your creativity! I am so happy to be a new follower of your blog!
    Julie
    Ms. Marciniak's First Grade Critter Cafe

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  13. AnonymousApril 10, 2013 at 8:16 PM

    I love your anchor charts! I like how you use various colors to highlight different points. I also love how you use the bubbles to capture the students attention.

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  14. AnonymousApril 26, 2013 at 9:41 PM

    I love how visually engaging your charts are! If I may point out a couple of things concerning your "two vowels" chart..."ie" also says /E/ and /i/ as in piece and mischief. "Ea" also says /e/ and /A/ as in bread and steak. I highly recommend the "Spell to Write and Read" curriculum by Wanda Sanseri. It unlocks the English language and takes the guessing work out by using phonics and spelling rules, and sets a firm foundation for children learning to read.

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  15. Learning in WonderlandJune 4, 2013 at 12:46 AM

    Thank you sooo much for putting all these on one post! This is going to help me so much!
    Maribel

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  16. AnonymousJune 26, 2013 at 5:17 PM

    Beautiful charts, great inspiration! Where do you get the large paper to make those charts? Thank you!

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    1. Amanda TerhuneJune 28, 2013 at 7:22 PM

      Thank you! I got the large chart paper from a teacher store here in OK called Mardel.

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  17. DebJuly 27, 2013 at 8:12 PM

    Amanda-I LOVE your anchor charts and borrowed a few ideas this year! :) thanks! I do have a question that you may have already answered but I missed your answer to. Do you prepare your charts with your students or ahead of time? For ex. What do writers write about? and What is a Label? I'm sure you do the Dots not lots....ahead of time. Thank you again for sharing all these beautiful ideas!!!

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    1. Amanda TerhuneJuly 28, 2013 at 2:56 PM

      I prepare most of my anchor charts ahead of time. If I didn't it would take up too much of my teaching time. If its a chart where we brainstorm ideas together then I will prepare as much as I can ahead of time, then we will fill in the rest together as a class. I always laminate my posters so I can reuse them year to year. Even the ones we fill in together as a class. I will laminate them and use an expo marker to write on them.
      Thanks!

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  18. birdeebJuly 30, 2013 at 8:45 AM

    Love this! It will teach ME :) Thanks!

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  19. Ms.MAugust 2, 2013 at 4:18 PM

    Holy Smokes! What awesome charts!
    Mels

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  20. AnonymousAugust 8, 2013 at 12:52 PM

    Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

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  21. AnonymousAugust 22, 2013 at 2:29 PM

    Amanda, Thank you so much for sharing your charts and graphic organizers. They are great! Reviewing them has inspired me. I will use several of them to help educate my most struggling students in New York City. Thank you very much!

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  22. AnonymousSeptember 11, 2013 at 3:01 AM

    Amanda,
    Love your charts! How do laminate such big posters???
    Thanks,
    Chana

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  23. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2013 at 2:23 PM

    i love all this pictures and i want to put pictures using preposition places

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  24. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2013 at 2:26 PM

    good idea use the mitten for teach the part to the story

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  25. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2013 at 8:17 PM

    Awesome!! I feel students need to see charts like these. Reinforcement through charts are very effective.

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  26. AnonymousNovember 10, 2013 at 2:50 PM

    These charts are great.

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  27. AnnaJanuary 3, 2014 at 6:29 PM

    These are fantastic! I just noticed that you are missing the letter "c" on the small-tall-fall chart.

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  28. TammyJanuary 11, 2014 at 5:46 PM

    Great anchor charts! I am going to recreate some of them.

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  29. SuzanneJuly 15, 2014 at 1:08 AM

    I know you posted this in 2012, but I just found your blog now. I am so in love with all of your anchor charts! Thanks so much for posting them :)

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  30. BethAugust 16, 2014 at 2:34 PM

    Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful anchor charts!

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  31. ColleenOctober 24, 2014 at 7:32 PM

    Hello!
    One of your anchor charts posted on Pinterest would make a great entry in the Create it! Contest.
    Just snap a photo that ties in with a #DisneyYouth program along with your email and leave it in the comments on Sunrise Learning Lab.
    Themes include: American history, energy & waves, marine life, wild animals, cirque du soleil and more.


    http://sunriselearninglab.blogspot.com/
    http://www.pinterest.com/f5th/

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  32. UnknownMay 1, 2015 at 5:19 PM

    I like the trip i am goin to read those ideas and try to use in english classes. My students are very creative so i want to encourge more.

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  33. EvanJune 24, 2015 at 1:00 AM

    Hi, these charts are very creative and very neat. The only problem is that they are hand drawn. You could use creately like software to design these diagrams better.

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  34. UnknownJanuary 25, 2016 at 2:16 PM

    I just FOUND these. Super excited to use a lot of these ideas - I am HORRIBLE at anchor charts! I love how clear and organized you were. I see no problem with hand drawn anchor charts - they're authentic and kids still use and refer to them. I wish we had a poster printer - then I might be more inclined to so it on a computer! :-)

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  35. AmyFebruary 7, 2016 at 11:41 AM

    I absolutely love these! Thank you for sharing! I'm inspired!

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  36. Myria KarlovichApril 30, 2016 at 4:54 PM

    Thank you very much for sharing such a wonderful work; useful,creative,enjoyable.From Peru, A BIG HUG.
    Myria Karlovich

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  37. Alejandra De LeonJuly 30, 2016 at 10:37 AM

    all these it's just awesome! greetings from buenos aires argentina!

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  38. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2016 at 10:42 PM

    Thanks for sharing, Amanda. Your kids are so lucky to have you as a teacher.

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  39. Erica B.September 22, 2016 at 9:06 PM

    A-MAZING!!!! I love them. Very clear and colorful. I appreciate you sharing.

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  40. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2017 at 12:56 PM

    I'm a new teacher of 2nd grade for the upcoming school year. These will help a lot! Thanks for sharing.

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  42. UnknownMay 28, 2019 at 11:27 PM

    Awesome Amanda
    Thanks for sharing

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