Foldables are interactive 3D graphic organizers that students construct to organize information in an active, engaging way. Research shows that non-linguistic representations like Foldables increase student achievement by stimulating brain activity. Foldables can be used across 9 instructional strategies and incorporate skills like comparing, charting, and modeling information. They provide a hands-on, flexible tool for differentiating instruction, assessment, and extending learning for students of all levels and abilities.

1. Foldables™:
Interactive 3-D Organizers
for Middle School/High School
Darlene M. Wheaton, M.Ed.
Northwest Tri-County IU 5

2. FOLDABLES™ are:
 Interactive graphic organizers
 Student-constructed visual displays used
to organize information
 Engage students in active learning
 Creates student-ownership
 Ideal tools for diverse learners
 Assist in linking new information to prior
knowledge

3. FOLDABLES™ are:
 Focused on research-based skills
 Marzano research
 Non-linguistic representations have strong
effects on student achievement
 Explicitly engaging students in the creation of
nonlinguistic representations
 Stimulates and increases activity in the brain

4. FOLDABLES™ are:
 Embedded in or integral to each
of the nine strategies:
 Identifyingsimilarities and differences
 Summarizing and note taking
 Reinforcing effort and providing recognition
 Homework and practice
 Nonlinguistic representations
 Cooperative learning
 Setting objectives and providing feedback
 Generating and testing hypotheses
 Cues, questions, and advance organizers

5. FOLDABLES™ are:
 Instructional/learning tool
 Hands-on
 Flexible
 Endless in application
 Show order and completeness of student’s
thought process
 Strengths and weaknesses of student
understanding become clearly evident to the
teacher
 English Language Learners
 Short words or phrases

6. FOLDABLES™ are:
 Used:
 To introduce the learning task
 As advance organizer before the learning task
 As a post organizer
 As student-made study guides

7. FOLDABLES™ are:
 Used
 To incorporate skills  To incorporate skills
 Comparing and  Graphics
contrasting  Tables
 Cause and effect  Charts
 Similarities and  Diagrams
differences  Models
 Vocabulary  Venn diagrams
 Concepts  Journals
 Generalizations  Alternative assessment
 Ideas
 Theories

8. FOLDABLES™ are for
 Differentiating Instruction
 Core Instruction
 Extended Learning
 Alternative form of assessment

9. FOLDABLES™ are for
everyone:
 IEP to GIEP students
 All levels: K – 12
 All Areas: Academics - Specials

10. Basic Folds
Hamburger Taco
Shutter
Hotdog
Burrito