A Carroll diagram is a visual organizer used to introduce, review, and brainstorm ideas about a topic. It presents categories and subcategories in a simple chart format. Students can sort words, images, or ideas into the appropriate sections to demonstrate understanding. Carroll diagrams can be used for all subjects and age levels.

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What's all about?
A Carroll diagram is a visual organizer to get them into de topic. They are named
after the author of Alice in Wonderland, a mathematician, as they are widely used in
maths lessons, although they make a good tool for all subjects.
When can be used it?
- Either before, during and after seeing the contents in a unit or lesson.
- To brainstorm what they know (topic introduction)
- To review the unit.
How does it look like?
- A simple chart like the one in the next slide.

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For lower levels: images or post-it notes they are given

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Type of students and subjects
All ages, all kinds, all subjects, all levels.
FRUITS
Orange Red Yellow Green
Long
Sweet

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FRUITS
Orange Red Yellow Green
Long carrot raddish,
pepper
banana cucumber
Sweet pumpkin strawberry,
pepper
plum grape
Keep adding as many categories as you want:
- Fruit grow on trees, onder the ground...

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Great ice-breaker
Sinks Floods
Metal yes: a coin
Wood
Plastic Yes: an empty bottle
The see the see the at and stars.
We the sun
comes
is moon night.
at Earth up it planet.
When night moon a is sunrise.
Great revision: ask them to sort out the sentences

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The see the see the at and stars.
We the sun
comes
is moon night.
at Earth up it planet.
When night moon a is sunrise.
1. The..................................................................
2. We …..............................................................
3. At …................................................................
4. When ….........................................................

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An island is island is an from coral or deltas.
A volcanic is found in large the by water.
An atoll is an a piece of land island made by reef.
A continental island
is connected
island made surrounded a volcano.
A river island to the maindland by rivers ocean floor.
1. An island is ..................................................................
2. A volcanic ….................................................................
3. An atoll is ..…................................................................
4. A river island ….............................................................
5. Acontinental island is connected …..............................
- More than one combination can be valid.
- Fast-finishers can produce their own sentences to their mates.

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An island is island is an from coral or deltas.
A volcanic is found in large the by water.
An atoll is an a piece of land island made by reef.
A continental island
is connected
island made surrounded a volcano.
A river island to the maindland by rivers ocean floor.
1. An island is ..................................................................
2. A volcanic ….................................................................
3. An atoll is ..…................................................................
4. A river island ….............................................................
5. Acontinental island is connected …..............................
- More than one combination can be valid.
- Fast-finishers can produce their own sentences to their mates.