Making Thinking Visible Division of Curriculum and Instruction, 2009

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Making Thinking Visible

Division of Curriculum and Instruction, 2009

Thinking Maps

Circle Map

Defining rocks in a Circle Map.

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Circle Map

What are Chimpanzees? Let’s define them!

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Circle Map

Circle Maps in math. Brainstorming what we know money. Division of Curriculum and Instruction,

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Bubble Map

We can describe colors using a Bubble

Map

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Bubble Map

Kindergarteners use Bubble Maps to

organize for writing.

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Double Bubble

Comparing forms of transportation

with a Double Bubble Map.

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Division of Curriculum and Instruction, 2009

Double Bubble Map

Comparing text selections with a Double Bubble Map

Tree Map

Categorizing forms of

transportation using a Tree Map.

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TREE MAP

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Tree Maps help classify shapes.

Tree Map

Classifying measurement for discussion using a

Tree Map.

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Flow Map

Sequencing a story for retelling using a Flow Map.

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FLOW MAPPre-K children are using Flow Maps to sequence, too!

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FLOW MAPShowing how addition

has a sequence on a Flow Map!

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Multi-Flow Map

Demonstrating Cause and Effect using a Multi-Flow Map in science.

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Division of Curriculum and Instruction, 2009

Multi-Flow Map

A Multi-Flow Map explains the cause and effect in money matters.

Brace Map

Analyzing text features with a

Brace Map

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Brace Map

Text features can be analyzed using a

Brace Map.

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Division of Curriculum and Instruction, 2009

Brace Map

A Brace Map helps us

analyze a poem

Let’s analyze a seed using a Brace Map.

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Brace Map

Bridge Map

Bridge Maps help us see relationships. People in our schools have relationships to their work

location.

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Bridge Map

Bridge Maps in an elementary ELL classroom helps show relationships between products and

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One Book, Many Maps!

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The staffs of Mills-Parole, Rolling Knolls, West Annapolis, Germantown, Eastport, Georgetown East and Hillsmere Elementary graciously allowed us to invade their classrooms and photograph these wonderful Thinking Map applications. We extend our thanks to these wonderful schools and their staffs.

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