CIRCLE MAP Thinking Skill: Defining in Context & Brainstorming

CIRCLE MAPCIRCLE MAPThinking Skill: Defining in Context & Brainstorming

Main Idea or

Concept

Ideas, examples, definition




How do you know

this?

How do you know

this?

How do you know

this?

How do you know

this?

BUBBLE MAPBUBBLE MAPThinking Skill: Describing

Describing Describing word or word or phrase phrase

(adjective)(adjective)











Main Main Idea or Idea or

ConceptConcept

DOUBLE-DOUBLE-BUBBLE MAPBUBBLE MAP

Thinking Skill: Compare/ContrastThinking Skill: Compare/Contrast

Idea #1 Idea #2

Similarity

Similarity

Similarity

Similarity

Similarity

Unique Attribute of Idea #1










BRACE MAPBRACE MAPThinking Skill: Whole to Part Reasoning

Whole Object

Major Part

Major Part

Major Part

Sub- Parts

Sub- Parts

Sub-Parts

Sub- Parts

Sub- Parts

Sub-Parts

Sub- Parts

Sub- Parts

Sub-Parts

TREE MAPTREE MAPThinking Skill: Classify/Categorize

Title

Category Category Category

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

FLOW MAPFLOW MAPThinking Skill: Sequencing

1st thing that happened

Event TitleEvent Title

2nd thing that happened

3rd thing that happened

4th thing that happened



MULTI-FLOW MAPMULTI-FLOW MAPThinking Skill: Comparing/Contrasting

Event Event

Cause

Cause

Cause

Effect

Effect

Effect

BRIDGE MAPBRIDGE MAPThinking Skill: Analogies

EXAMPLE #1:

House

Home

Airplane

Jet

Car

Automobile

as as

Relating Factor: synonyms “The word “house” is a synonym for “home” AS the word “car is a synonym for “automobile” AS “airplane” is a synonym for “jet.

EXAMPLE #2:

Red

Rose

Green

Grass

Yellow

Sun

Relating Factor: is the color of . . . “Red is the color of a rose AS yellow is the color of the sun AS green is the color of grass.

asas

CIRCLE MAPCIRCLE MAPThinking Skill: Defining in Context & Brainstorming

BUBBLE MAPBUBBLE MAPThinking Skill: Describing

DOUBLE-DOUBLE-BUBBLE MAPBUBBLE MAP

Thinking Skill: Compare/ContrastThinking Skill: Compare/Contrast

BRACE MAPBRACE MAPThinking Skill: Whole to Part Reasoning

TREE MAPTREE MAPThinking Skill: Classify/Categorize

FLOW MAPFLOW MAPThinking Skill: Sequencing

Event TitleEvent Title



BRIDGE MAPBRIDGE MAPThinking Skill: Analogies

as as

Relating Factor: ________________

Relating Factor:__________________

asas

CIRCLE MAP SONG“Row, Row, Row your boat tune”:Circle, circle maps – they are the best formTo define in context And also to brainstorm.

BUBBLE MAP SONGBu, bu, bu bu bubble mapsBu, bu, bu, bu bubble mapsBubble maps teach us how to describe thingsAdjectives are the words we useBubble maps teach us how to describe thingsBubble maps are for me and you!

DOUBLE BUBBLE MAP SONG (tune of polley wolley doodle all the day)To find what’s alike on the center ledgeIt is Double bubble mapping all the wayAnd the differences on the outer edgeIt is Double Bubble mapping all the wayFare thee well, fare the wellFare the well on this school dayFor I’m doin’ all the thinkin’ and my grades they won’t be stinkin’Doing Double Bubble mapping all the way!

BRACE MAP SONGZip-a-dee-do-da, Zip-a-dee-yayBRACE MAPS help us have a wonderful dayBig parts and sub-parts are headin your wayTo make a complete whole the Thinking Maps way!

FLOW MAP SONG (tune of do your ears hang low)Does your brain hang low, does it wobble to and froDo you need a thinking map to help you stay in the knowWhen you need to find the order or the sequence of eventsChoose a map called FLOW.

MULTI-FLOW MAP SONG(tune of Beverly Hillbillies)I can name an event and tell you all the causeI can figure effects without even a pauseI can make map . . . Multi-flow the nameCause and Effect is it’s number one game.Multi-flow: find the cause – seek effects

TREE MAP SONG(To Brady Bunch Song)Here’s the story of a thinking Tree MapIt begins with a title if you pleaseThen it breaks things down - into subpartsWe call them categories

It’s the story of a thinking Tree MapAnd those categories don’t stand on their ownUnderneath we list all of their membersSo they are not alone.

BRIDGE MAP SONG (tune of I’ve been workin on the Railroad)I’ve been working on a Bridge MapAll the live long dayRelating factors they all differOn the map you choose to make.Don’t you fear – just plug the words inRelationships are the keyPairs of words must always have The same Analogy

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CIRCLE MAP Thinking Skill: Defining in Context & Brainstorming