Thinking Maps for Site

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THINKING MAPS ®Thinking Maps® were developed as a language for learning in 1988 b !r" !avidH erle" #a$%son &oun' S$(ool !is'ri$' (as adop'ed '(ese as a $o))on visual language'(a' will be a fa)iliar par' of our s'uden's* edu$a'ion in all grade levels" +eginning in,$'ober- we will in'rodu$e one of '(e eig(' )aps per wee% in all of our s$(ools" .a$( ofour 'ea$(ers will be using T(in%ing Maps® in $lassroo) ins'ru$'ion" /our $(ild will be

bringing infor)a'ion abou' '(ese )aps (o)e"

Explanation of Thinking Maps®

Circle Maps &ir$le Maps are 'ools used 'o (elp define a '(ing or idea"Bubble Map +ubble Maps are used 'o des$ribe 0uali'ies using ad e$'ives 23spar%le words34 andad e$'ive p(rases"Double Bubble Map 5(en $o)paring and $on'ras'ing- we use !ouble +ubble Maps"Tree Map

6or $lassif ing and grouping- s'uden's learn 'o use a Tree Map"Brace Map +ra$e Maps (elp learners unders'and '(e rela'ions(ip be'ween a w(ole p( si$al ob e$' andi's par's"Flow Map 6low Maps se0uen$e and order a pro$ess"Multi-Flow Map &ause and effe$' is represen'ed in a Mul'i76low Map"Bridge Map +ridge Maps give s'uden's a 'ool for appl ing '(e pro$ess of seeing analogies"

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Circle Map&ir$le Maps are 'ools used 'o (elp define a '(ing or idea" I' is used 'o brains'or) ideas and for s(owing prior%nowledge abou' a 'opi$" In '(e $en'er of '(e $ir$le- use words- nu)bers- pi$'ures- or an o'(er sign or s )bol 'orepresen' '(e ob e$'- person- or idea ou are 'r ing 'o unders'and or define" In '(e ou'side $ir$le- wri'e or draw aninfor)a'ion '(a' pu's '(is '(ing in $on'e '"



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Bubble Maps are used to describe qualities using ad ecti!es and ad ecti!e phrases" #s awriting tool it enriches students$ abilities to identif% qualities and use descripti!e words" &tshould onl% contain ad ecti!es or ad ecti!e phrases"

&n the center circle' write the word or thing being described" (rite the ad ecti!es orad ecti!e phrases in the outside circles"



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5(en $o)paring and $on'ras'ing- use !ouble +ubble Maps" Two i'e)s being $o)pared are wri''en in '(e 'wo $en'er$ir$les" ,u'side bubbles s(ow i'e)s '(a' s(are 0uali'ies wi'( onl one ob e$' 7 '(ese are $on'ras'ing 0uali'ies" &en'er

bubbles 2'(a' $onne$' 'o bo'( $ir$les4 s(ow si)ilaries be'ween'(e 'wo i'e)s being $o)pared" T(e double bubble )ap

is used 'o $o)pare and $on'ras'"



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6or $lassif ing and grouping- s'uden's learn 'o use a Tree Map" T(ings or ideas are sor'ed in'o$a'egories or groups" So)e'i)es new $a'egories are $rea'ed" ,n '(e 'op line- wri'e '(e $a'egor

na)e" +elow '(a' begin wri'ing sub7$a'egories" +elow ea$( sub7$a'egor wri'e spe$ifi$ )e)bersof '(e group" So)e '(ings $an go in )ul'iple groups"

Tree Maps are good for s'ud ing for 'es's" A 'ree )ap is used 'o $lassif infor)a'ion"



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+ra$e Maps (elp learners unders'and '(e rela'ions(ip be'ween a w(ole p( si$al ob e$' and i's par's" T(e are used 'o

anal e '(e s'ru$'ure of an i'e)"

,n '(e line 'o '(e lef'- wri'e '(e na)e of '(e w(ole ob e$'" ,n '(e lines wi'(in '(e firs' bra$e 'o '(e rig('- wri'e '(e)a or par's of '(e ob e$'- '(en follow wi'(in '(e ne ' se' of bra$es wi'( '(e subpar's of ea$( )a or par'" T(e +ra$e Mapis used 'o des$ribe w(ole 'o par' rela'ions(ips"



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6low Maps se0uen$e and order a pro$ess" T(e iden'if '(e rela'ions(ips be'ween s'ages and sub7s'ages of an even' 2or order or nu)bers- opera'ions- s'eps- e'$"4 T(e $an be used 'o e plain '(eorder of even's" T(e flow )ap is used 'o s(ow a se0uen$e of even's"

In '(e ou'side re$'angle- wri'e '(e na)e for '(e even' or se0uen$e" :e$'angles 'o follow lis' '(es'eps or even's '(a' follow fro) beginning 'o end" S)aller re$'angles )a be wri''en below 'o lis'sub7s'ages or ea$( )a or s'age"



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&ause and effe$' is represen'ed in a Mul'i76low Map" I' is a pro$ess of se0uen$ing '(a' loo%s a'w(a' $aused an even' and '(e resul's;effe$'s of '(e even'" I' (elps s'uden's anal e a si'ua'ion bloo%ing a' '(e $ause and effe$' 7 '(e


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Seeing analogies is '(e pro$ess of iden'if ing si)ilari'ies be'ween rela'ions(ips" T(ese are si)ilar 'o '(e analogiesfound on so)e 'es's" +ridge Maps $an (ave )an bridges"

+ridge Maps give s'uden's a 'ool for appl ing '(e pro$ess of seeing analogies" ,n '(e far lef'- wri'e in '(e rela'ing

fa$'or" T(e rela'ing fa$'or is '(e si)ilar p(rase '(a' fi's bo'( sides of an analog " ,n '(e 'op and bo''o) of '(e lef' sideof '(e bridge- wri'e in '(e firs' pair of '(ings '(a' (ave '(is rela'ions(ip" ,n '(e rig(' side of '(e bridge- wri'e in '(ese$ond pair of '(ings '(a' (ave '(e sa)e rela'ions(ip" T(e bridge $an $on'inue wi'( )ore rela'ing fa$'ors" T(e +ridgeMap is used 'o see analogies or rela'ions(ips" T(e p(rase 3as3 in '(e bridge $an be repla$ed wi'( 3 us' li%e3 'o be''ersee '(e rela'ions(ips" A rela'ing fa$'or is alwa s lis'ed 'o $onne$' '(e i'e)s being rela'ed"


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