Thinking Maps
Frogs
Pond
Croak
Jump
Tadpoles
Our pond trip
Circle map: define
Frog
Green
Slimy
Small
Loud
Bubble map: describe
Frog
Toad
Amphibian
Smooth skin
Bumpy skin
Double bubble: compare
Frogs
Tree frog
Bullfrog
Dart frog
Tree map: sort
Frog
Head
Body
Legs
Brace map: parts
Egg
Tadpole
Froglet
Frog
Flow map: order
Frogs vanish
Pollution
More insects
Multi-flow: cause and effect
lives in
Frog
Pond
as
Bird
Nest
Bridge map: analogies
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What Thinking Maps are
“David Hyerle is an author and creator of a thought-organization methodology called Thinking Maps that is popular in public schools in the United States.”
Types of Thinking Maps
When to use Thinking Maps
Teaching
Use the same eight maps in every subject, so children learn one way to draw their thinking.
School
Each map fits one kind of thinking: describe, compare, sort, put in order.
With kids
Take one topic, like frogs, and try a different map each day.
How to make Thinking Maps
- 1One topicFrogsPondCroakJumpTadpolesOur pond tripCircle map: define
- 2One map eachFrogsPondCroakJumpTadpolesOur pond tripCircle map: defineFrogGreenSlimySmallLoudBubble map: describeFrogToadAmphibianSmooth skinBumpy skinDouble bubble: compareFrogsTree frogBullfrogDart frogTree map: sort
- 3All eightFrogsPondCroakJumpTadpolesOur pond tripCircle map: defineFrogGreenSlimySmallLoudBubble map: describeFrogToadAmphibianSmooth skinBumpy skinDouble bubble: compareFrogsTree frogBullfrogDart frogTree map: sortFrogHeadBodyLegsBrace map: partsEggTadpoleFrogletFrogFlow map: orderFrogs vanishPollutionMore insectsMulti-flow: cause and effectlives inFrogPondasBirdNestBridge map: analogies
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