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•To use as a common visual To use as a common visual languagelanguage

•To integrate learningTo integrate learning

•To organize thoughtsTo organize thoughts through through a learning processa learning process

PurposePurpose

•Circle MapCircle Map

•Bubble MapBubble Map

•Double Bubble MapDouble Bubble Map

•Tree MapTree Map

•Brace MapBrace Map

•Flow MapFlow Map

•Multi-Flow MapMulti-Flow Map

•Bridge MapBridge Map

The Eight Thinking MapsThe Eight Thinking Maps

Circle MapCircle MapDefine in ContextDefine in Context

•To describe something or someone

•To brainstorm

Word / Symbol

Descriptions

How I know this

Circle MapCircle MapDefine in Context

Roses

thornslong

smells

red

beautiful

birthday love

holidays

Bubble MapBubble MapDescribe

•To describe something or someone using adjectives only

Word / symbol Adjectives


School

loud

educational

exciting

fun


Double Bubble MapDouble Bubble MapCompare and Contrast

•To tell how two things are alike and different

•Similar to Venn Diagram

Double Bubble MapDouble Bubble MapCompare and Contrast

Chase cats

catsmilk

Chase mice

water

barkmeow

mammals

tail

pets

dogs

Tree MapTree MapClassify

•To sort or group items

•“Types of…” “Kinds of…”

Topic

Categories

Examples

Tree MapTree MapClassify

Forms of Transportation

Ground

Train

Car

Bike Cruise ship

Boat

Ferry

Water

Brace MapBrace MapWhole to Part

•To show relationships and structures

•To break apart a single physical object

Whole Object

Major Parts Subparts

Brace MapBrace MapWhole to Part

Human Body

legsarms

cheststomach

eyesnose

appendages

torso

head

Flow MapFlow MapSequence

•To put information in order

•To sequence events

EventStages

Sub stages

Flow MapFlow MapSequence

My Life

infant child adult

familycrawl workschoolwalkcry

Multi-Flow MapMulti-Flow MapCause and Effect

•To show reasons and outcomes of central event

Event

Causes Effects

Multi-Flow MapMulti-Flow MapCause and Effect

fighting

stealing

Lose friends

hurt

suspended

pushing

teasing

Bridge MapBridge MapAnalogy

•To show similar relationships between main ideas

Relating Factor

First Pair Second Pair

AS

Bridge MapBridge MapAnalogy

AS

vegetable

Type of

carrot

fruit

apple

TOOLSFORLEARNING. To use as a common visual languageTo use as a common visual language To integrate learningTo integrate learning To organize thoughtsthrough.

Documents

toolsforlearning slide

flow map sequence

bridge map analogy

learning processpurpose

multiflow map cause

venn diagram slide

learning processto

similar relationships