WELL MAYBE NOT Understand MAPS BUT Understanding THINKING MAPS WAS THE KEY TO THIS WEEKS LESSON
As a future teacher I hope to get to work with early childhood. I will be honest I did not know how I would even use a few of the different thinking maps for Kindergarten, 1st or even 2nd grade. Going on to Pinterest was a lot of help. It let me see how I could use each of the different Think Maps. For example:
Circle: In a Unit over the ocean students can use a circle map go group animals that they would find living in the water.
Flow: In a Unit over the cycle of a day students could create a flow map to see how the sun rises and eventually sets.
Bubble: This is actually a thinking map that we use quite often in my classroom. The problem is we do not use the terminology. It is very important that our students begin to hear these words because they will become common practice throughout their school years. This is a bubble chart that we have done several times.
Double Bubble: This Thinking Map gives the teachers a nice way to transition units and students a fun way to compare and contrast. For example, next week we start a two week unit over apples we will then have a two week unit over fall and pumpkins.
Tree: Sometimes things are so simple that even if they are right in front of us we do see them for what they are. We have tree maps like these all over our class rooms. We simple don't think of them as three maps. The more we have though in our class room the more exposure our students have to them.
Brace: What elementary teacher doesn't enjoy Johnny Appleseed week. This brace map would be a lot of fun for the students and would make it easy for them to see the different parts.
Bridge: This and the Brace Map were the two that I worried that I would have the hardest time finding anything for the younger age group. I will admit that this would be a thinking map that my students would help me fill in discussion. I would then put in up on the wall for reference throughout the Unit.
Multi Flow Map: I will be honest this one is a
. The closest Multi Flow Map was one for Dr. Seuss. On the top part students found words that they liked from the book. I am not sure how they flowed like a said a stretch and they they then found words that then rhymed with those words. A multi flow map might be a big more tricky to find for the younger age groups.
Great post! I really enjoyed learning about thinking maps this week. I feel as though they can be used K thru 12. At first I did not quite understand the multi flow map but you example helps out a lot! I have learned that giving information multiple ways is important for all students. Great post as always!
ReplyDeleteGreat post and I love your pictures! They give the post so much more depth! Your explanations really helped with each of the different maps. There are a few maps that I have looked into because I want to know more about how I would use them in my future classroom focusing on the younger students I think that some of these maps will come in super handy!
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DeleteThat last one isn't a stretch at all! You did a great job making this one work.
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