Thinking Maps Templates

CIRCLE MAP Thinking Skill: Defining in Context & Brainstorming: 

CIRCLE MAP Thinking Skill: Defining in Context & Brainstorming Main Idea or Concept Ideas, examples, definition Ideas, examples, definition Ideas, examples, definition Ideas, examples, definition How do you know this? How do you know this? How do you know this? How do you know this?

BUBBLE MAP Thinking Skill: Describing: 

BUBBLE MAP Thinking Skill: Describing Describing word or phrase (adjective) Describing word or phrase (adjective) Describing word or phrase (adjective) Describing word or phrase (adjective) Describing word or phrase (adjective) Describing word or phrase (adjective) Main Idea or Concept

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DOUBLE-BUBBLE MAP Thinking Skill: Compare/Contrast Idea #1 Idea #2 Similarity Similarity Similarity Similarity Similarity Unique Attribute of Idea #1 Unique Attribute of Idea #1 Unique Attribute of Idea #1 Unique Attribute of Idea #1 Unique Attribute of Idea #1 Unique Attribute of Idea #2 Unique Attribute of Idea #2 Unique Attribute of Idea #2 Unique Attribute of Idea #2 Unique Attribute of Idea #2

BRACE MAP Thinking Skill: Whole to Part Reasoning: 

BRACE MAP Thinking 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 MAP Thinking Skill: Classify/Categorize: 

TREE MAP Thinking Skill: Classify/Categorize Title Category Category Category Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member

FLOW MAP Thinking Skill: Sequencing: 

FLOW MAP Thinking Skill: Sequencing 1 st thing that happened Event Title 2 nd thing that happened 3 rd thing that happened 4 th thing that happened 5 th thing that happened 6 th thing that happened

MULTI-FLOW MAP Thinking Skill: Comparing/Contrasting: 

MULTI-FLOW MAP Thinking Skill: Comparing/Contrasting Event Cause Cause Cause Effect Effect Effect

BRIDGE MAP Thinking Skill: Analogies: 

BRIDGE MAP Thinking 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. as as

CIRCLE MAP Thinking Skill: Defining in Context & Brainstorming: 

CIRCLE MAP Thinking Skill: Defining in Context & Brainstorming

BUBBLE MAP Thinking Skill: Describing: 

BUBBLE MAP Thinking Skill: Describing

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He didn’t take The blame for Stealing mister Sir seeds They stole Mister Sir truck And ran it in A hole Stanly was A skinny teen He took the blame so no one else would get in trouble The ran away from the jail He was a over weight kid that every one picked on He taught Zero how To read and right He was accused of stilling shoes MOVIE BOOK DOUBLE-BUBBLE MAP Thinking Skill: Compare/Contrast Had the same Characters names

BRACE MAP Thinking Skill: Whole to Part Reasoning: 

BRACE MAP Thinking Skill: Whole to Part Reasoning

TREE MAP Thinking Skill: Classify/Categorize: 

TREE MAP Thinking Skill: Classify/Categorize

FLOW MAP Thinking Skill: Sequencing: 

FLOW MAP Thinking Skill: Sequencing Event Title

MULTI-FLOW MAP Thinking Skill: Comparing/Contrasting: 

MULTI-FLOW MAP Thinking Skill: Comparing/Contrasting

MULTI-FLOW MAP Thinking Skill: Comparing/Contrasting: 

MULTI-FLOW MAP Thinking Skill: Comparing/Contrasting

BRIDGE MAP Thinking Skill: Analogies: 

BRIDGE MAP Thinking Skill: Analogies as as Relating Factor: ________________ Relating Factor:__________________ as as

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CIRCLE MAP SONG “Row, Row, Row your boat tune”: Circle, circle maps – they are the best form To define in context And also to brainstorm. BUBBLE MAP SONG Bu, bu, bu bu bubble maps Bu, bu, bu, bu bubble maps Bubble maps teach us how to describe things Adjectives are the words we use Bubble maps teach us how to describe things Bubble 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 ledge It is Double bubble mapping all the way And the differences on the outer edge It is Double Bubble mapping all the way Fare thee well, fare the well Fare the well on this school day For I’m doin’ all the thinkin’ and my grades they won’t be stinkin’ Doing Double Bubble mapping all the way!

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BRACE MAP SONG Zip-a-dee-do-da, Zip-a-dee-yay BRACE MAPS help us have a wonderful day Big parts and sub-parts are headin your way To 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 fro Do you need a thinking map to help you stay in the know When you need to find the order or the sequence of events Choose a map called FLOW. MULTI-FLOW MAP SONG (tune of Beverly Hillbillies) I can name an event and tell you all the cause I can figure effects without even a pause I can make map . . . Multi-flow the name Cause and Effect is it’s number one game. Multi-flow: find the cause – seek effects

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TREE MAP SONG (To Brady Bunch Song) Here’s the story of a thinking Tree Map It begins with a title if you please Then it breaks things down - into subparts We call them categories It’s the story of a thinking Tree Map And those categories don’t stand on their own Underneath we list all of their members So they are not alone. BRIDGE MAP SONG (tune of I’ve been workin on the Railroad) I’ve been working on a Bridge Map All the live long day Relating factors they all differ On the map you choose to make. Don’t you fear – just plug the words in Relationships are the key Pairs of words must always have The same Analogy