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Enhancing Learning Through Thinking Maps: A Comprehensive Guide for K-4 Students

This document outlines the implementation of Thinking Maps and organizers for K-4 students at AJS during the 2009-2010 school year. It showcases various types of Thinking Maps including Circle Maps, Bubble Maps, and Brace Maps, illustrating key thought processes such as defining in context, comparing and contrasting, and classifying information. Through examples from subjects like music, literature, and mathematics, the guide emphasizes the importance of visual thinking tools in enhancing student understanding and engagement, while promoting critical thinking skills.

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Enhancing Learning Through Thinking Maps: A Comprehensive Guide for K-4 Students

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  1. AJS- Our students-“Thinking” in action! 2009-2010 Implementation of Thinking Maps Organizers for Learning (K-4)

  2. Circle Maps • Thought Process: Defining in Context/ Brainstorming • Key Words: • Context/ Context Clues • Brainstorm • List/ Define/ Tell • Explore the meaning • Discuss

  3. The Sun

  4. The sun

  5. grasslands

  6. the ocean

  7. State of TN- Circle Map (2nd)

  8. Music at ajs

  9. Circle Map-Personalities

  10. Matilda- Character analysis

  11. Math concepts

  12. Math concepts

  13. Circle Map- Sight Word flowers

  14. Circle Map- Word Families

  15. Circle Maps- Word Families

  16. Circle Map- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr

  17. Bubble maps • Thought Process: Describing • Key Words: • Observe using senses • Describe • Characteristics of • Attributes/ Properties/ Qualities of • Adjectives

  18. Matilda- character analysis

  19. Matilda- character analysis

  20. Double Bubble Map • Thought Process: Comparing and Contrasting (similar to Venn) • Key Words: • Compare/ Contrast • Discuss similarities/ differences • Distinguish between/ differentiate

  21. Weather Systems

  22. Comparing/ Contrasting ourselves

  23. Cats & Dogs (with writing samples)

  24. Bridge map • Thought Process: Seeing analogies • Key Words: • Identify common relationship • Interpret symbols • Guess the rule • Allegory • Simile/ Metaphor

  25. Brace Maps • Thinking Process: Part- Whole • Key Words: • Parts of • Takes apart • Show structure/ physical components • Anatomy

  26. Literature Connections with Thinking Maps

  27. Brace Maps illustrate parts of a book

  28. Brace map- plants

  29. Gallon Man- Measurement

  30. The Gallon Man Brigade

  31. Tree maps • Thinking Process: classifying • Key Words: • Classify/ Sort/ Group • Categorize • Type of/ Kinds of • Taxonomy • List and Elaborate

  32. measuring

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