Welcome to Thinking Maps® PTA Meeting September 6, 2017 Monterey Hills Elementary

Tonights presentation: Why Thinking Maps are so effective Review of all eight maps Examples of maps used for instruction Examples from MHS What a parent can do to promote use

visual way to organize thinking and learning in a concise way Why Thinking Maps? visual way to organize thinking and learning in a concise way improve basics of reading, writing and math but also helps students problem solve and develop higher level thinking skills

Why Thinking Maps? lifelong thinking skills students learn with greater retention thought processes are cross-curricular common language to discuss thinking

For defining in context The Circle Map For defining in context 5 5

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0 + 6 6 1 + 5 5 + 1 4 + 2 3 + 3 2 + 4 6 + 0 8 8

For describing things The Bubble Map 9 9

For comparing & contrasting The Double Bubble Map 12 12

Lost shoe Magic Wand By Marisa Mei Ping and Cinderella The Silver Shoe Mice Step daughter goose Step Daughter Younger Step Daughter Older Mean Step sisters Cinderella Mei Ping and The Silver Shoe Old lady Prince has party Fairy God Mother Lost shoe Magic Goose Feathers Magic Wand Prince Went house to house Married prince Shoe In hut By Marisa

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For classifying things The Tree Map For classifying things 15 15

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For seeing parts of a whole The Brace Map For seeing parts of a whole 18 18

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We need to know how to convert % to decimals. We could use 10%. We have to know that this is a two step problem. We need some prior knowledge about what a “tip” is. 20 20

For seeing events in sequence The Flow Map 21

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For understanding cause & effect The Multi Flow Map

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We watched a video.

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For seeing analogies The Bridge Map 28 28

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MHS Examples 2017-18

Circle Map

Bubble Map

Tree Map

Double Bubble Map

Bridge Map

What’s a parent to do? Discuss assignments, readings, or things that you see in context. Ask, your child if there is a particular thought process that could be used to help organize the new learning? Ask questions of your child using the vocabulary of the thought processes and associate it with the map. Use the maps with your children as they study.

What’s a parent to do? Use a circle map to generate a lot of ideas as students write in their journal. Use a tree map to take those ideas and group them to create chapters in their new book Use a bubble map when your child needs to see a positive point of view and needs to find descriptors for this view.

What’s a parent to do? Use a double-bubble to help your children see what they have in common when they have two points of view Use a flow map to organize your day Use multi-flow map to explain phenomenon Use a brace map to determine if a recipe is healthy