1. Presented by: Lydia Ferrari lferrari@alvinisd.net February 4th, 2015
Thinking Map Examples
Presented by:
Lydia Ferrari
February 4th, 2015
NEED chart paper, markers, measurement activity, TM posters, TM conference handouts

2. What do you hope to walk away with today?
Build Tree Map from bottom up…… Use document camera
Use this tree map activity at the beginning of the year with students… what do they hope to learn or become better at.. Can add to this through the year by using sticky notes

3. Thinking maps represent 8
thought processes.
Reflect on your students and which thinking they do most in your class.
Types of thinking in Class
Need copies of TM/processes (SORTING)…Walk around to monitor. Have each group share.
Circle
Frame
Tree
Flow
Double Circle
Brace
Bubble
Multi Flow
Bridge

4. Activities--Circle Map-brainstorming, defining
*What do you know about ______ ?
Because bubble maps use adjectives to describe, this map is limited for math use

6. Activities-Tree Map- categorize, sort, organize
Use measurement sort--2 copies (one to keep, one to try)

7. Activities-Flow Map--Sequence
Have students break down the steps in
answering math problems…
What do you do first, second, third, or what happened first, second, third and so forth…

8. Activities-Double Bubble Map- like a Venn diagram-compare/contrast
*Greatest Common Factor/Least Common Multiple
*compare geometric figures/shapes
*compare terms: perimeter/area

9. Activities-Brace Map-analyze, break into parts

10. Activities-Brace Map- analyze, break into parts

11. Activities-Brace Map-analyze, break into parts

12. Activities-Bubble Map-listing attributes and qualities-describing

13. Activities-Multi-flow Map--cause/effect
48 x 1
Making 48
56-8
96/2

14. Activities-Multi-flow Map--cause/effect

15. Activities-Bridge Map--Analogy/relationships
19. Hal used this table to find the total prices of different numbers of tickets to a basketball game. (Table is included in the actual problem…I put the info in a bridge map). 20 10 15 5
$15
$45
$30
$60
What is the RELATING FACTOR?
Based on the information in the table, how would Hal find the price of 1 ticket?
A Multiply the number of tickets by 5
B Add 3 to the number of tickets
C Subtract the number of tickets from the price of tickets
D Divide the price of tickets by the number of tickets
From: 4th gr math 2004

16. Activities-Bridge Map--Analogy/relationships

17. Your turn… With a grade level partner:
*Decide on an upcoming concept you might teach or a problem a student might encounter
*What thinking map would you model or expect students to use?
*You can partner with a grade level team member to make your map to include in next week’s lesson plans.
Share as many maps as time will allow…. Can take maps or hang in the hallway