Thinking Maps are AWESOME! But, what makes them more effective is when the WHOLE SCHOOL implements them! That way kids aren't learning new graphic organizers every year. They know when they see a bubble map, they're describing. Or that when they're writing a story, to use a flow map for the sequence of events during the pre-writing stage! All of the teachers recently completed the Thinking Maps training. It was great! I feel that students will greatly succeed because there is fluidity between grade levels, expectations will be the same, and they can actually become experts on something due to years of practice!
When using Thinking Maps, colors can be used to distinguish groups, categories, events, etc to show that they are different. The brain is very visual, so anything that will help the kids interpret the information in the maps will help them succeed!
Not all maps will look the same! So don't always use a Double Bubble with 3 similarities and 3 differences. Vary it up so the students will learn that every situation is different!
Also, for higher grades, you can use multiple maps on one subject. LIke a Flow Map that includes a Tree Map or Multi-Flow Map.
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