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Thinking Maps Software
  Thinking Maps Software

Thinking Maps Software utilizes technology to enhance students' thinking skills.  Click here to learn more about Thinking Maps Software.


Coorperative Thinking Maps Workspace
  Cooperative Thinking Maps Workspace
(set of 8)


Heavy-duty laminated desk maps show all eight Thinking Maps with a large brainstorming area on one side and a specific starter pattern on the other. Ideal for cooperative learning groups, presentations and small group projects.


Thinking Maps - Draw/Show/Map Your Thinking
  Draw Your Thinking (Pre K-K);
Show Your Thinking (grades 1-3);
Map Your Thinking (grades 3-5)

These special resource manuals offer additional ideas, detailed lessons, strategies and examples for using Thinking Maps in grades pre K-5.


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  Thinking Maps: Comprehension Strategies for Constructing Meaning

This spiral-bound book is about teaching the very important skill of comprehension with Thinking Maps as the supportive strategy to ensure student success. Since it is designed for teachers and students who have already received training in Thinking Maps, no further training is required. By implementing Thinking Maps: Comprehension Strategies for Constructing Meaning teachers will:
  • Understand the major comprehension strategies supported by research and demonstrate how to connect these strategies with Thinking Maps.
  • Acquire in-depth knowledge of the specific comprehension strategies: prediction, visualization, making connections, summarizing and synthesizing, questioning, and inference. They will also be able to couple these strategies with Thinking Maps. They will learn when and how to use each strategy.
  • Learn strategies to scaffold reading comprehension from the abstract to the concrete.
  • Understand that the pairing of Thinking Maps and comprehension is not text based, but strategy based.
  • Track and assess students' reading comprehension.
  • Show students how to authentically and flexibly apply all of the strategies when reading independently.