Insightful!

This article really gave me insight in terms of teaching younger students. We usually teach concept maps to older students usually when planning to write an essay or organizing our thoughts ... See More

This article really gave me insight in terms of teaching younger students. We usually teach concept maps to older students usually when planning to write an essay or organizing our thoughts after we read. This article showed that there is more to that and students can use it from a younger age. I did appreciate the explanation for not only how to adapt the map for younger students but also as an extension into other activities that you complete with students.

Easy Concepts

You usually think of using concept maps with upper elementary students and higher grades, but this article does it with primary students. Two concept maps are illustrated, but there is some... See More

You usually think of using concept maps with upper elementary students and higher grades, but this article does it with primary students. Two concept maps are illustrated, but there is something different about them....they use concrete objects!! This article is worth the read by Pre-K to Second Grade teachers!