The purpose of a Circle Map is to define a word or concept using background knowledge through brainstorming ideas. Circle maps can be created with key words, phrases, symbols, pictures, and descriptions.

Learners use the Circle Map to:

• Define

• Identify

• Brainstorm

• Tell what you know

• List

The purpose of the Bubble Map is to describe content using adjectives. Descriptions can come from the five senses (touch, taste, sight, sound, and smell). A Bubble Map uses critical thinking because it asks students to evaluate the topic using adjectives.

Learners use the Bubble Map to:

• Describe using adjectives

• Identify properties

• Identify characteristics

• Identify qualities

The purpose of a Double Bubble Map is to compare and contrast two things. Students can compare and contrast concepts, characters, ideas, people, cultures, books, and almost anything else. The Double Bubble is similar to a Venn Diagram, but students who use a Double Bubble Map can add an unlimited number of similarities and differences. Also, the topics have their own "bubble".

Learners use the Double Bubble Map to:

• Identify similarities and differences

• Compare characters or objects

• Analyze comparisons and contrast

The purpose of a Tree Map is to classify or sort ideas into categories. In addition, one can group main ideas and details together and classify information based on similarities. Tree Maps can be used for story elements, vocabulary words, and taking notes.

Learners use the Tree Map to:

• Classify

• Categorize

• Give related details

• Sort or group

The purpose of a Flow Map is to practice sequencing skills through stages of an event, ordering information, and steps in a process. A Flow Map can be created horizontally or vertically. The most common uses for a Flow Map are science, problem solving, and historic events and timelines.

Learners use the Flow Map to:

• Sequence events, stages, or steps

• Analyze patterns

• Order information

The purpose of a Multi-Flow Map is for locating the causes and effects of an event. The main uses for Multi-Flow Maps are historic analysis, reading and predicting events, and behavior management.

Learners use the Multi-Flow Map to:

• Causes and Effects

• Impacts or Benefits

• Order information

The purpose of a Brace Map is to evaluate the parts of a topic. This is conducted through identifying the relationship of the concept as a whole. Brace Maps can be used for vocabulary development to break down the word.

Learners use the Brace Map to:

• Deconstruct problems

• Identify the parts of a whole and breaking in down

• Show physical components

The purpose of the Frayer Model graphic organizer is for building student vocabulary. This technique requires students to define target vocabulary and apply their knowledge by generating examples and non-examples, giving characteristics, and/or drawing a picture to illustrate the meaning of the word. This information is placed on a chart that is divided into four sections to provide a visual representation for students.

Learners use the Frayer Model Graphic Organizer to:

• develop understanding of key concepts and vocabulary.

• draw on prior knowledge to make connections among concepts and compare attributes and examples.

• think critically to find relationships between concepts and to develop deeper understanding of word meanings

• make visual connections and personal associations.

• create a “vocabulary wall” for quick reference of word meanings

The purpose of a Bridge Map is to identify similarities between relationships and create analogies. The Bridge Map helps students identify the relationships between words. The most common uses for a Bridge Map are scientific concepts, historic events, and mathematical relationships.

Learners use the Bridge Map to:

• Connect related items and relationships

• Understand analogies and metaphors

• Show relationships between two ideas, topics, areas, etc.

A Venn diagram is an graphic organizer that uses circles to show the relationships among things. Circles that overlap show how things are alike while circles that do not overlap show how things are different.

Learners use the Venn Diagram to:

• Show similarities and differences between two concepts

• Organizing complex relationships visually

The purpose of a storyboard map or graphic organizer is to great a visual outline of a topic. It’s made up of a number of squares with illustrations or pictures representing each shot, with notes about what’s going on in the scene and what’s being said in the script during that shot.

Learners use the Story Board Map to:

• share their vision or ideas

• tell a story using images and words

• create a visual outline

A storyboard visually looks like a simple comic strip. The purpose of a storyboard is to visualize a story with images. A common use for a storyboard is for video and film production. Each square in the storyboard can represent one scene in the film. Storyboards are also used in schools to teach sequencing and cause and effect in stories and fables.

Learners use the Story Map to:

• Improve comprehension

• Identify the elements of a story.

• Organize information and ideas efficiently.