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The Power of Color
The Power of Color
COLOR CODING
THINKING MAPS
Chapter 5
Pages 269 - 277
Focusing on Color Coding
Objective:
•To use color for a purpose with Thinking Maps
Examples of Application of
Welcome
Color Coding Color Coding
and
Suggestions Maps for a
Agenda
for all 8 TM’s Purpose
Textbook
Doctor
3 feet = 1
Use tape
yard
measure
10 cm = 1 meter
Uses Socket
scales Measurement wrenches
to come in
weigh different
me sizes
Measure
ingredients you
when cook
Parents
To Show the Work or Ideas of Each Student
Bob
Joe
2+3
4+1 100-95
5
1000-995 25 -5 -10 -5
Charlie
To Show Prior Knowledge and What We Learned
What we Learned
Cube
Shapes
Cone
Geometry
Cylinder
Rectangle
Square
What we Know
To Show Point of View (or Fact vs Opinion)
Stephanie’s
Ponytail by
Robert Munsch Cute
Popular
Stephanie
Clever
2 1
1
To Show the Pattern of Whole to Parts
Pint
Quart
Pint
Half Gallon
Quart Pint
Pint
Gallon
Quart Pint
Pint
Half Gallon
Quart Pint
Pint
Color-code the steps in one color and the
work in another color in a parallel Flow Map.
Color-code to emphasize the relationship
between the step in the process and the
actual work or to emphasize the beginning,
middle and end of any process.
To Differentiate Between the Causes and the Effects
To Emphasize the Most Important Cause or Effect
Hunger
Need
food to
Animals Body uses
stay alive Eat food to make
Food energy
To Indicate Long Term Causes or Effects
Teacher and
class shaved
their heads.
The teacher
Stephanie and class did
told her not trust
Stephanie
class she Stephanie
anymore.
was going laughed.
to shave Stephanie
her head. didn’t shave
her head.
Stephanie
was chased by
the class.
To Show the Relationship of Each Pair
USA PTA
AS
Parent Teacher
United States
Association
of America