THE 8 THINKING PROCESSES

The eight Thinking Processes are structured through Thinking Maps a visual thinking tool that makes it easy for students to understand concepts, analyse problems and find solutions.

1 DEFINING IN CONTEXT

2 DESCRIBING QUALITIES

3 COMPARING & CONTRASTING

4 CLASSIFYING

Red

Unisexual
Flies in the air
Modes of Transport

Runs on rails

FOOD
VEGETABLES MEAT FRUITS

Solar System

Smelly
Rafflesia

Parasitic

Size cannot change

For people & goods

Able to add carriages

Huge

Leathery

Runs only on kerosene

Driven by engines

Various fuels used

Circle Map

Bubble Map

Double Bubble Map

Tree Map

5 PART-WHOLE RELATIONSHIPS

6 SEQUENCING

7 CAUSE AND EFFECT

8 SEEING ANALOGIES

ASIA AFRICA NORTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA EUROPE AUSTRALASIA ANTARTICA

TOO MANY SWEETS

BAD BREATH

ARGENTINA BOLIVIA BRAZIL CHILE COLUMBIA ECUADOR GUYANA PARAGUAY PERU SURINAME URUGUAY VENEZUELA
SMOKING VISIT THE DENTIST NOT BRUSHING TOOTHACHE

WASH UP

BREAKFAST

GET DRESSED

LEAVE HOUSE

IS THE YOUNG OF
RELATING FACTOR

CALF COW AS

JOEY KANGAROO AS

TADPOLE FROG

TOOTH DECAY

UNIFORM

SOCKS & SHOES

Brace Map

Flow Map

Multi-flow Map

Bridge Map

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