Weather Mind Maps
Building Background Knowledge and Vocabulary (Virtual Tour)
Stage of Literacy Development:
Stage 1: Beginning LiteracyStage 2: Consolidation / Fluency
Ages:
4-9
Grade Range:
PreK K 1stFood Groups:
Primary: Vocabulary, Knowledge Building
Transcript
At the moment weather is a big subject area that were studying. It's integrated within mathematics, within literacy, throughout our drama center, our science center, and our building center. One of the things that we did to front load the information that students already knew about the weather was create a mind map. This mind map was also used as a piece to develop the students' vocabulary for those individuals who might not have that vocabulary at the beginning of the unit.
Activity Objective
The goal of Weather Mind Maps: Building Background Knowledge and Vocabulary (Virtual Tour) is to encourage students to share a variety of ideas, experiences, and information as well as study topics that generate opportunities to learn new words.
Quick Tips
Additional Comments:
- Display mind maps around the classroom and make reference to them during related lessons and activities. - Creating mind maps at the beginning of a unit of study helps students activate their background knowledge.
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