Strong visualizers (strong visual imagery) may also find that learning or review details in this way simplifies their retrieval of information when their summarizing chapters or writing essays.
Monday, November 12, 2007
Mind Mapping Ancient History
After a few months in Greek history, I found my son was beginning to swim in dates, ancient names, and battles. Here are two quick mind maps we made to keep the details about Thermopylae and Miltiades straight...
Strong visualizers (strong visual imagery) may also find that learning or review details in this way simplifies their retrieval of information when their summarizing chapters or writing essays.
Strong visualizers (strong visual imagery) may also find that learning or review details in this way simplifies their retrieval of information when their summarizing chapters or writing essays.
My son luuuurves history, but (as a home schooling mom) I find myself doing the bobblehead nod when he speaks about battles and who, what, when, etc. This is not only a good tool for the kids, but a trick for us old(er) dogs as well. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI'm just beginning to investigate mind mapping as a solution to my brilliant but highly disorganized mind.
ReplyDeleteI own a business and yet have never been able to complete a simple chapter outline!!
I would love to know...I'm considering www.mindjet.com, mindmeister.com or mindomo.com
Thanks