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top   Bubble Map® Bubble Maps are used to describe qualities using adjectives ("sparkle words") and adjective phrases. As a writing tool it enriches students' abilities to identify qualities and use descriptive words. In the center circle, write the word or thing being described. Write the adjectives or adjective phrases in the outside circles. Home Tips:Describe a friend, a pet, favorite candy, a game, a stuffed animal. top Double Bubble Map® When comparing and contrasting, we use Double Bubble Maps. This is similar in concept to a Venn Diagram. Two items being compared are written in the two center circles. Outside bubbles show items that share qualities with only one object - these are contrasting qualities. Center bubbles (that connect to both circles) show similarities between the two items being compared. Home Hints:Compare and contrast you and your best friend or Mom/Dad, your favorite and least favorite food, characters in a book, two of your teachers, old school and new school. top Tree Map® For classifying and grouping, students learn to use a Tree Map. Things or ideas are sorted into categories or groups. Sometimes new categories are created. On the top line, write the category name. Below that begin writing sub-categories. Below each sub-category write specific members of the group. Some things can go in multiple groups. Tree Maps are good for studying for tests. Use this map to categorize spelling words according to the skill being taught. Try using a Tree Map when studying Social Studies or Science.       Home Tips:Categorize spelling words when studying for a test, write a shopping list for the grocery store organized by type of food (i.e. produce, dairy, canned goods, treats, etc.). top Brace Map® Brace Maps help learners understand the relationship between a whole physical object and its parts. They are used to analyze the structure of an item. It's like 'directing' on paper. On the line to the left, write the nam

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Unit 5   (Back to top) Add fractions with like denominators (Beginning/Developing) (Lesson 5.3) Order and compare fractions (Developing) (Lesson 5.3) Convert between fractions and percents (Developing) (Lessons 5.8) Draw a circle graph for a set of data (Developing) (Lesson 5.11) Measure pieces of a circle graph; interpret a circle graph (Developing) (Lesson 5.10) Convert between fractions and mixed numbers (Developing/Secure) (Lessons 5.2) Find equivalent fractions (Developing/Secure) (Lesson 5.4)

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