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Free Printable Flow Map

A blank flow map with numbered stage boxes joined by arrows, and a substage box under each stage for the smaller steps. Choose 4, 6, or 8 stages.

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Or download: 4 stages, Blank · 4 stages, Filled-in example · 6 stages, Blank · 6 stages, Filled-in example · 8 stages, Blank · 8 stages, Filled-in example

Use it withSequencing WorksheetsShort stories with questions about the order of events, ready to retell on this map.
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About the flow map

A flow map is for sequencing: showing the order of events, the stages of a process, or the steps of a how-to. Each big box is one stage, the arrows show the order, and the smaller box under each stage holds its substages, the details of that step.

Use it for story retelling, life cycles, the water cycle, historical events, or the steps of a math procedure. The boxes run across the page and snake back, so even the 8-stage version has room to write. The filled-in example shows how a butterfly grows.

Frequently Asked Questions

A flow map is a graphic organizer for putting events or steps in order. Stages go in boxes connected by arrows, with optional substage boxes for the details of each step.
Both show order. A flow map adds a substage box under every stage, so students can record the smaller steps inside each big one. Our sequence chart is the simpler version.
No. Thinking Maps is a registered trademark of Thinking Maps, Inc., which sells the official program and teacher training. These are free blank templates in the same eight shapes, under the names teachers use for them.