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Free Printable Tree Map

A blank tree map for classifying: the topic at the top, three or four categories below it, and writing lines for the members of each category.

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Use it withScience PrintablesScience diagrams and worksheets on animal groups, the solar system and more to classify.
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About the tree map

A tree map is for classifying, sorting things into groups. The topic sits at the top, the categories branch off below it, and students list the members of each category on the lines underneath.

Use it to sort animals, shapes, foods, or words by part of speech, or to plan an informational report with one category per paragraph. Choose 3 or 4 categories; the filled-in example sorts animals.

Frequently Asked Questions

Sorting and classifying. It shows a main topic, the groups it divides into, and what belongs in each group, which also makes it a good plan for a report.
A tree map sorts things into kinds (birds are a kind of animal). A brace map breaks one object into its parts (wheels are a part of a bicycle).
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.