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Activate prior knowledge

A great way to start your lesson is to ask students what they already know about a certain topic. You can use the mindmap for this. In this module we will explain how the mindmap works and what else you can do with it.

mind map

To add a mind map to your lesson, click 'Add', 'Mind map' and 'Create my own'. Fill in a topic or a question, such as: what do you already know about healthy food?


Teachers view                                                                                               Student view

Although the idea of a mind map goes way back, the digital version in LessonUp offers a number of advantages. You can see whose reaction it is by clicking on it once and you are able to delete unpleasant responses by dragging them to the bin in the left lower corner.

Because the responses in the mind map can be moved around in the screen, you can apply a fun learning technique: categorisation of responses.

When students fill in answers                                                                  See results & categorise

time to practice!


Watch the video on the right to learn more about activating prior knowlegde using the mind map. 

Save the lesson 'Mindmap & knowledge activation' to your account and practice!