Kidspiration and Inspiration are concept mapping programs specifically designed for the K-12 environment. Kidspiration is best suited for K-5 grades. Kidspiration has a variety of files and activities that are ready to use in the classroom. The activities cover all the content areas and provide an easy to use visual method for teaching complex concepts and principles.
Students can use concept webs, map, and venn diagrams to orginize their information. Kidspiration also has fraction tiles, fraction blocks, and base ten blocks to help students see mathematical concepts in a visual way.
I encourage you to download the free 30 trial of Kidspiration or Inspiration to try out in your classroom. This software is a great addition to any classroom.
Kidspiration from Jason Beach on Vimeo.
Inspiration from Jason Beach on Vimeo.
