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title: Color, Symbol, Image Thinking Routine Anchor Chart
description: This Color, Symbol, Image thinking routine anchor chart will support students to think abstractly and develop creative representations of their thinking.
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# **Color, Symbol, Image Thinking Routine Anchor Chart**

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![Color, Symbol, Image Anchor Chart Preview](https://www.knowatom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Color%2c%20Symbol%2c%20Image%20Anchor%20Chart%20Preview.jpg?width=700&height=446&name=Color%2c%20Symbol%2c%20Image%20Anchor%20Chart%20Preview.jpg)

#### **You can use this tool to support the following thinking moves:**

- Distilling the Essence of an Idea   
- Unpacking Complexity and Going Below the Surface    
- Making Deeper Connections 

This free Color, Symbol, Image thinking routine resource will support students to think abstractly and develop creative representations of their thinking. 

Read more to discover how to use [this anchor chart](https://www.knowatom.com/blog/color-symbol-image-a-thinking-routine-to-map-student-understanding) to facilitate discussions that encourage students to capture and clarify the essence of ideas.  

 

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