The "webs" woven together a a visual reminder for students to stay on task as they expand their ideas of a certain topic. They can instantly see where they need to build on their existing knowledge when the ideas aren't easy to build on.
In this picture example, a spider map has been used to gather all the information we need about koalas for an information report but you can use spider maps for a plethora of topics: characters from a story for a report, books for a review, a holiday for a letter, current affairs for an arguement or persuasive text etc etc.
It is also an activity that can be done individually, in small groups or whole class for an introduction or plenary.
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