Chapter 1 Breathings of the Heart: Heart Mapping Beginnings—the How and the Why
- Heart Mapping with Children
- How Heart Mapping Nurtures Writers
Chapter 2 Heart-Mapping Essentials: What You Need for Your Journey
- How to Introduce Heart Mapping
- When to Introduce Heart Mapping
- What to Include on Heart Maps
- Time Needed for Heart Maps
Chapter 3 The Heart of the Matter: Twenty Heart Maps to Inspire and Engage Writers
- Blank Canvas Heart Map
- My Writer’s Heart Map
- My Reader’s Heart Map
- Small Moment Heart Map
- First Time Heart Map
- Last Time Heart Map
- Family Quilt Heart Map
- My Name Heart Map
- My Pet or Favorite Animal Heart Map
- Gratitude Heart Map
- Home Is Where the Heart Is Heart Map
- My Wishes Heart Map
- Special Place Heart Map
- Be the Change That You Wish to See in the World Heart Map
- A Beloved Character Heart Map
- People I Admire Heart Map
- Where I Find Poetry Heart Map
- Senses Heart Map
- What I Love About My Topic Heart Map
- What I Wonder About Heart Map
Chapter 4 Digging Deeper into Heart Maps: Sharing, Reflecting on, and Writing from Heart Maps
- Sharing Heart Maps
- Writing from Heart Maps
- Revising Writing from Heart Maps
- Using Mentor Texts with Heart Maps
- Reflecting on Using Heart
Chapter 5 Three Hearts: Guest Essays
- “LitWorld Heart Stories,” by Pam Allyn
- “What Matters,” by Nancie Atwell
- “Tune in to Your Heart Map Playlist,” by Penny Kittle
Epilogue: Keeping Our Hearts Open