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title: "Connecting New & Old Ideas"
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# Connecting New & Old Ideas

Compare a new idea with something familiar. Name what matches and check what is different.

Subject: Learning to Learn · Area: Learning to Learn · Ages 7 to 8
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/learning-to-learn/connecting-new-and-old-ideas-mt_32B7xjUPwF

## Ready when they can

- Name a specific feature shared by a new idea and something familiar
- Explain a useful connection while recognizing that other features may differ

## Lesson: Connecting new and old ideas

Recall something you know. Compare it with the new idea. Ask, 'What part is alike?' Name that part. A useful connection can help you understand and remember.

*(drawing: Mia notices that both kinds of riding need balance.)*

**Example.** Sam knows a recipe has steps in order. An experiment also has ordered steps. The order is a connection; the steps themselves can differ.

One matching part does not make everything match. Name the shared part and check the differences. Keep what fits, and change a claim when new facts do not support it.

**Example.** A child in a story feels lonely. Jo remembers feeling lonely at a club. The memory helps Jo think about the feeling. Jo still reads to learn about this child's experience.

**Recap.** Name a shared part. Check differences before making a wider claim.

## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

## Needs first

- [Thinking Before Starting](https://lightmysky.com/learn/learning-to-learn/thinking-before-starting-mt_LE7nFEwS12)

## Opens up

- [Transferring Skills](https://lightmysky.com/learn/learning-to-learn/transferring-skills-mt_99G6Msdzw-)
- [Comparing Characters Across Stories](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/comparing-characters-across-stories-mt_GLY3R3YSlf)
- [Understanding People in Their Own Time](https://lightmysky.com/learn/history/understanding-people-in-their-own-time-mt_IlyE-Sm8k5)
- [Planning Narratives](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/planning-narratives-mt_j6ENpc8--_)
- [How Authors Create Effects](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/how-authors-create-effects-mt_QB4qIGJIIj)
- [Spotting Patterns](https://lightmysky.com/learn/learning-to-learn/spotting-patterns-mt_wvcFlwOrDl)