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Connecting new and old ideas

Learning to Learn · Learning to Learn · ages 7-8
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  1. Which sentence names a connection between a new game and a familiar one?

    • This game has a name I have not heard.
    • Both games let us take turns playing.
    • I have not learned this game's rules yet.
  2. Sam follows steps to make a paper hat. A recipe also gives steps in order. What connection does he notice?

    • Both give steps to follow in order.
    • Both must use exactly the same tools.
    • Both must make exactly the same thing.
  3. Connecting a new idea to something familiar can help you remember it.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. A teacher says, 'Whales breathe air, as people do.' Which part is the teacher connecting?

    • Both breathe air.
    • Both walk on legs.
    • Both live in houses.
  5. A raincoat keeps rain off your clothes. An umbrella can do that too. Which thought connects their jobs?

    • Both must have sleeves for your arms.
    • Both must fasten around your whole body.
    • Both help keep rain off your clothes.
  6. Ben's old and new card games both let players pick up a card. What should he check before assuming the games work the same way?

    • Whether both games have the same box.
    • Whether their other rules also match.
    • Whether both names have the same length.
  7. A child in a story feels nervous at a new club. Nia remembers feeling nervous in a new class. How can she use that connection?

    • Think about the feeling, then read on.
    • Assume the child will do everything she did.
    • Skip the story because she knows every detail.
  8. Priya says, 'Frogs and fish both use water, so they are the same in every way.' What should she change?

    • Say sharing water proves every part matches.
    • Say sharing water cannot be a connection.
    • Keep the water match, but check differences.
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Connecting new and old ideas W1-mt_32B7xjUPwF-s1

  1. Both games let us take turns playing. · Taking turns is a shared feature named for both games.
  2. Both give steps to follow in order. · The shared feature is ordered steps. The tools and results need not match.
  3. True · A useful connection can help memory. It does not promise that you will remember everything.
  4. Both breathe air. · The teacher names breathing air as the shared feature.
  5. Both help keep rain off your clothes. · Keeping rain off clothes is the shared job stated in the question.
  6. Whether their other rules also match. · One shared rule does not show that all the other rules match.
  7. Think about the feeling, then read on. · Nia's memory can help her think about the feeling. The story still supplies this child's details.
  8. Keep the water match, but check differences. · Using water is a connection. It does not prove that every feature matches.
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