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Noticing the confused feeling

Learning to Learn · Learning to Learn · ages 6-7
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  1. Which feeling tells you that something doesn't make sense?

    • A feeling of being very sleepy
    • A mixed-up, foggy feeling in your head
    • A feeling of being hungry

  2. You are listening to a story and one part doesn't make sense. What should you notice?

    • That I don't understand this part
    • That the story is boring
    • That I should stop listening

  3. It's fine to keep reading and pretend you understood, even if you didn't.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Which of these is a sign that you don't understand something?

    • You can't say it back in your own words
    • You can repeat every word exactly
    • You already knew it before

  5. Ravi is listening to his teacher explain a game. Partway through, he realizes he can't picture how to play. What is Ravi noticing?

    • The feeling of being finished
    • The feeling of being right
    • The feeling of not understanding

  6. If a sentence in a book doesn't make sense, it's best to notice it, not just skip past it.

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. Which child is noticing the feeling of not understanding?

    • Jo repeats the sentence out loud without thinking about it
    • Jo nods along even though the directions are confusing
    • Jo says, 'Wait, that part didn't make sense to me.'

  8. Mia read a whole page but at the end she couldn't remember what happened. What most likely happened?

    • She read too slowly
    • She read past confusing parts without noticing them
    • She used a bookmark
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  1. A mixed-up, foggy feeling in your head · That foggy, mixed-up feeling is your mind's way of telling you something didn't click yet.
  2. That I don't understand this part · That confused feeling is a clue. It tells you something didn't make sense yet.
  3. False · Noticing you're confused matters. Pretending to understand can make you miss something important.
  4. You can't say it back in your own words · Repeating words exactly isn't the same as understanding them. If you can't explain it your own way, that's the clue.
  5. The feeling of not understanding · Not being able to picture something is a sign that part of it didn't make sense yet.
  6. True · Noticing the confusing part gives you a chance to slow down and figure it out.
  7. Jo says, 'Wait, that part didn't make sense to me.' · Jo is stopping to name the confused feeling instead of just going along with it.
  8. She read past confusing parts without noticing them · When we don't notice the confused feeling, we can read right past it and miss the meaning.
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