Connecting New & Old Ideas
Look for connections between new ideas and things you already know — how does this fit with what I've learned before?
Typical age: 7–8 years
“When your child learns something new, do they ever say things like 'oh, that's like...' and connect it to something they already knew?”
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- Transferring SkillsREQUIRED
Recognising transfer opportunities requires the habit of connecting ideas — transfer is connection across subject boundaries
- Comparing Characters Across Stories
Comparing and contrasting characters or texts draws on the universal habit of connecting new ideas to existing knowledge
- Understanding People in Their Own Time
Historical contextualisation requires connecting a person's actions to the world they inhabited — the same connecting habit used across all subjects
- Planning Narratives
Drawing on techniques observed in texts read requires the habit of connecting new information to existing knowledge from reading
- Author's word choices
Recognising how authorial choices create effects requires connecting your reading experience to existing knowledge of how language and texts work
- Spotting Patterns
Spotting patterns across domains is an extension of the habit of connecting new ideas to existing ones