Applying Past
Knowledge
Group
Worksheets
1-29-03
P-2
1. Used knowledge of making 1
snowball to learn how to make a snowman (p).
2. It takes effort to keep
vocabulary in the forefront – modeling helps make connections.
3. DOL – FOSS – Literature
3-4
We
tried:
q to intro “connections” with
a short story (Patchwork Quilt, The Name of the Tree).
q using language in music –
seeing classroom language in music.
q Using character comparison,
from S’s past.
q FOSS kit home-school
connection letter + activity.
We
learned:
q some kids needed more help
relating to past. Needed practice.
q it’s hard to get started on
something new.
q it takes conscious effort to
be using the vocabulary.
q students recognize language
when used in more than 1 place.
q Some S use language right
away, others don’t.
Apply
to the future:
q Use a reading book to relate
to won experiences.
q KWL
q Almost any lesson…make a
connection with the past.
q Use FOSS home/school more.
q Trigger the knowledge with
recall… “See if you can figure out by using/applying.”
q Science – day before
knowledge.
More
helpful:
q 10-15 minutes for students
to write.
q Shorter initial lesson.
q To hear collective wisdom of
experienced staff.
Anything
for the team:
q Like story idea to introduce
5-6
q Using past knowledge to
describe why a child knew to “water the seed in the hole.”
q Literature connection is an
easy connection to make.
q Math: Kids use terminology
to explain how to do problems or to remember what they’ve done.
q Widget story was “right on.”
q Kids demonstrate when using
word prediction on the computer.
q All of 2nd Step
is applying past knowledge to “what might happen if…”
q Use to define what games
include before creating a new game.
q Useful in decoding words.
q Useful to see what kids are
“bringing with them” to apply to learning. (preconceived notions.)
q Use to help them connect to
(identify with) literary characters.
q Use to know hearing
screenings don’t hurt and that Mrs. Week-end is really nice.
q Used to realize they needed
more information.