Vocabulary/Importance
Identifying ___________________ is the process of comparing information, sorting concepts into categories, and making connections to existing knowledge.
What are Similarities and Differences
The process of identifying similarities between or among things or ideas.
What is Comparing
The 3rd tip for teaching is as follows...
What is creating graphic organizers
This helps students ask _________ and strengthens mental framework
The process of organizing things into groups and labeling them according to their similarities.
What is Classifying
The 6th tip for teaching is as follows...
Name it when its in use
Encourages students to make sense of the world by ___________ connections.
What is identifying
These strategies help with understanding the basic concept of Identifying Similarities and Differences
What are Comparing, Contrasting, Creating Metaphors, and Creating Analogies
Does the grade level matter when using organizers
What is yes
Comparing information, __________ concepts, and _______________ to existing understanding, helps students ask, “Is this like that?” and strengthens mental frameworks (schemas).
What are categorizing and linking new knowledge
The process of identifying relationships between pairs of concepts - identifying relationships between relationships.
What are Creating Analogies
The 1st grade Venn Diagram compared what two items
Apples and Oranges
This strategy helps students ________ critical thinking, _________ their ability to connect new and existing knowledge, and ____________ boosts academic achievement.
What are develop, enhances, and significantly
The process of identifying a general or basic pattern in a specific topic and then finding another topic that appears to be quite different but has the same general pattern.
What are Creating Metaphors
The 5th grade Chart compared what two items
Hurricanes and Tornados