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In Finding My Way in Kindergarten Genius Hour by Denise Krebs, she talks about her experience in transition to a kindergarten class from junior high. She wondered how she would accomplish "genius hour" with them being so young. When the 7th and 8th graders were engaged and given a chance to learn they called that genius hour. She learned from her masters program that young children are so ready to learn and soak things up like sponges. She put their thinking skills to the test when they successfully made a little couch for their reading nook. One child even took it upon himself to make a little chair to match made out of left over bottles they had been collecting. This just goes to show the power of the mind, even in a young child.



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Reading About Learning Brains and Metacognition by Denise Krebs.
"Metacognition is “thinking about thinking" says Krebs. She gained this knowledge in her masters program. She was taught that it was important to teach children to think about their thinking as they read.
She was reading blog post and happened upon this information.
"The second article gave questions students should be able to answer. like:
“What do you want to learn about?”
“What’s worth understanding deeply?”
“How do you respond to complex texts or digital media?”
“If I get out of your way this year, what will you be able to do?”
She stated after giving this information, "Students should not only be able to personally answer these questions, but they should be asked to answer these questions by teachers who care about their learning."
It is important to make your students thinkers. They learn so much by asking questions and really thinking things through.