Metacognition for 1st Graders: Thinking About Thought Bubbles
Teaching children to think about their thinking, or metacognition, is essential! It can be a tricky habit to instill, so we’ve provided this free Habits of Mind Animations activity for your students. Get your students thinking about their thinking with this fun thought bubble craft! To purchase the on Habits of Mind Animations, including over 300 extension lessons and related resources click here!
Materials Needed:
Pictures of students doing a variety of activities
Construction paper (colored and white)
Scissors
Glue
Pencils
Markers
Preparation:
Instruct students to bring several pictures of themselves to class. The pictures should be of them doing a few different activities (e.g., playing a sport, doing a hobby, making a funny face, etc.).
Gather the needed materials in an appropriate area.
Steps to Success:
Hand out several pieces of construction paper (any color other than white) to each student.
Have students glue a picture of themselves to the bottom half of the construction paper (one picture on each), and then write at the top of the page what they are doing in their picture. Remind students to leave room in the middle of the page.
Hand out a piece of white construction paper to each student.
Guide the students in drawing a cloud on their paper. This will be used as a thought bubble.
Circulate and assist the students in cutting them out and gluing them above their picture on the construction paper.
Then, instruct students to write about or draw a picture of what they might be thinking while doing the activity in the picture.
Invite students to describe how thinking about their thinking helps them do the activity better.
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