Blooms for Kids

Levels of Thinking
Evaluation Feel it! I form and support opinions.

Questions
What do I suggest? What do I change? How would I change it? What are my big ideas?

Processing Skills Key Words

I justify. I recommend. I predict. I critique. Judge, recommend, grade, rate, predict, critique, value, rank, assess, justify, convince, consider, persuade, summarize, discriminate, support Compose, invert, create, design, build, construct, combine, role-play, plan, revise, propose, organize, originate, hypothesize, what if, generate Inspect, analyze, compare, classify, dissect, examine, research, infer, conclude, interpret, contrast, categorize, survey Apply, dramatize, illustrate, interview, build, choose, procedure, prepare, demonstrate, solve, use, discover, calculate, experiment Describe, discuss, explain, retell, translate, rewrite, extend, predict, match, paraphrase, interpret, give example, illustrate Describe, identify, outline, select, tell, define, list, name, memorize, label, repeat

Synthesis Create it!

I use knowledge and skills to create something new.

What is my project? What do I imagine? What can I construct? What do I think?

I plan. I infer. I propose. I invent.

Analysis Sort it!

I break down information.

How can I group my ideas? How are my ideas different or alike? What can I discover?

I compare and contrast. I note relationships. I reason that.... I categorize.

Application Do it!

I use what I know.

How can I display it? How can I show it? How can I solve? How can I illustrate it?

I research. I demonstrate how. I solve a problem. I perform.

Comprehension Got it!

I understand.

How will I describe it? How can I explain it? How will I identify it? How can I summarize it?

I reword or retell. I summarize. I explain. I paraphrase.

Knowledge Know it!

I know.

List what I know. Tell what I know. Label it. Name it. Say it again. Memorize it.

I remember. I know. I recall. I define.

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