Today students got a crash course in something called Bloom's Taxonomy. What is it, you ask? Well...
It's a framework that scaffolds a student's understanding through increasingly complex levels.
Don't worry, I tried my best to explain what that meant today.
- First, students got a breakdown of what Bloom's is, and how it features 6 levels of understanding. We also annotated it.
- Then we took a look at resources for drafting Bloom's-oriented questions.
Honestly, this was kind of a lot to digest. So we needed to examine Bloom's Taxonomy applied to a specific story: Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Certain students did the voices for the characters in each class. Archie's rendition of Papa Bear was awesome.
I also asked students to respond to the Goldilocks examples on p.2. Things took a turn for the amusing around the "Formulate a theory as to why Goldilocks went into the bears' house" part.
I also asked students to respond to the Goldilocks examples on p.2. Things took a turn for the amusing around the "Formulate a theory as to why Goldilocks went into the bears' house" part.
Now that students had gotten a glimpse of how Bloom's works in action, it was time for them to demonstrate their fledgling understanding of this framework by drafting their own questions. Which I sincerely hope they do, tonight, for HW.
HW for Tonight:
- Read The Itsy Bitsy Spider
- Complete the Bloom's chart on the front (you don't have to answer your own Q for level IV)
Bonus Round!
If you made it this far you don't have to read any more. Here are some additional offerings from today:
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Like this picture? Look up Marxism.
You should learn it.
During a conversation about the bears protecting their house with guns, Emeline made the "Right to bear arms!" joke. It was glorious.
During a conversation about the bears not being at home (what were they out doing?), Kendall and Lily pretty much simultaneously made the "They had to go get the...bear necessities!" joke. More glory.
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