Bloom’s Taxonomy verbs are frequently taught in educator preparation classes as a way to ensure that teachers vary the skills that students are being asked to show through different lessons. This framework was created to categorize cognitive functions and use these categories to outline learning objectives. Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching has great information about the history and use of Bloom’s Taxonomy in modern classrooms.
Let’s dive into the types of activities that can be used for each level of this framework.
- Worksheets
- Card sorts/matching
- Flash cards/math fact games
- Solving with whiteboards
- Exit tickets
2. understand (explain basic ideas or concepts)
- Class discussions
- Turn and talks
- Worksheets
- Quizzes and tests
- Stations
- Escape rooms
3. apply (use information in new situations)
- Drawing diagrams
- Desmos discovery activities
- Digital transformations discovery
- Explaining steps of a problem
- Word problems
- Presentations
4. analyze (draw connections among ideas)
- Card sorts
- Writing prompts with reflective questions
- Compare and contrast (venn diagrams)
5. evaluate (justify a stand or position)
- Gallery walks
- Error analysis/providing feedback to others
- Real world applications with justifying reasoning
- Who is right?
- Self-assessments
6. Create (produce new or original work)
- Creating quiz or test questions about a topic
- Project based assessments
- Student facilitated discussions
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