1. as applied to GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS
BLOOM’S TAXONOMY
as applied to
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS

2. GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS
Goldilocks wanders into the house of the Three Bears. She tastes their porridge, finding one bowl "too hot," one bowl "too cold," and one bowl "just right."
Goldilocks also tries out their chairs, finding one chair "too big," one "too small," and one "just right."
Then she tries out the bears' beds, finding one bed "too hard," one "too soft," and one "just right." She falls asleep in Baby Bear's "just right" bed.
When the bears return, they find that someone has been eating their porridge, sitting in their chairs, and sleeping in their beds. They discover Goldilocks in the "just right" bed and she runs away.

3. KNOWLEDGE the recall of specific information
Who was Goldilocks?
Where did she live? With whom?
What did she do in the forest?

4. COMPREHENSION an understanding of what was read
This story is about ___________ (topic).
This story tells us _________(main idea).
What did Goldilocks look like?

5. APPLICATION the converting of abstract content to concrete situations
How were the bears like real people?
Why did Goldilocks go into the little house?
Draw a picture of what the bears’ house looked like.
Draw a map showing Goldilocks’ house, the path in the forest, the bears’ house, etc.

6. ANALYSIS the comparison and contrast of the content to personal experience
How did each bear react to what Goldilocks did?
How would you react?
Compare Goldilocks to any of your friends.
Do you know any animals (pets) that act human?

7. SYNTHESIS the organization of thoughts, ideas, and information from the content
List the events of the story in sequence.
Do you know any other stories about little girls or boys who escaped from danger?
Make a diorama of the bears’ house and the forest.
Make a puppet out of one of the characters. Using the puppet, act out his/her part of the story.

8. EVALUATION the judgment and evaluation of characters, actions, outcomes, etc., for personal reflection and understanding
Why were the bears angry with Goldilocks?
Do you think Goldilocks was happy to get home? Explain your answer.
Do you think she learned anything by going into the bears’ house? Explain your answer.
Would you have gone into the bears’ house? Why or why not?

9. EVALUATION CON’T.
Do parents have more experience and background than their children? Give an example from your own history.
Do you think this really happened to Goldilocks? Why or why not?
Why would a grown-up write this story for children to read?
Why has the story of Goldilocks been told to children for many, many years?

10. References