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Analyze: Recognize change, experiment, infer, compare, contrast

Analyze

• How do you think you could turn this piece of fabric that your mom gave us into a piece of clothing for dress-up?

• How can you get the same amount of soup into each of these bowls? How do you think you'll be able to tell if all the bowls have the same amount of soup?

• How can we use this pencil and notebook to help you organize which patients you see first in the animal hospital?

Evaluate: Express opinion, judge, defend/criticize)

Evaluate

• Which of these tools do you think is the best choice for making your customers' hair curly in your hair salon? Why?
• Which is your favorite scarf in this basket? Why do you like it so much?
• How do you think Mayumi is feeling since you told her she can't be part of the doctor's office you set up here?

Create: Make, construct, design, author

Create

• Let's use some classroom materials to design something that helps the baby doll sit higher up at the table so you can feed her more easily.
• Everyone seems to be having a hard time remembering where these materials go at cleanup time. What types of labels can we make that would help everyone know where to put materials away?
• I wrote down the story you were telling your patient when she said she was afraid of the dentist. Maybe you can illustrate the story and we can make a book.

Analyze: Recognize change, experiment, infer, compare, contrast

Analyze

• How is your building different from the one Lucas built (from the one in the photos we looked at earlier)?
• What are some other ways to keep the bridge from falling down?
• Which blocks are you going to use for building the castle? Why?

Evaluate: Express opinion, judge, defend/criticize)

Evaluate

• Which part of your bridge was the trickiest to build? Why?
• What do you think would happen if we took this block out to make a doorway?
• Which blocks make the most interesting buildings? Why do you think so?

Create: Make, construct, design, author

Create

• How will you create your skyscraper on paper? What will you write so you'll remember it when we put the blocks away?
• You said that it was very hard to figure out where to put the blocks at cleanup time. How can we make it easier.
• You said that the garage you built is too small to hold all the cars. How can you create a garage that is big enough to fit them all?

Analyze: Recognize change, experiment, infer, compare, contrast

Analyze

• How is the pattern Manuel made with the blocks different from (the same as) yours?
• How can we find out whose plant grew the most while we were on vacation?
• How would the classroom look different to you if you were really tall (short)? Let's experiment.

Evaluate: Express opinion, judge, defend/criticize)

Evaluate

• Which materials would make a really interesting pattern?
• Using the balance scale, what would you need to add to each side to make the balance level?
• Which would be the best material for measuring how long the block area carpet is? Why?

Create: Make, construct, design, author

Create

• What will you draw (photograph, glue) on each page of the number book you are making?
• Since the crib in the dramatic play area is too small for this new baby doll, how could you make one that she can fit in? What's your plan for designing it?
• How can you combine these pattern blocks to create a new shape (design)?

Analyze: Recognize change, experiment, infer, compare, contrast

Analyze

• What happened when you mixed the oil and water?
• Which material worked better in this experiment?
• Why is the AA battery giving the robot more power than the button cell battery?

Evaluate: Express opinion, judge, defend/criticize)

Evaluate

• Why did the marble get stuck?
• What are some reasons your machine worked (didn't work)?
• Why do you think that would be the best tool to tighten the screws on your machine?

Create: Make, construct, design, author

Create

• How will you make a complete circuit?
• What kind of maze can you create for the robot?
• How will you write (draw) the directions to explain how you made the hot air balloon?

Analyze: Recognize change, experiment, infer, compare, contrast

Analyze

• How has your writing changed since your wrote this last story about your dog?
• Thanks for sharing your thoughts about your drawing with me! I wrote it down here in the corner of the paper. How do you think this will be helpful when other people look at your drawing?
• What happens when you press really hard on the paper with your crayon? And what about when you hold it lightly in your hand and press softly? Which way works best when you try to write?

Evaluate: Express opinion, judge, defend/criticize)

Evaluate

• What are some reasons this is your favorite piece of writing?
• What do you think is the best tool in the writing area to attach all the pages of your book together? Why?
• These are different kinds of fancy letters you can type with on the computer. They're called fonts. Which kind do you like the best? Why?

Create: Make, construct, design, author

Create

• How can you create a book that tells a story about your family trip (house, dog, baby brother)?
• How can we invite our families to the art gallery?
• How will you design the menu for your new pizza restaurant?

Analyze: Recognize change, experiment, infer, compare, contrast

Analyze

• How is the tissue paper the same as the construction paper you used, and how are they different?
• What do you think might happen if you made the sculpture taller (shorter)?
• Bella and Charlie, how would you compare the paintings you each did your families?

Evaluate: Express opinion, judge, defend/criticize)

Evaluate

• What parts of your artwork are your least favorite? Why?
• Which part of your mural are you most proud of? Why?
• Which of these famous artists do you think has the most interesting style - Van Gogh, Picasso, or Pollock? Why?

Create: Make, construct, design, author

Create

• What type of artwork are you interested in creating for the cover of your All About Me book?
• How will you begin your family collage?
• What should we title our mural about our families?