Build deeper thinking across your day with these printable higher order thinking prompts based on Bloom’s Taxonomy - perfect for Kindergarten, Prep, and Foundation teachers using play and inquiry-based learning.

Do your students give surface-level answers when you know they're capable of more? These Higher Order Thinking Prompts will help you ask the right kinds of questions – the ones that get them thinking, talking, and truly understanding.

Spark Deeper Thinking With These Higher Order Thinking Prompts

This comprehensive toolkit makes it easy to bring Bloom’s Taxonomy to life in real-world classrooms - without hours of prep or stress for you! Whether you’re guiding a maths investigation, a STEM challenge, or a group reflection session, you’ll have the perfect question ready to go.

A Time-Saving Way to Add Depth to Learning

This resource helps you move beyond “what happened?” to “why do you think that happened?” and “how could we improve it next time?”

It saves you precious planning time while also helping your students develop:

• Deeper understanding across literacy, maths, and science

• Richer language for sharing and justifying their ideas

• Confidence to think creatively and reflect independently

• Stronger reasoning and problem-solving skills

Designed for Real Classrooms and Real Conversations

You won’t find generic question posters here. These beautiful nature-themed prompts were thoughtfully written and classroom-tested during real play-based lessons, reflection times, and provocations.

Each level of Bloom’s Taxonomy is represented, from remembering and understanding to creating and evaluating. Use them flexibly - on display, in planning, or as part of inquiry-based learning.

This Higher Order Thinking Prompts Pack Includes:

• 120 Higher Order Thinking Posters (nature-themed, A4 size)

• 120 Printable Prompt Cards (four to a page)

• Planning Template for intentional questioning

• Teaching Notes with examples for Literacy, Maths & Science

• Bloom’s Taxonomy At-a-Glance Poster

• Suggested Prompts for Reflection Time

• Observation Checklists for documenting student thinking

• Document Wallet Label for organisation

• A printable Master List of All the Question Stems

Use These Prompts to Support Deeper Conversations and Curriculum Goals

Perfect for:

• Literacy, maths, and science blocks

• Investigation areas and provocations

• Group reflections and partner tasks

• Inquiry learning, STEM, and makerspace challenges

• Assessment and documentation during play

These prompts align with both the Australian Curriculum v9 and the Common Core, helping you confidently plan and assess higher order thinking skills.

Make Higher Order Thinking Part of Everyday Learning

Imagine being in the middle of a science provocation and hearing your students ask: “What would happen if we changed just one material?” That’s the power of intentional questioning - and it all starts with you.

With this set of higher order thinking prompts, you'll feel ready to guide meaningful learning through every subject, lesson, and play invitation.