30 Questions to ask kids about their school day
Published on Wed Apr 3 2019 in Family
As any parent will tell you, children aren’t always keen to talk about their day at school. The question, “How was school today?” is often met with short, one-word answers—if they give one at all! Boredom, fear, anxiety and many other feelings might leave even the littlest students tight lipped when they get home.
Instead of asking the question they’ll be expecting, you might try a new approach. Asking kids more creative questions could get them to think about school in a different way and start to open up.
Here are 30 questions to ask your kids about their school day:
1. What was the best thing that happened in school today?
2. What was the worst thing that happened?
3. What made you happiest today?
4. When were you bored today?
5. What would you like to learn more of in school?
6. What would you like to learn less of?
7. If you could be the teacher for a day, what would you teach everyone?
8. What books did you read today?
9. What games did you play today?
10. Tell me about three times you used your pencil today.
11. Tell me one new thing you learned in class today.
12. What was the toughest thing you did today?
13. When were you most proud of yourself?
14. What are you most looking forward to doing in class tomorrow?
15. How did someone help you today?
16. How did you help someone else?
17. Is there anyone at school you could be nicer to?
18. Who made you smile or laugh today?
19. Did you make anyone smile or laugh today?
20. Who did you talk to the most today?
21. Did anyone push your buttons today?
22. Which of your classmates do you think would make a good teacher/scientist/artist?
23. Who is the funniest person in your class? Why did you pick them?
24. Who is the kindest person in your class?
25. If you could sit next to anyone in your class, who would you pick? Why would you want to sit next to them?
26. Tell me one new thing you learned about a friend today.
27. Tell me one new thing you learned about your teacher.
28. Which of your teachers would be the most helpful if you were in trouble?
29. If you could ask your teacher any question, what would you ask them?
30. Does your teacher remind you of anyone else you know? Anyone on TV or in movies?
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