30 Questions to Ask Your Child Instead of "How was your day?"
When I pick up my son from school on the first day of school, I always ask the same question:
"So how was your day?"
And I always get the same answer: "good".
Come on, it's the 1st day of school, and that's all you're telling me!
The second day, same question. And there he replied, "There aren't too many fools." Great…
I guess the problem is with me. This question does not inspire him much. It is too broad, indeterminate and not really interesting.
So I thought of a few alternatives and put together a list of questions my son could answer with just a word ... or even a growl.
In fact, he even thought for at least 30 minutes before answering question 8!
Questions a child will love to answer when they leave school
1. What did you eat at noon?
2. Have you seen someone stick their fingers up their noses?
3. What game did you play during recess?
4. What's the funniest thing that happened to you today?
5. Did someone do something super nice for you?
6. What's the nicest thing you've done for someone today?
7. Who made you laugh today?
8. Which teacher (or teacher) would survive a zombie attack? Why ?
9. What did you learn that was new today?
10. Who brought the best snack today? What was that ?
11. What challenge did you take up today?
12. If school was a merry-go-round, which one would it be? Why ?
13. How would you rate your day at school, from 1 to 10? Why ?
14. If one of your comrades could replace the master or the mistress for a day, who would you choose? Why ?
15. If you were lucky enough to be the teacher, what subject would you like to teach?
16. Did someone piss you off today?
17. Who would you like to have as a friend that you don't have yet? Why ?
18. What is the most important rule of your master / mistress?
19. What's the funniest thing to do during recess?
20. Does your mistress / master remind you of someone you know? In what way?
21. Tell me something you learned about a friend of yours today.
22. If aliens came to your school and kidnapped children, who would you like it to be?
23. What did you do today that was helpful?
24. When did you feel most proud of yourself today?
25. What has been the most difficult rule to follow today?
26. What is the most important thing that you would like to learn before the end of the school year?
27. Which person in your class is your exact opposite?
28. Which place in the backyard is the most fun?
29. What activity would you like to master this year?
30. Are there any children who have trouble following the rules in your classroom?
And there you have it, you now know the questions to ask your child so that he tells you about his day :-)
And it works for all back to school: in kindergarten or in first grade ...
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My 6 Teaching Tips to Help Your Child Succeed in School.
8 Things To Tell Your Children To Make Them Happy.
