Here are 50 + questions for parents to ask their children when they get home from school instead of the typical question !
1-What made you smile today?
2-Can you tell me an example of kindness you saw/showed?
3-Was there an example of unkindness?
4-How did you respond?
5-Does everyone have a friend at recess?
6-What was the book about that your teacher read?
7-What’s the word of the week?
8-Did anyone do anything silly to make you laugh?
9-Did anyone cry?
10-What did you do that was creative?
11-What is the most popular game at recess?
12-What was the best thing that happened today?
13-Did you help anyone today?
14-Did you tell anyone “thank you?”
15-Who did you sit with at lunch?
16-What made you laugh?
17-Did you learn something you didn’t understand?
18-Who inspired you today?
19-What was the peak and the pit?
20-What was your least favorite part of the day?
21-Was anyone in your class gone today?
22-Did you ever feel unsafe?
23-What is something you heard that surprised you?
24-What is something you saw that made you think?
25-Who did you play with today?
26-Tell me something you know today that you didn’t know yesterday.
27-What is something that challenged you?
28-How did someone fill your bucket today?
29-Whose bucket did you fill?
30-Did you like your lunch?
31-Rate your day on a scale from 1-10.
32-Did anyone get in trouble today?
33-How were you brave today?
34-What questions did you ask at school today?
35-Tell us your top two things from the day (before you can be excused from the dinner table!).
36-What are you looking forward to tomorrow?
37-What are you reading?
38-What was the hardest rule to follow today?
39-Teach me something I don’t know.
40-If you could change one thing about your day, what would it be?
41-(For older kids): Do you feel prepared for your ———-test?
42-Is there anything on your mind that you’d like to talk about?” (In my opinion, the key is not only the way a question is phrased, but responding in a supportive way.)
43-Who did you share your snacks with at lunch?
44-What made your teacher smile? What made her displeased?
45-What kind of person were you today?
46-What made you feel happy?
47-What made you feel proud?
48-What made you feel loved?
49-Did you learn any new words today?
50-What do you hope to do before school is out for the year?
51-If you could switch seats with anyone in class, who would it be? And why?
52-What is your least favorite part of the school building?
53-If you switched places with your teacher tomorrow, what would you teach the class?