Children don’t always respond well to the same question being repeated daily. So, instead of asking them, ‘what did you learn?’ look for some alternatives. You’ll get a far better response and might encourage your children to be more open about discussing school.
- What did you find most interesting today at school?
- Did you find math confusing? How did you overcome the problem?
- Who’s your favorite teacher?
- What did you find most surprising about lessons today?
- What would it be if you could change one thing about your English lesson?
- Why don’t you like social science?
- Did you find today’s lessons creative enough for you?
- Tell me one fun fact you learned today.
- Tell me one amazing thing that happened today at school.
- Do you feel challenged enough in class?
- Did the teacher do enough to encourage you?
- Did the student work harder than the teacher?
- Do you think the teacher was helpful enough to explain your tasks?
- Do you like your teacher, and do they show they care about your education?
- Tell me about what you learned today.
- What subjects do you want to learn more about?
- What is the least useful thing you learned at school?
- What is the most useful thing you learned today?
- Did you learn anything new from reading a book?
- What did you learn from your teacher?
- What subjects confuse you the most?
- What’s the one thing that stuck with you today?
- You learned about WW2 in history; what topics will you learn tomorrow?
- What did you feel most challenged today?
- What else can be done to make you pay more attention in class?