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Dinner Talk!

As some of you may have noticed, getting children to talk about their day may not always be an easy thing to do.  Even so, for many students, reflecting on the events of the day help them process their learning and encourage longer retention and greater application of what they have learned at school into their every day life. Parents too can become more involved with their children's school life when they know what is going at school. Here are some great questions to help get them talking around the dinner table or anywhere.

Ideas for dinner talk!
Liz Evans, blogger featured on an online parent magazine, shared 25 great ways of starting the conversation with your child:


 1. What was the best thing that happened at school today? (What was the worst thing that happened at school today?)

 2. Tell me something that made you laugh today.

 3. If you could choose, who would you like to sit by in class? (Who would you NOT want to sit by in class? Why?)

 4. Where is the coolest place at the school?
5. Tell me a weird word that you heard today. (Or something weird that someone said.)

 6. If I called your teacher tonight, what would she tell me about you?

 7. How did you help somebody today?

 8. How did somebody help you today?

 9. Tell me one thing that you learned today.

 10. When were you the happiest today?

 11. When were you bored today?

 12. If an alien spaceship came to your class and beamed someone up, who would you want them to take?

 13. Who would you like to play with at recess that you’ve never played with before?

 14. Tell me something good that happened today.

 15. What word did your teacher say most today?

 16. What do you think you should do/learn more of at school?

 17. What do you think you should do/learn less of at school?

 18. Who in your class do you think you could be nicer to?

 19. Where do you play the most at recess?

 20. Who is the funniest person in your class? Why is he/she so funny?

 21. What was your favorite part of lunch?

 22. If you got to be the teacher tomorrow, what would you do?

 23. Is there anyone in your class who needs a time-out?

 24. If you could switch seats with anyone in the class, who would you trade with? Why?

 25. Tell me about three different times you used your pencil today at school.

For the full article, copy the link below.

(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/liz-evans/25-ways-to-ask-your-kids-so-how-was-school-today-without-asking-them-so-how-was-school-today_b_5738338.html)


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