I read this good article on the blog Simple Simon and it seemed like one of those things that would annoy me on social media, because it would remind us that we have no use for things like that, despite our efforts. But, I don't know if you've ever had this sensation where you listen to your mummy friends drone on about their daily lives and it really does sound terribly menial and repetitive. I guess most of life is about the day-to-day, with occasional leaps of progress.
In truth, I think this list is good for lots of people who interact with kids, not just mummies, but godmothers, aunts and teachers. It is a great reminder to be creative and to take heart, your turn at asking these on a daily basis will come some day, one day!
25 ways to ask your kid about school:
#1 What was the best thing that happened at school today, or the worst thing?
#2 Tell me something that made you laugh today?
#3 Tell me a good question you asked today, or an interesting question you thought about today?
#4 If you could choose, who would you like to sit with in class? Who would you not want to sit next to in class, why?
#5 Where is the coolest place in school?
#6 Tell me a weird word you heard today?
#7 If I called your teacher tonight, what would she tell me about you?
#8 How did you help somebody today?
#9 How did somebody help you today?
#10 What was the conversation at recess about today?
#11 Tell me one thing you learned today?
#12 When were you the happiest today?
#13 If an alien spaceship came to your class and beamed someone up, who would you want them to take?
#14 Who is the most interesting person in your class?
#15 Who would you like to play with at recess that you've never played with before?
#16 Tell me something good that happened today?
#17 What word did your teacher say the most today?
#18 What do you think you should learn more of at school?
#19 Who in your class do you think you could be nicer to?
#20 Where do you play the most at recess?
#21 Who is the funniest person in your class? Why is he so funny?
#22 If you got to be the teacher tomorrow, what would you do?
#23 If you could switch seats with anyone in the class, who would you trade with and why?
#24 Tell me about three different times you used your pencil today at school.
