Questions to ask instead of – How was your day?

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  • What made you smile today?
  • Was there an example of unkindness? How did you respond?
  • What was the book about that your teacher read?
  • What’s the word of the week?
  • Did anyone do anything silly to make you laugh?
  • What made somebody sad today?
  • What fun things did you do today?
  • What is the most popular game at playtime?
  • What was the best thing that happened today?
  • Who did you help anyone today?
  • Who did you sit with at lunch?
  • What made you laugh?
  • What did you learn that you didn’t understand today?
  • Who inspired you today?
  • What was your least favourite part of the day?
  • Was anyone in your class absent today?
  • What is something you heard that surprised you?
  • What is something you saw that made you think?
  • Who did you play with today?
  • Tell me something you know today that you didn’t know yesterday.
  • Name something that challenged you
  • What did you like about your lunch?
  • Rate your day on a scale from 1-10?
  • What questions did you ask at school today?
  • Tell us your top two things from the day (then you can be excused from the dinner table!). 
  • What are you looking forward to tomorrow?
  • What are you reading?
  • What was the hardest rule to follow today?
  • teach me something you learnt today