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How To Do Question of the Day

Question of the Day is one of my favorite activities both in the classroom and at home! 

Asking these simple yes or no questions builds confidence, increases classroom participation,  promotes conversation starters, nurtures receptive and expressive language skills, and introduces opinion writing in preschool, kindergarten, and first grade. 

 

I often hear teachers say they don’t have time to squeeze in any more activities into their day. I hear you! I know it is challenging finding enough time in the day to do it all. 

But, what if, instead of finding time to squeeze in more lessons, you had a solution that integrates multiple content areas and standards? This solution, of course, is Question of the Day!

 

How To Start Question of the Day

Getting started with, and finding time for, the Question of the Day isn’t as difficult as you may think! 

Don’t look at this as one more thing you have to get started and tackle during the day.  Instead, think of this as an awesome activity (already created for you) that will get the kids ready for the day. 

There are a range of ways in which you can integrate the Question of the Day into your daily routine.   

For example, in the classroom, you could do this during arrival, as an attendance board, during morning meeting, or a cool-down activity after recess.  You could also use it as a time filler throughout the day, or an activity to do during dismissal with the kids. 

At home, you could do ask the question of the day in the morning, before breakfast, or every night during dinner.  These questions would be great conversation starters for a family dinner with kids.

 

Digital Question of the Day for Remote Learning

If you are teaching online for remote learning, you will LOVE using the digital Question of the Day slides to get conversations started with your kids.

 

Question of the Day During Morning Meeting

I’m most often asked, “When is the best time of day to ask these questions?”.  To be honest, the best time is whatever you feel is best.

I know that’s not the answer you were looking for, but it’s the truth.  Over the years, I have tried using Question of the Day during different times throughout the day.

Personally, I love doing Question of the Day during morning meeting.  However, with that being said, the process actually starts as soon as the kids come into the classroom.

I carefully designed this resource to have a picture that goes along with each question.  This way, I can select a classroom helper to stand at the display and independently read the question to every student as it is their turn.

I love watching them lead one another, and taking ownership of their learning.  This is such an important part of building a strong classroom community.  My friend, Allie from Allie the Gypsy Teacher has a wonderful post about building classroom community.