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Why doesn’t “What did you do at school today?” work?
Oct 25, 2021
Are you curious about what your child does during the day, but finding it hard to get them to talk about anything but lunch and recess? Here are some tips:
Use language they are hearing at school:
- What work did you choose today?
- What is your favorite material/work right now?
- Did you have a lesson today? What was it about?
- Did you do follow-up work?
- Are you working on any research?
- What’s your job during job time?
Consider creating a tradition of giving your child the opportunity to reflect on their day.
- What was your favorite part of the day?
- What was something you wish had gone differently?
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