Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Go Deeper!

As you practice asking open ended questions (questions that require an answer of more than one word), try going deeper.

At our reflective practice group, we practiced this.  We started with a question that just floated on the surface.  A question that didn’t really make the child think – but just recall or quickly answer.

Example At the block area, the teacher asks: “What are you building?”  Child answers: “A store”
 


Then we took the same scenario and went a little deeper.  A question that make the child think at least a little.  Example:  Teacher asks:  “What kind of a store are you building?”  Child answers: “A pet store”

 

Then we practiced going deeper still.  A question that requires that the child figure something out, think for themselves, problem solve or use reasoning skills.   Example:  Teacher asks: “What are the different parts of a pet store?”

 

Use your own scenarios.  Start of the surface, then go a bit deeper, then deeper still.  It is those deep questions that we want to use to help children develop thinking skills.

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