Can you imagine a situation where the question "How was school?" is almost inevitably followed by the laconic answer – "Good". This phrase, though polite, often closes the door to further conversation, leaving the adult unaware of the child's true joys, worries, or discoveries. We have become so accustomed to this simple exchange of information that sometimes we forget – behind it lies a whole world of a child's unique thoughts, feelings, and fantasies!
Ieklausos conversation cards encourage more meaningful and interesting answers. But here's an opportunity to try a completely different kind of question, so that instead of the usual, we dare to ask something unexpected, playful, even seemingly silly!
Such questions, which do not require one specific correct answer, can prove to be a surprisingly powerful tool to break through standard phrases and look deeper into a child's mind and heart. They invite joint play, allowing the child to feel free in their expressions, without fear of making mistakes or sounding ridiculous.
Ideas for questions:
1. If your shoes had a voice today, what would they tell us about your adventures?
2. What superpower would you want to tidy your room as quickly as possible?
3. If you became invisible for a day, what would you do?
4. What would school look like if cats had built it?
5. If you could bring an object to life, which one would you choose and what would it do?
6. Would you like to live on the Moon? Why?
7. If your stomach could talk, what would it say about today's breakfast?
8. Would you like to read people's minds? Why?
9. Imagine you have the chance to relive one event and skip one. Which one would you want to relive, and which one would you want to erase from the day? Why?
10. If your day were a movie, what would today's title be?
11. Would you like to own a magic wand? If yes, what would it do?
12. If you had to meet an alien tomorrow, what would you show them in your city? What would you give them to eat?
13. If the refrigerator at home suddenly started talking, what could it tell about your family?
14. If your best friend were an animal, what would they be? Why?
15. Why do people need to laugh and joke?
