

Students love to share their special memories.

They are great for reconnecting and reminding students of the positives. Try these questions on days when students seem a little unfocused or after issues arise between peers. This is a great way to help students find commonalities amongst themselves, which goes a long way to fostering classroom community. Students love to talk about their favorites. Learn student favorites while you build classroom community ask your family pet one question, what would it be?.ask (CELEBRITY) just one question, what would it be?.get (INSERT TEACHER NAME) to answer one question what would it be?.ask your principal just one question, what would you ask?.get (FAMOUS INVENTOR) to answer one question what would you ask?.ask (HISTORICAL FIGURE) one question, what would it be?.meet (CHARACTER FROM BOOK YOU'VE READ) what is one question you would ask him/her?.ask the president one question, what would you ask?.“Just one question” Questions – If you could… …move anywhere in the world/country/state, where would you move?.…travel back to any point in history, where would you go?.…go anywhere in (YOUR TOWN or A NEARBY CITY) for the day where would you go?.…travel anywhere in our solar system, where would you go?.…go anywhere in our state where would you visit?.If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?.any superhero in real life, who would you pick?.a Disney character, who would you meet?.a cartoon character in real life, who would you choose to meet?.any musician or group, who would you meet?.a character from a book, who would you meet?.anyone from history, who would you like to meet?.any celebrity, who would you like to meet?.People of Interest Questions – If you could meet… play an individual sport or a team sport?.I've broken the questions into categories to make them easier to find. They were selected to be engaging, foster classroom community, and help you build positive relationships with your students. Since you have enough to do, I've created a list of over questions you can use when you don't have time to come up with your own. It can be helpful to have some days be less structured, but you should always have conversation starters planned to help students get talking if they struggle to get going.ĭOWNLOAD THE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 50 Discussion Questions to Build Relationships with Students & Foster Classroom Community A great way to integrate speaking & listening standards.Connects your class with one another & builds community.It helps you learn more about your students.This routine offers three significant benefits:
#SIMPLE SOCIAL QUESTIONS HOW TO#
If you've been wondering how to build relationships with your students, here's an easy way to get started.Ĭreate a morning routine that includes a morning meeting. However, you don't have to do time-consuming or high-prep lessons to fit it all in!
#SIMPLE SOCIAL QUESTIONS PROFESSIONAL#
Whether you're teaching elementary, middle school, or even high schoolers, social-emotional learning and relationship building are major topics of interest and often come up in professional circles. There are several ways to build relationships with students, but the easiest is to actually get to know them and take an interest in their lives. A strong teacher-student relationship can mean the difference between an engaged learner and a disengaged learner. The importance of building relationships with students has been well documented in research.
