15 questions to ask a 5-year-old
Five-year-olds can tell a story with a beginning, a middle and an end, as long as the end involves a dragon. They’re starting school and full of new rules and new opinions. Ask about both.
- 1What was the best part of your day?
- 2Who did you play with today, and what did you play?
- 3What is something you are really good at?
- 4What is the most important rule?
- 5If you could invent a new holiday, what would it be?
- 6What do you think teachers do after school?
- 7How do you know when someone is your friend?
- 8What would you do if you were invisible for a day?
- 9What is the hardest thing about being five?
- 10If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
- 11What makes you feel brave?
- 12What do you think happens inside a computer?
- 13What would you put in a museum about you?
- 14How old is old?
- 15What is something grown-ups don’t understand?
How to get real answers
- One or two questions, not the whole list. It’s a conversation, not an interview.
- Ask side by side: in the car, at bath time, on a walk, at bedtime.
- Don’t correct the answer. You’re collecting how they think, not checking it.
- Write it down in their exact words, with their age. Ask the same question next year and compare.
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Keep what they answer, with their age on it.
Cuote keeps the funny things your kids say, and asks you a question like these on quiet evenings.
