Question of the Day: For KIDS!

 

Classroom management takes many shapes and forms in the classroom. It is extremely important to have a system in place that sets the tone and expectations for a great year. By including positive reinforcement techniques, lots of visuals and organizations, and fun reward systems, you can master classroom management and have fun too. This question of the day board idea with a magnetic drip pan is a favorite way to have a question of the day for kids.

Classroom management is so important that we spend the first 2 weeks at school, building, learning, and practicing strategies. Implementing the question of the day board is an excellent tool for classroom management, with the added benefit of reading and socialization.

 

Today I will be talking about a little class management tool called “Question of the Day.” This is being done in many classrooms around the world in different forms. Jennifer from First Grade Blue Skies is to thank for the inspiration behind posting questions for students to answer. I will share my unique way to implement the question of the day for kids, specifically with primary students.

Purchase a large drip pan that looks like a giant cookie sheet. You can find them available at a car or hardware store (like Ace Hardware) and they also have them on Amazon HERE. The pan is an oil drip pan by Blitz. On the back of the pan, put strips of double-sided foam tape and pushed it onto the bulletin board where you want it displayed.

Take some colored masking tape to make different sections. Add words with bulletin board letters (Poppin’ Patterns by Creative Teaching Press) to say  “? of the Day”, “Yes” and “No.”

Make small name cards for each of my students (make 2 in case one gets lost) and add a strip of magnetic tape on the back. I just used some chevron scrapbook paper from Michael’s or this paper I found on Amazon HERE.

 

I also make one for any teachers in the room and place the cards at the bottom section of the drip pan. It’s an awesome and easy way to do question of the day for kids because it’s all magnetic!

I use 3 different sets of questions throughout the year. Make up a question of the day for kids and have them write their own yes or no questions. Print the questions on regular white paper, 3-hole punch the sheets and place the questions on 3 rings. Hang them on pins in the board and turn the page each day to reveal a new question.

Every morning the kids come in and go straight to the board. They read aloud the question of the day for kids to hear since I have students who are learning how to read. They place their name cards under “yes” or “no” for their answer to the question.

I love it because it does the attendance for me and has my kids reading first thing in the morning!

Kids can also use their name cards to indicate on the “In & Out” board (a cookie sheet on the wall) when they leave the room to go to the washroom, etc. This is a great way to keep track, at a glance, as to where your students are and it helps them learn responsibility and to be accountable.

 

 

Resources to Implement a Question of the Day for Kids

Each monthly Question of the Day pack includes 24 questions (in color and black & white). There are general questions and seasonal questions included. Simply print & post on your question of the day board!

Question of the Day BUNDLE available HERE. This bundle includes 10 months of questions for a total of 240 questions in color and black & white. Each month comes with an EDITABLE card so you can customize the questions to suit your students.

 

Free Question of the Day Resource

Grab this FREEBIE and have students write their own questions of the day. Use it throughout the year to practice coming up with and writing our own questions. Click the image below to grab your free resource!