Open-Ended Questioning: Hypothetical

During the ILASCD PreK/K Conference, we discussed the use of open-ended questions in our early learning classrooms. Read the Open-Ended Questions: WHY post for the first part of our discussion. The first type of questioning we examined is analytical questioning- see the post on March 16th. The second type of questioning we dug into was reflective- see post on March 23rd.

Reminder: We want to ask students a variety of different types of questions to expand their thinking and vocabulary.

The third type of questioning we dug into was hypothetical questioning…

Example in a unit of study based on animals in the winter…

Open Ended Questions: Analytical Questioning

During the ILASCD PreK/K Conference, we discussed the use of open-ended questions in our early learning classrooms. Read the Open-Ended Questions: WHY post for the first part of our discussion. The first type of questioning we examined is analytical questioning…

Based on a unit of study of animals in the winter, hibernation, and/or using a book such as Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson or Big Smelly Bear by Britta Teckentrup as a provocation, here are some sample analytical questions…

Open Ended Questions: WHY

I greatly enjoyed chatting with everyone at the ILASCD conference on March 2nd regarding the use of open-ended questions. We first dug into the why of asking open ended questions…

The above are the most important reasons. However, we can also be validated in our strong belief of using open-ended questions when we examine the research. Starting with our “go-to” source for reliable, research based information: NAECY (National Association for the Education of Young Children)…

Two more sources of information on why to use open-ended questioning are two examples of assessments/evaluations that are often used in early childhood classrooms: ECERS (Early Childhood Education Rating Scale) and CLASS (CLassroom Assessment Scoring System by Teachstone)…

Another source of information to validate the importance of open-ended questioning is the Danielson Framework for Teaching…

Although there are many, many other sources of information of validation for open-ended questioning, the last one we are going to examine here is Pyramid Model…

On the next blog post, we will dig into four different types of questioning to help us dig into children’s creative and critical thinking through multiple directions.