Yes or No Are you nine years old? Do you have a pet? Were you named after someone special? Do you have a middle name? Do you like to watch sports? Do you like to wear purple? Can you speak another language besides English? Do you have any brothers or sisters in this school? Did you wash your hair last night? Have you ever ridden in an airplane? Did you have milk at breakfast? Do you have a public library card? Have you ever been fishing? Have you ever taken dance lessons? Do you like broccoli? Have you lost any of your teeth? Do you have any brothers or sisters in pre-school? Have you ever been to Disneyland? Do you know what you want to be when you grow up? What is your favourite school day? Do you have a cowboy hat? Were you awake at 6:30 this morning? Do you like macaroni and cheese? Are your eyes brown? Do you know what day of the week you were born on? How many books are in your desk? Is Valentine's Day your favourite holiday? Do you think 30 pennies will cover a $5 dollar bill completely? Does it take longer than 30 minutes for you to get to school? Do you like strawberry ice cream? Do your shoes have black on them? Do you know what day Christmas is on? Do you walk to school? Have you ever had to wear a cast? How many windows are in your house? Do you have a 2-wheel bike? Did you brush your teeth this morning? Does your jacket have a hood? Have you ever been fishing? Do you like watermelon? How many people in your family? Have you seen one of the Great Lakes? Do you have pierced ears? Do you know how to roller skate? Did you brush your teeth this morning? Is winter your favourite season? Do you have a teddy bear? Have you ever ridden in a train? Do you think math is easy? Do you like sweet potatoes? Were you in bed at 9:30 last night? Do you have short hair? Do you have a TV in your bedroom? Have you ever had to stay overnight in a hospital? Did you play a sport? Do you wear glasses? Is your hair red? Did you carry your lunch today? Did you wear blue today? Do you have any brothers or sisters in high school? Do you have a computer at home? Do you have eyelets in your shoes? Do you know how to swim? Have you ever ridden a horse? Did you wear boots today? Do you play an instrument? Do you like country/western music? Have you ever been to the ocean? Does your grandfather have gray hair? Have you had chicken pox? Have you been to another country? Do you like to read? Does your first name have more letters than your last name? Have you ever had to get stitches? Have you ever ridden in a buggy pulled by a horse? Did you comb or brush your hair today? Can you do a magic trick? Did you wear a coat today? Did you eat a healthy breakfast? Have you ever been to the beach?
Graph the Replies How many brothers do you have? How many sisters do you have? How many pencils are in your desk? How many syllables are in your first name? How many letters are in your first name? How many grandmothers do you have? How many pairs of shoes do you have? How many syllables are in your last name? How many letters in your last name? What day is your favourite TV show? How many doors are in your house? How many things did you have for breakfast? How many teeth have you lost? What Do You Choose? Do you think your shoe weighs more than your math book? How do you like your apples? raw sliced sauce baked Which do you like to use to colour? wax crayon pencil crayon marker Which milk do you like? white chocolate What do you wear to keep your hands warm? mittens gloves How do you fasten your shoes? buckles laces velcro Do you brush and floss? brush only brush and floss Would you rather have a pet with.. fur fins feathers What kind of pizza do you like? cheese pepperoni sausage Which soup do you like best? chicken noodle vegetable tomato What is your favourite meal? breakfast lunch dinner Which do you like best? celery carrot tomato How old are you? five six seven Do you like to play inside or outside on a rainy day? inside outside What is your favourite dessert? ice cream cake pie What is your favourite sport? football baseball basketball How do you feel today? happy mad sad Is your shirt striped, print, plaid, or a solid colour? What time did you go to sleep last night? 8 o clock 9 o clock later than 9:30 How many televisions are in your house? 1 2 3 more Which holiday do you like best? Halloween Thanksgiving April's Fool Day Are you left or right handed? left right How did you get to school? walk bus bicycle family vehicle other What's your favourite food in the different food groups? (Complete 5 different graphs) Mode of transportation used when their family went on their last holiday: car, bus, boat, train, plane, other What are you eating for lunch? hot lunch or cold lunch What do you like to receive for presents? (Books, games, money, toys, clothes) What kind of home do you live in? Single family house, duplex, apartment, trailer, other What they hope to do (or did) on their summer holidays: go to another city (go on vacation), swim in a lake, go hiking, etc. What you like best to write on (paper, chalkboard, magic slate, etc.) What you like best to write with (pencil, crayon, marker, chalk, etc.) You could ask them to pick between two stories you read the day before or two computer programs that they have used.
Take the Challenge! Show 2 or more postcards (ocean, mountains, city, etc.) and graph where you would like to go on vacation. Using 2-3 video movie boxes have the children graph their favourite movie. Provide 2-3 cookies and have the kids graph their favourite one. Provide 2-3 different juices and graph the favourite. Taste orange, apple cranberry, etc. Provide 2-3 different kinds of cereal and graph their favourite. Taste different varieties of apples and find the favourite. Quick Ideas Colour of hair, eyes Number of boys and girls Number of letters in names Type of shoe Number of family members Number of brothers and sisters Ways to get to school Back pack/ lunchbox Coats/sweaters Colour of eyes Colour of hair Did you sleep well last night? Do you have a cat, a dog, or other animal? Do you have a four-legged or two-legged pet? Do you have a pet or no pet? Do you have your own bedroom? Do you like baths or showers? Do you like to play inside or outside on a rainy day? Do you read every day? Do you think will sink or float? Have you ever been on a plane? How did you feel about coming to school? How did you get to school? How do you feel on the first day of school? How do you get to school? How many languages can you speak? How many people are in your family? How many vowels are in your name? Is your pet a reptile, mammal, fish, bird pet? Kind of toothpaste Long sleeves/short sleeves Month you were born Number of bedrooms in your house Number of boys and girls Number of letters in your first name Number of pencils you have in your desk
Number of pets at home Number of pockets on your clothing Number of teeth lost Shirt- patterned or solid colour Time you go to bed Time you wake up in the morning Type of clothing worn that day: shorts, pants, T-shirt, sweater, vest, etc. Type of job they would like to have when they grow up Favourites Favourite activity Favourite cartoon Favourite centre Favourite coin Favourite colour Favourite day of the week Favourite dinosaurs Favourite food (meats, vegetable, dessert, drink, main dish, fast food, etc.) Favourite fruit Favourite holiday Favourite season Favourite pizza Favourite piece of playground equipment Favourite summer or winter activity Favourite story, cartoon, super hero Favourite vegetable Favourite toothpaste Favourite game Favourite holiday Favourite ice cream Favourite kind of music Favourite meal Favourite month of the year Favourite penguins Favourite pet Favourite piece of playground equipment Favourite pizza Favourite rainy day activity Favourite school lunch Favourite season Favourite 'special' Favourite sport (Football, baseball, basketball) Favourite story Favourite story character Favourite subject in school Favourite summer activity Favourite super hero Favourite thing to read (book, magazine, comics, cereal box!), Favourite toothpaste Favourite transportation
Favourite vegetable Favourite version of a story Favourite way to travel Favourite winter activity Favourite after school activity Favourite book title Favourite sport Favourite time of day: morning, afternoon, evening Favourite TV show Seasonal At Christmas Do you have a real or artificial tree? Do you have a wreath on your door? Do you have Christmas lights outside your house? Have you hung up a stocking? Will you be at home for Christmas dinner? Do you have a chimney? At New Years Did you make a resolution for the New Year? On Saint Patrick's Day Are you wearing green today? At Thanksgiving Do you eat dinner at home or away? Do you have turkey for thanksgiving? List some pies children put their name under the favourite one. Do you like turkey? What is your favourite part of the turkey? Hallowe en Favourite Hallowe en costumes Types of Hallowe en candy received Have you ever carved a pumpkin? Groundhog Day Will the groundhog see his shadow? Will we have 6 more weeks of winter? March s Lamb and Lion Was yesterday a lamb day? Is today a lion day? Lion and lamb graph...cool or warm weather
Skill Building Graphs Is 47 an odd number? Is 53 an even number? Is 73 less than 63? Is 13 greater than 10? Does spots rhyme with dots? Does snow rhyme with cow? Does this clock show 30 minutes after 2 o'clock? (Draw a clock) Is March the fourth month of the year? Does 4 quarters equal $1.00? Does 10+ 5= 17? Have you ever lived on a farm? Are there 31 days in March? Have you seen snow? Do you live in an igloo? Is February a winter month? Is steam a solid? Did you do your homework? Are there 3 vowels in the word CAT? Will a paperclip float on water? Does cat rhyme with bat? Do you know how to spell your name? Do you have a birthday in December? Do you like spiders? Do spiders have 6 legs? Is rain a liquid? Do you like insects? Do 4 nickels make 20 cents? Are there 5 Tuesdays in March? Is March 21 a Thursday?