A Guide to Asking Open-Ended Questions

Authors:

Victoria Waters & Chih-Ing Lim

Publication Date:

revised 9/29/2023

Interacting with children in sensitive and responsive ways is foundational to fostering all children’s learning (DEC, 2014). Using open-ended questions can be a powerful way to foster positive interactions between you and your child.

PDF icon A Guide to Asking Open-ended Questions.pdf

Audience: 

  • Families
  • Practitioners

Developmental stage: 

  • Birth-5

Setting: 

  • Home

Resource Type: 

  • Guides

Topic: 

  • STEM

Level of Intended Impact: 

  • Knowledge acquisition
  • Knowledge application

Language: 

  • English

Developer / Author: 

  • STEMIE

Routines and Everyday Activities: 

  • Caregiver activities (laundry, dishes, cleaning)
  • Group activities (circle time, tabletop activity)
  • Mealtime
  • Playtime (indoors & outdoors)
  • Storytime