100 Questions of the Day for Elementary Students

Get your day started off on the right foot by asking your elementary students questions first thing in the morning. The goal with a question of the day is to get your students thinking in a low-pressure yet fun and interesting way. Questions of the day are also a great way to start a new elementary unit because you can get an idea of what students already know and what excites them to learn more. Plus, check out these 10 meaningful ways to build a positive classroom community!

Here are 100 questions perfect for elementary students to get you started!

Character and Behavior

• Why is it important to show kindness?
• What do you think makes a good student?
• What can you do to make everyone feel welcome?
• Why is it important to be patient?
• What can you do to show compassion?
• What does it mean to be respectful?
• What can you do to be responsible at school?
• What can you do to show appreciation for others?
• What are some words you can use when your friends need to be cheered up?
• What three words do you think describe a good friend?

Would You Rather?

• Would you rather have a robot or an invisible friend?
• Would you rather travel into the past or into the future?
• Would you rather have an extra eye or an extra ear?
• Would you rather have a pet dinosaur or a pet unicorn?
• Would rather have a never-ending supply or chocolate or a bottomless bag of candy?
• Would you rather be a famous actor or a famous athlete?
• Would you rather explore the bottom of the ocean or go to outer space?
• Would you rather live in a treehouse or an underground fort?
• Would you rather be able to talk to animals or make yourself invisible?
• Would you rather eat broccoli with chocolate syrup or ice cream with ketchup?

Favorites

• What is your favorite school lunch?
• What is your favorite place to visit?
• What is your favorite thing to learn about?
• What is your favorite book?
• What is your favorite place in the world?
• What is your favorite scent?
• What is your favorite number?
• What is your favorite restaurant?
• What is your favorite thing about being a kid?
• What is your favorite holiday?

Free Time/Hobbies

• What do you like to do after school?
• If you could create a new after-school club, what you create?
• What video games do you like to play?
• Who is your favorite person to spend time with?
• What things do you like to make or would like to make?
• What would you do if you got a bonus day off from school?
• How would you spend an hour of extra recess?
• Who is someone famous you would like to be more like?
• What kinds of books do you like to read?
• What is one thing you would like to learn how to do?

Food

• What is the grossest pizza topping?
• What are the best toppings for nachos?
• What is the best flavor of cake?
• What should never be in a dessert?
• What would make the best meal ever?
• What is the best snack to bring to school?
• What do you like to eat while you’re watching a movie?
• What would you include on the best ice cream sundae ever?
• What is the best meal of the day?
• What kind of food would you serve if you opened your own restaurant?

Future

• What is your dream job?
• Where would you like to live when you’re a grown up?
• What pets do you want to have when you have your own home?
• What kind of car do you want to drive?
• What is one place you would like to visit someday?
• What is something you still want to learn about?
• Do you want to have children someday?
• What would your dream house look like?
• What are saving money to buy?
• What will you do for fun when you’re a grown up?

Have You Ever?

• Have you ever been to a farm?
• Have you ever been to a sports game?
• Have you ever flown in an airplane?
• Have you ever been to the ocean?
• Have you ever been on a boat?
• Have you ever climbed a tree?
• Have you ever made your own bread?
• Have you ever ridden in an ambulance?
• Have you ever been to a castle?
• Have you ever been water or snow skiing?

Use Your Imagination

• If you were a king or queen, what rules would be make?
• What would you do if you ever found a pot of gold?
• What do you think Santa’s workshop looks like?
• If you could live in any fairytale, which one would you pick?
• Would a unicorn or dragon make a better pet?
• If you found a genie in a bottle, what would your three wishes be?
• Would a talking animal make a good friend?
• Who is the best Disney character?
• Do you think the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot exist?
• What would you do if you met an alien?

Thought-Provoking

• What is one rule you would change if you could?
• If you could write a book, what would it be about?
• What scares you?
• What are the benefits of homework?
• Have you ever lost something really special?
• What can you do to protect the environment?
• What is the hardest part about school?
• What do think your teacher thinks about?
• How can parents show love to their children?
• How do you stay healthy?

Just for Fun

• If you could be any animal, which one would you pick?
• What would life be like if you had four arms?
• What would you buy if you had to spend one million dollars in one hour?
• If you woke up with purple skin, what would you do?
• If you had to change your name to the last thing you ate, what would your new name be?
• If you had a secret passage from your bedroom, where would it go?
• What nickname would you choose for yourself?
• If you could cast a magic spell, what would it do?
• If you could set a world record, what would it be?
• What is something you have always wondered about?

Use these questions to learn more about your elementary students and to build in some deep thinking and excitement in your classroom!