{"id":1456,"date":"2025-10-11T05:26:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T05:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/482\/?p=1456"},"modified":"2025-10-20T05:37:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T05:37:58","slug":"what-did-you-learn-today-by-ms-neha-rafiq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/482\/what-did-you-learn-today-by-ms-neha-rafiq\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWhat Did You Learn Today ?\u201d  by Ms. Neha Rafiq"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"449\"><strong data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"399\">Tips for Parents on How to Ask Open-Ended Questions to Get More Than a One-Word Answer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"449\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dawn.com\/primary\/2020\/05\/5eae0f797f1fd.jpg\" alt=\"LESSONS FROM HOMESCHOOLING - Newspaper - DAWN.COM\" width=\"410\" height=\"246\" \/><br data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"402\" \/>Every parent knows the familiar after-school conversation:<br data-start=\"509\" data-end=\"512\" \/><strong data-start=\"512\" data-end=\"523\">Parent:<\/strong> \u201cWhat did you learn today?\u201d<br data-start=\"551\" data-end=\"554\" \/><strong data-start=\"554\" data-end=\"564\">Child:<\/strong> \u201cNothing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"579\" data-end=\"942\">While children do learn plenty during the day, they often find it hard to express what happened at school \u2014 especially if the questions feel routine or closed-ended. That\u2019s where open-ended questions come in. They encourage children to think, reflect, and share their experiences in more detail, helping parents stay connected to their learning journey.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"944\" data-end=\"1118\">Instead of questions that can be answered with a simple \u201cyes\u201d or \u201cno,\u201d try asking ones that invite your child to explain, describe, or imagine. Here are a few examples:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1120\" data-end=\"1511\">\n<li data-start=\"1120\" data-end=\"1180\">\n<p data-start=\"1122\" data-end=\"1180\">\u201cWhat was the most interesting thing you learned today?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1181\" data-end=\"1241\">\n<p data-start=\"1183\" data-end=\"1241\">\u201cTell me about something that made you smile at school.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1242\" data-end=\"1294\">\n<p data-start=\"1244\" data-end=\"1294\">\u201cWhich activity did you enjoy the most and why?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1295\" data-end=\"1370\">\n<p data-start=\"1297\" data-end=\"1370\">\u201cWas there something that challenged you today? How did you handle it?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1371\" data-end=\"1446\">\n<p data-start=\"1373\" data-end=\"1446\">\u201cIf you could change one thing about today\u2019s lesson, what would it be?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1447\" data-end=\"1511\">\n<p data-start=\"1449\" data-end=\"1511\">\u201cWho did you work with today, and what did you do together?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1513\" data-end=\"1699\">These kinds of questions not only open the door to meaningful conversations but also help children develop reflection skills, build vocabulary, and strengthen emotional expression.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1701\" data-end=\"1925\">Parents can also share about their own day to create a two-way conversation. For example, saying, \u201cI learned something new at work today \u2014 what about you?\u201d helps children feel that learning is a shared and ongoing process.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1927\" data-end=\"2210\">At Beaconhouse Elementary Campus, Jamshed Road, we believe that learning continues beyond the classroom. By asking thoughtful questions and listening with interest, parents can encourage curiosity, confidence, and deeper thinking in their children \u2014 one conversation at a time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tips for Parents on How to Ask Open-Ended Questions to Get More Than a One-Word Answer Every parent knows the&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/482\/what-did-you-learn-today-by-ms-neha-rafiq\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\u201cWhat Did You Learn Today ?\u201d  by Ms. Neha Rafiq<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":514,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-professionals","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/482\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/482\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/482\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/482\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/514"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/482\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1456"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/482\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1456\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1459,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/482\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1456\/revisions\/1459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/482\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/482\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/482\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}