Interview Me

• DOMAIN(S)

  Communication, Language, and Literacy (CLL)
• INDICATOR(S)

  CLL1.4c
• AGE GROUP(S)

  48-60 months

Make a pretend microphone by stuffing a ball of aluminum foil into one end of a cardboard tube

or use a store-bought one. Give one child the microphone and ask two or three of the other children to “interview” him. Before you begin, talk about the kinds of questions to ask, focusing on those that can't be answered with just yes or no. Start with “what” questions: “What did you play with in centers today?” or “What kind of ice cream do you like?” Do this activity once every two weeks or so to give lots of practice. When the children are fluent with “what” questions, move to “why” questions such as, “Why do you like dog books?” or “Why do you like soccer?” This could be done in large group.  

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