LauraEvans-MyQuestioningTechniques

Usually, when I ask the students a question I ask it several times to be sure that they all heard and understood me. Then I give the students a few seconds to think and I encourage more to think and raise theirs during that wait time. Another technique that seems to be working well with the kindergartners is to pass a bean bag around to the students who are sitting crisscross with their hands raised. They have responded to this well and seem to want to answer more questions when we do this. Another technique that I have just learned is to encourage answers even if they are wrong, this keeps the student's confidence up and encourages participation. I have also tried letting the students stand up to answer questions, this isn't the best method, but it has kept their attention on a few occasions. Finally, I always try to give praise to the students whether their answers are right or wrong and they respond well to praise.