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- Getting to know your class and encouraging students to get to know one another can improve classroom belonging.
- Asking open-ended questions can be a great way to get everyone to share.
- While you can encourage all students to participate, try to avoid making a student answer a question they’re not comfortable with.
July 2022
Back-to-School Conversation Starters
The Kids Mental Health Foundation Behavioral Health Experts
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Use this list of back-to-school conversation starters so you and your child can reflect on the summer and get excited about the upcoming school year.
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Use this list of back-to-school conversation starters so you and your child can reflect on the summer and get excited about the upcoming school year.
To use these conversation starters:
- Find a relaxed time when you can give your full attention, such as after dinner, or at some other quiet time.
- Skip questions your kids don’t want to answer or don’t understand.
- Make sure to not force a discussion; stop asking questions if they don’t want to talk.
- If you have several children, you may want to find one-on-one time with each of them rather than trying to ask in a group.
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