Sample Kindergarten Essential Questions

Open Ended Elementary Essential Questions 1. What is a ______? 2. What is ______like? 3. How does ______work? 4. How do we know ______? 5. Why is _____ like that? 6. Where do ______come from? 7. What does a ______eat? 8. How is ______the same as ______? 9. How is ______different from ______? 10. How do you ______? 11. What do you know about ______? 12. What is ______about?

Sample Kindergarten/First Grade Essential Questions

Pattern Unit 1. What is a pattern? 2. Are there patterns around me? 3. How do I make patterns? 4. Are there different kinds of patterns?

How do I rhyme words?

What is the difference between a letter and a word?

How do words make a sentence?

What are the parts of a book?

What is the difference between a pretend and a real story?

How do I write my name?

What can we learn about long ago?

How is today different from long ago?

Why do we celebrate holidays?

Who are the people that we remember on holidays?

How can we show a model of the Earth?

Why are maps and globes important?

What are examples of jobs?

How do people get goods?

What is a good citizen?

What are rules?

What is special about the American flag?

What is the pledge to the flag? Who is the leader of the United States?