<p>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?</p><p>Sample Kindergarten/First Grade Essential Questions</p><p>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?</p><p>How do I rhyme words?</p><p>What is the difference between a letter and a word?</p><p>How do words make a sentence?</p><p>What are the parts of a book?</p><p>What is the difference between a pretend and a real story?</p><p>How do I write my name?</p><p>What can we learn about long ago?</p><p>How is today different from long ago?</p><p>Why do we celebrate holidays?</p><p>Who are the people that we remember on holidays?</p><p>How can we show a model of the Earth?</p><p>Why are maps and globes important?</p><p>What are examples of jobs?</p><p>How do people get goods?</p><p>What is a good citizen?</p><p>What are rules? </p><p>What is special about the American flag?</p><p>What is the pledge to the flag? Who is the leader of the United States?</p>