The house: What part of the room has tables?
Has TVs?
People sleep in? Eat in?
Have beds?
Alphabet: What part of the printed alphabet have
letters with curves?
Only straight lines? Only curved lines?
Calendar: What part of the year are you in school?
months
Have 31 days? Have only 28 days? Have
exactly 30 days?
Have the letter “R” in its name? Have
holidays?
United States: What part of the states border
an ocean? The Gulf of Mexico?
Border the Great Lakes? Do not border
a major body of water?
Border the Mississippi River? Are east of the Mississippi
River?
Are north of Tennessee? Have the Rocky
Mountains in them?
Have you visited? Have you not visited?
U.S. flag: What part of the flag’s stripes
are red? White? Blue?
What part of the stars are white?
What part of the book have you read?
Toys and Games
Playing Cards: What part are clubs?
Queens? Red? Black?
One-eyed jacks? Face Cards?
Have even numbers?
What part of the jigsaw puzzle have you completed?
Game boards: What part of the checkerboard is black?
What part of the Scrabble board ahs pink squares?
Playing Pieces: Size? Color? Shape?
Once the child has the concept, let him/her ask the questions.
A little more thinking ...
What part of the 30 min. TV show is commercials?
What part of a dollar bill is green?
What part of your clothes is synthetic?