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Talk It Out Family Conversation Starters
We can all use a little help when it comes to getting kids to talk about what they’re reading. The conversation prompts on these pages will help you get the conversation started—anytime, anywhere. Want to get the whole family involved? Take turns choosing a prompt to start a conversation at mealtimes, on the way to school or an appointment, or at the end of the day. Best of all? You can use these prompts to spark a discussion about whatever you happen to be reading—whether it’s a book, an article, or the back of a cereal box!
Which character from a book would you like to be friends with, and why?
Describe your favorite place to read. Where is it?
What title would you give
If you could visit a place you’ve read about in a book, where would you go? Why?
the story of YOUR life?
What is something you want to learn about?
With a friend or family member, act out your favorite scene from a story.
If you could be any character in a book, who would you be, and why?
What is your superpower?
Tell a friend or family member
Which book that you’ve read would you recommend to a friend or family member?
What story made you laugh?
How was a book you read a mirror (you saw yourself) or a window (you saw the world)?
about one goal you have for yourself as a reader.
What questions do you have for someone you read about?
Imagine yourself in the middle of the action in a story you read. Where are you and what are you doing?
What is something new you learned in your reading that you want to share with someone?
Has a story ever made you cry? What was it about?
Offer to read a story out loud to someone you love.
Tell about a time you couldn’t put down the book you were reading. What was the book?
How has a book you’ve read inspired you to try something new?
What character or person in a book you read reminded you most of yourself?
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