This year, I conducted “interviews” with my second grade class (ages 8-9). I gave them 5 simple questions to respond to. The questions were:

1. What makes a teacher cool?
2. What can kids do over the summer to not forget everything they learned that year?
3. If you could change one thing about school, what would it be?
4. What advice would you give to kids who will be in second grade next year?
5. What do you think teachers do during the summer?

Here is the PDF version you can use for your class: End of the Year Interview. (Just change the fourth question to say whatever grade you will teach next year.)

Here are some of my favorite responses:

Question #1: What makes a teacher cool?

Question #2: What can kids do over the summer to not forget everything they learned that year?

Question #3: If you could change one thing about school, what would it be?

Obviously that’s why teachers don’t play on the playground themselves – it’s not clean enough? 😉 

Question #4: What advice would you give to kids who will be in second grade next year?

True, fun is not optional.

Question #5: What do you think teachers do during the summer?

Nailed it!