Location: indoor or outdoor

Materials: just the creative activity a child is engaged in

Asking questions about an art project a child is working on is a great window into their thinking. Here are some open-ended questions and observations you might use with children:

• Tell me what you are working on.
• You made some interesting sounds with your shakers.
• Tell me about your drawing.
• I notice you used four different colors and filled the entire page.
• What happens if you combine the two colors?
• How did you make that shape with your clay?
• What happens if you move your shaker really fast/really slow?
• How did you make that stand up?
• Is there anything else I can get you for your project/painting/etc.?