"Who Are You?" Start-of-Term Student Questionnaire

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Students want to be heard, but in the first week of school we don't always have the opportunity to sit down and chat with everyone. 

To remedy this early on in my career, I started crafting a start-of-the-year "Who Are You?" Questionnaire (inspired by Kathleen Cushman's , 2003). 

With adjustments and additions each year, I've learned that this nosy, six-page PDF survey invites kids to share in ways that I never could get them to do early on in our relationship.

The questions offer check-boxes and fill-in-the-blank lines with some of the following headings:

  • YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
  • PRAISE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
  • ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS
  • FUTURE ASPIRATIONS
  • LEARNING PREFERENCES & SUPPORT


Some helpful questions:

  • I live with my _______________ ❑ everyday ❑ throughout the week ❑ on weekends ❑ seasonally ❑ rarely/never
  • Are you new to our school this year?  ❑ Yes  ❑ No; If yes, where were you before? What brought you here?
  • What do you imagine yourself doing ten years from now?
  • Name you prefer to be called: ________Preferred Pronoun:___________
  • Do you like this class as a subject in school? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Sometimes; Why or why not?
  • I might need support with/when...


Having this extra glimpse inside my students' lives gives me an idea of what they think is funny, what holidays they celebrate, how to navigate possible class discussion trigger warnings, and hopefully how to help them feel like they belong in our academic community.  


For more information on teaching this strategy, check out this post on my blog. 

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"Who Are You?" Start-of-Term Student Questionnaire

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