Information question / Wh questions for kids

Slides about the information questions

1. WH QUESTIONS Information Questions

2. Warm-up activity: tingo , tingo , tango.

3. What? What is the most common question word used by children as old as 2 years old. It can refer to an object, an idea or an action. What is that? What time is it? What is your name? Es la pregunta más común usada por niños de hasta 2 años. Puede referirse a un objeto, una idea o una acción.

4. Where? Where is the question word to use when asking for information about a place. Donde es la palabra de la pregunta a utilizar al pedir información sobre un lugar. Where is the park? Where is the teddy bear?

5. Who? The information gathered by asking “who” refers always to a person. La información reunida preguntando "quién" se refiere siempre a una persona. Who is she? Who is the teacher? Who is your friend?

6. When? This word is used to know about a specific time, “when” is the word to use when asking. Utilizamos esta palabra cuando queremos saber sobre un momento específico, "cuando" es la palabra para utilizar cuando se pregunta . When is your birthday? When do you go to school?

7. Why? Asking “why” is making an inquiry about a reason or purpose of something. Preguntar "por qué" es hacer una pregunta sobre una razón o propósito de algo. Why are you learning English? Why do you speak Spanish? Why are you here?

8. Which? This is to make choices and give specific answers. Esto es para tomar decisiones y dar respuestas específicas. Which one of these is your cellphone? Which is your car? Which is your favorite food?

9. Whose? Whose is used when asking someone about possession. Se utiliza cuando se le pregunta a alguien acerca de la posesión. Whose book is this? Whose house is this? Whose glasses are these?

10. how? It’s used to talk about manner, like the way that something happened. Se usa para hablar de maneras, como la forma en que pasó algo. How are you? How was your lunch?