Have fun in childcare! Today’s recommended quizzes and riddles
When there’s some free time at daycare or kindergarten, you probably spend it reading picture books or doing hand games.
And nothing gets kids more excited than a quiz, right?
So today, we’d like to introduce “Today’s Quiz.”
Seasonal quizzes about events like Setsubun or Christmas are fun, but how about trying quizzes related to today during morning circle or free time?
This article updates the quiz every day, so you can easily enjoy it with the children.
It’s a must-see for teachers who want kids to learn what’s special about today and experience the joy of thinking through quizzes!
Have fun in childcare! Today’s recommended quizzes and riddles (1–10)
Kids Will Laugh! Children’s Day Quiz
To help children learn more about Children’s Day, let’s try a Children’s Day quiz! Through various questions about decorations, foods, and the correct order of koinobori carp streamers, deepen your understanding of this special day.
After taking the quiz, it’s also a great idea to make or eat the items that appear in it.
Adding a short jingle-like song between quiz questions will make it even more fun and exciting! Give it a try.
Which of the following children’s songs is related to Children’s Day?
- Height comparison
- tea picking
- Spring Stream
See the answer
Height comparison
“Seikurabe” is a song that portrays the atmosphere of Children’s Day on May 5, depicting memories like marking heights with scratches on a pillar. Words such as “chimaki” (rice dumplings) and “hashira no kizu” (marks on the pillar) appear in the lyrics, conjuring up scenes of Children’s Day. It’s a children’s song perfect for the holiday, evoking the image of a child growing up under the watchful eyes of their family.
What is this picture book?
How many questions can you get right? Here’s an idea for a “What’s this picture book?” game.
In daycare, children encounter all kinds of picture books every day—teachers’ recommendations, personal favorites, friends’ favorites, and even books popular with the infant class.
This time, let’s hold a quiz tournament using the picture books at the daycare.
A nice bonus is that teachers can customize how they present the questions! It can also be a chance to nurture memory by seeing how well children remember the characters and stories.
Give it a try on this occasion.
Spring Silhouette Quiz
Let’s make a quiz about things we often see in spring! Here are some ideas for a spring silhouette quiz.
What comes to mind when you think of spring? You might imagine butterflies, dandelions, ants, or cherry blossoms.
This silhouette quiz features those familiar springtime sights, which makes it exciting.
It’s perfect not only for birthday parties, but also as a warm-up for morning circle time or before a walk.
It will lift everyone’s spirits and help you fully enjoy the spring season.
Trick Quiz
https://www.tiktok.com/@omiyamichinoko/video/7423656954234506503How about a playful twist on a classic quiz: a trick quiz? It’s especially great for getting preschoolers excited! In this quiz, you show a part of an animal or an object and have them guess what it is—but there’s a sneaky twist.
For example, you might show two long shapes that look like rabbit ears, and while the kids shout “Rabbit!”, when you reveal the hidden part, the correct answer is actually a flower—the two long shapes were parts of the petals.
It’s a slightly mischievous quiz.
Kids are so adaptable that they’ll quickly catch on to the idea and start guessing right away!
What does this look like?
https://www.tiktok.com/@omiyamichinoko/video/7237648286964911378Show them the prompt and have them guess what it looks like.
A stuffed animal works well as the prompt, too.
With the call, “What do you think this is?”, the children will think hard and give lots of answers.
Once many answers are out, reveal the correct answer.
Knowing the answer will likely make the children even more excited.
There is a correct answer, but it’s also fine to treat all of their answers as correct.
Let’s use the quiz to bring out the children’s rich imaginative thinking.
Sketchbook Quiz
Let’s flip through a few pages and take a peek! Here are some sketchbook quiz ideas.
They’re fun prompts that spark kids’ imaginations based on the visible clues.
Use the drawings and colors in the sketchbook as hints and give the quiz a try! Asking “What is it?” or “I wonder what this could be?” will surely deepen communication with friends and classmates.
Quizzes that incorporate visual elements are memorable and exciting.
Give them a try!