Popular quizzes at daycares and kindergartens. Perfect ideas for performances/activities.
Kids love quizzes!
When you give them a quiz, they go “Hmm…” and think hard, and the moment they figure out the answer, their eyes light up and they give you the happiest smile.
Quizzes nurture thinking and imagination, and they can spark interest and curiosity in all kinds of things.
You’ll definitely want to include lots of them.
In this article, we’ll introduce quizzes recommended for kindergartens and nursery schools!
From ones you solve in your head to those you enjoy with all five senses—seeing, hearing, touching—these are all activities that spark children’s curiosity.
If you incorporate themes kids love—like animals, fruit, vehicles, or popular characters—it gets even more exciting.
Be sure to use them during free play time or as part of a fun event, and enjoy them together!
Popular quizzes at daycare and kindergarten: Perfect ideas for performances (1–10)
Spot the Difference Quiz
You know those “spot the difference” sections in newspapers and magazines? Even when you only glance at them, before you know it you’re seriously hunting for the differences—has that ever happened to you? Kids love them too, so let’s get everyone excited with a Spot-the-Difference quiz.
You can use commercially available books, or have fun making your own.
Using characters kids love, like Doraemon or Chibi Maruko-chan, will really spark their interest! They’re also great as activities for birthday parties.
Parts Quiz
Children are often interested in things like animals, vehicles, and food.
How about turning that into a quiz by showing them parts little by little without revealing the whole thing? We can call it the “Parts Quiz.” For animals, you could show a distinctive part such as the tail, legs, or eyes and have the kids guess from that.
For vehicles, tires or even just a silhouette would work.
Since the quiz is about things they like, the kids will definitely get excited.
And don’t forget to include anime characters like Doraemon and Chibi Maruko-chan in the questions, too!
In the silhouette quiz, who is this teacher?NEW!
Silhouette quizzes are a big hit in preschool activities! Usually, the questions are made using the shadows of familiar tools or foods, but why not try using the teachers’ silhouettes once in a while? That said, it can be hard to guess correctly from just a silhouette.
That’s where this item comes in! Attach a photo of the teacher to a piece of thick paper with a handle, then cover the photo with a strip of black construction paper so the picture can’t be seen.
Put a loop of tape at the center on the back of the construction paper to stick it on.
This way, you can peel back the construction paper from both sides to reveal parts of the face, making it easier for the children to guess.
Intro Quiz
There’s always music in educational settings, isn’t there? With eurhythmics, hand-play games, and singing, it feels like children grow up alongside rhythm and melody.
Let’s play a kids’ version of the TV show “Quiz Doremifa Don” called an Intro Quiz and get everyone excited together.
From nursery rhymes and Ghibli classics to, these days, even Johnny’s and K-pop that little kids can sing—let’s be sure to weave those songs in too.
Adding rules like “everyone sings the song once it’s guessed” or “we dance to the correct song” would make it even more fun!
Guess and have fun! Drawing QuizNEW!
https://www.tiktok.com/@omiyamichinoko/video/7439221103341374728This is a quiz where you partially draw pictures on transparent sheets, and when you stack them all together, players guess what the final picture is.
Draw them in order starting from the first sheet, and when you’re done, ask, “What could it be?” It’s a game that helps develop thinking skills while having fun, because you need to consider which part each illustration represents, find possible answers, and compare them.
The illustrations should be motifs that children are very familiar with.
If you’re doing it for a birthday, a present box is a great choice!
Switcheroo Quiz
How about trying a quiz where you swap parts of an illustration and guess what’s changed? First, show an illustration and have everyone memorize it, then drop the curtain.
When the curtain rises again, try to spot what has been switched.
Start with easy ones and gradually increase the difficulty.
Using original illustrations to adjust the difficulty makes it easy to tailor the game to different ages, so it’s highly recommended.
It’s a lively group game where everyone chats and gets excited, saying things like, “This part is different!” and “That part changed!” while figuring it out together.
Vehicle sound guessing quiz
You’ll hear sounds from trains and working vehicles.
Images will appear, and you have to guess which vehicle the sound belongs to.
Adults might not recognize some sounds, like sirens.
It’s a quiz that’s likely to be especially exciting for boys.
Animal Name Guessing Quiz
This is a quiz where you guess animal names.
It’s very easy for adults, but for kindergarteners it might be hard to picture the animal even when they see just a part of it.
First, a magnified section is shown, and at the end you get to see the whole animal.
The little bird hopping on the screen the whole time is really cute.
Odd one out quiz
An odd-one-out game where you find an item from a different category among many.
This is also a popular quiz game.
If you’re doing it in a kindergarten, how about using illustrations instead of written or difficult quizzes? Like a spot-the-difference game, you can mix in just one different item within the picture, which makes finding it fun.
It helps maintain the children’s focus and lets them experience the joy of discovery—making it a very enjoyable quiz game!
Vegetable Quiz
It’s a quiz where images of various vegetables appear and you’re asked, “Which one is XX?” You choose the correct one from the images and answer.
It’s a fun way to learn vegetable names together while playing.
There are a total of five questions.