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Questions to ask · School days · for your Grandparents

Which subject did you love, and which one did you dread?

Why this question matters

School stories are safe ground: easy to start, often funny, and full of names and places you have never heard before. They are a gentle way into bigger memories.

Ask it on a quiet afternoon, give time for the answer, and write down the small details. That is where the story lives.

  1. What did girls your age wear, and what did you wish you could wear?
  2. What was your school like? How did you get there each morning?
  3. Tell me about a teacher you still remember.
  4. Who was your best friend at school? What did you get up to together?
  5. Were you a good student, a clever one, or a cheeky one?

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Keep their answers in one book.

This is one of the 100 guided questions in Tell Me Your Story, Grandpa, Tell Me Your Story, Grandma. Every page has room to write the answer by hand.

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