What did you do during summer break?

Do you remember any field trips your class took?

How did you go downtown and get back home? Can you remember your first trip into “town”?

Did you eat lunch at school? Did you bring lunch from home or eat the schools? Did you have a lunch box?

Was there a school bully? Do you remember them picking on you or others?

What was the playground like at your school? What was there to play on? What games do you remember playing? Did you play with your age group, older or younger kids?

Do you remember sitting next to anyone in particular?

Do you remember sitting at long tables or individual desks?

Did you ride a school bus to get there and back? Do you have any stories about you bus rides? If you walked, did you walk with others or by yourself?

What did the school building look like?

What was the name of your elementary school? How many kids do you think were there?

What was the perfect day when you were a child?

Did you ever want to run away from home or did you? If yes, do you remember why?

Did you have an imaginary friend when you were young? If yes, do you remember their name? Describe them. Did your parents know about them? Did they play along? Do you remember having a favorite bedtime story read to you? Did you read to yourself before bed?

Where did you go swimming?

Was there a neighborhood bully? Any stories about them?

What neighborhood landmarks do you remember? A drugstore, grocery store, repair shop? What stands out about them?

Did you ever live in a neighborhood? Was it rural or suburban? Were the streets lit? Street lamps? Porch lights?