In any great lesson, an essential question drives the quest for knowledge and discovery. How do we write essential questions that matter and that inspire the best learning possible?

Self-reflection is a powerful instructional opportunity in our classrooms. The questions we use are even more important, and here are 20 of the best ones your learners can ask.

Need some purposeful questions to drive learning and get your learners thinking critically and independently? Here are over 300 examples by category. Use them for lesson plans, daily challenges, group activities, and much more.

Using purposeful questions means more than just asking them. It means embedding their essence into your learners’ imaginations.