Group PollsA poll can help a class choose a picnic day or an activity. Used carefully, it teaches children about fair decisions.
Good uses
- Choosing a day, a colour or a game.
- A quick check: did the lesson make sense?
- Topics for revision.
Take care
- Let a teacher or parent run the poll for younger children, and make the link available through the school's usual channel.
- Do not ask questions that rank or label children, such as "who is the cleverest?"
- Do not use a poll for marks, prizes or anything that needs proof.
- Remember that votes here are not tied to a name; the teacher cannot tell who chose what.
See ready ideas in class and school polls and study group polls.