Questions to ask Grandma about her first job
Good questions about her first job are specific and easy to picture, and they ask for a story rather than a fact. Start with: What was your very first job? How old were you when you started working? How much were you paid, and what did you buy with it? Then let Grandma's answers lead to the next question.
How to ask so the stories keep coming
Ask one question per call, not ten. Follow up with "what happened next?" Write down the answers or record them (with permission): they're the start of a family story bank.
For grandkids ages 4 to 7
- What was your very first job?
For grandkids ages 8 to 12
- What was your very first job?
- How old were you when you started working?
- How much were you paid, and what did you buy with it?
- Who was your boss? Were they nice?
- What was the hardest part of the job?
For grandkids ages 13+
- What was your very first job?
- How old were you when you started working?
- How much were you paid, and what did you buy with it?
- Who was your boss? Were they nice?
- What was the hardest part of the job?
- What did you learn there that you still use?
- What would you tell me before my first job?