May Table Topics

Welcome back to our table topics series.   Each month, I share a list of “table topics” that will help to get the conversation rolling at your dinner table.  If you are a teacher, these will make great lunch room table topic starters.

Let’s get started with the May topics.  All you need to do is print the topics.  Cut them into strips.  Place them in a decorative container.  Put the container on your table.  Each night, select one topic to discuss over dinner.  Viola, the table conversation is now ready to start!

This month all of the topics are centered around storytelling. Click here for the printable list of May Printable Topics.  Let’s get talking!

I was dancing so fast it felt like the floor was moving.  Suddenly…

There once was a noisy little puppy…

A long time ago, there lived a grumpy dinosaur…

One day I found a tree covered in quarters.  So I…

When I woke up this morning, my room was filled with…

Our school has a talking water fountain.  Today it said…

I heard a noise under our porch.  When I looked out, I saw two…

Once upon a time in a far-away land…

My best friend and I were digging in the yard and we found …

Yesterday, my friend did the nicest thing.  He…

My doorbell rang.  When I opened the door, there were three talking bears looking at me…

I planted a seed in the ground that grew into a pumpkin.  When I cut the top off out jumped…

Last night I had the strangest dream…

When I looked out the kitchen window, everything I saw was purple.  So I…

There once was a silly monkey and a talkative elephant who escaped from the zoo…

Last night my dad found a mysterious package in our yard…

When I looked up into the sky, I was surprised to see…

Once upon a time deep in the ocean there lived a family of…

My mom just announced that…

Today my friend and I are going to build a…

Once upon a time there lived a fairy princess…

I was jumping on my bed.  I went so high into the air and…

My next door neighbor’s dog can do the strangest trick.  She can…

One day I got a package in the mail.  It was tied with yellow and blue ribbon.  Inside was the strangest thing you’ve ever seen.  It looked like…

I opened a book and the mouse in the story waved at me.  I waved backed.  Then in the blink of an eye, I was…

Under my bed lived a family of…

Today I get to ride in my brother’s time traveling machine.  I think I’ll go…

My mom just called to tell me that she had a special surprise for me.  She said it was…

We were making gingerbread men.  When I opened the oven door…

Each month there will be a theme to the table topics.  Some are fun.  Some are serious.  All are meant to get your creative juices flowing and develop language skills.  Here is a look at the year.

January-  What if…                                                                 July- What would you do if…

February- All about the USA                                                August- Guess what I am

March- Name as many things as you can that…            September- If you could be…

April- Jokes and Riddles                                                       October- Fun facts about animals

May- Storytelling                                                                    November- Gratitude

June- All about food                                                               December- Memories

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Happy table talking!