It’s already time for a new school year and for kids (and teachers), this is an exciting time. The first day of school is the perfect time to get to know your students and help them get to know each other, too. Ice breaker questions encourage kids of all ages to get out of their shell and feel comfortable with their new teachers and classes. Here are some of our favorites! Click the ice breaker questions below to copy into your account. Don’t have an account yet? Create one here. It’s especially hard to start a new school year for the little ones, but these fun ice breaker questions can help them feel comfortable and encourage them to make new friends: The best types of ice breaker questions for students are open-ended questions because those open a conversation up for further discussion. You can even ask follow up questions or play a fun game with their answers. Middle school is an important milestone (and a little bit awkward), so ice breaker questions are the perfect way to help your students open up and get to know each other as the school year starts. These ice breaker questions help direct that attention to something fun: For shy middle schoolers, you could also play a trivia game instead and provide answers that they can just pick. Sometimes, middle schoolers might not want to share their personal information so providing options and comparing the answers is a good way to spark a discussion but not push your middle schoolers out of their comfort zone. High schoolers are generally excited to start a new year. They’re almost on their own, and it shows! These ice breaker questions will help them think outside of the box, get them ready for the new year, and help you get to know them better: To keep your high schoolers interested, make your ice breaker questions into an interactive game to get everyone involved. When they can see each other’s answers and compare themselves against their peers, they’re sure to open up and make new friends. Plus, you can save their answers from the first day of school and compare them to the last day of school to see how much they’ve progressed in the year. Poll Everywhere can help teachers make the most out of their classroom activities or presentations. Learn more about our plans here!Ice breaker questions for elementary school students
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Ice breaker questions for high school students
FAQs
What are some unique icebreaker questions? ›
Quirky Ice Breaker Questions
❖ If you could meet any living person for dinner, who would you pick and why? ❖ What is your most used emoji? ❖ Would you rather have invisibility or flight? ❖ Cats or dogs?
Facilitator asks each participant to think of the Cartoon character, Color, Car, and Cuisine that best describes his/her personality. Give participants a few minutes to think about their 4 C's. The facilitator should start with their 4 C's and should talk about why he/she chose the C's he/she did.
What are thought provoking icebreaker questions for students? ›- Why do we create art?
- What subject do you wish was taught in every school?
- If you could know the answer to any question, what would it be?
- What would you do if you knew you couldn't fail?
- When do you feel the most courageous?
- What piece of advice would you give to your 16-year-old self?
To make your group more familiar with each other, you can choose activities like "Two Truths and a Lie," "Who Am I?" or "Random Questions/ Quiz," and "Never Have I Ever."
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What is the 5 minute icebreaker activity? ›A quick round of 2 Truths and a Lie or This or That can help the group learn more about their team members. 2 Truths and a Lie is a classic icebreaker game where people say three statements about themselves, and then other players guess which statements are true and which one is a lie.
What are icebreakers with no talking? ›Line Up. This is a quick ice breaker game where players have to form an orderly line without any discussion, or any verbal cues or help at all. The line is formed by predetermined criteria (like height, or color of each person's eyes etc.). and gently asks people to start working together to get themselves into order.
What is the most common icebreaker? ›- What's is one thing we don't know about you?
- What is your favorite meal to cook and why?
- Are you a morning person or a night person?
- What is your favorite musical instrument and why?
- Are you a cat person or a dog person?
- What languages do you know how to speak?
- Popcorn or M&Ms?
- What's your one piece of advice to everyone here?
- What question do you wish people would ask you?
- What is one thing we would never guess about you?
- What's one thing you want to do in life but don't know where to start?
- What's a cause or purpose you deeply believe in?
- What is one of your hidden talents?
- What would the students be surprised to find out about you?
- What's a typical Saturday night like for you?
- How often do you accidently start speaking Spanish at home? ...
- What are some pets you've had or would like to own?
- What is your dream vacation?
What are 5 great ice breaker questions funny? ›
- If you could have any animal as a pet, what would it be and why?
- What's the weirdest food you've ever tried?
- If you had to sing karaoke right now, what song would you choose?
- What's the most embarrassing thing that's ever happened to you?
For this game, everyone will hold one hand up with five fingers. You'll start with one person and go around the room saying: “Never have I ever…” If someone has done that thing, they put one finger down. You'll continue to go around the room or the Zoom screen until one person has put down all their fingers first.
What are some unusual questions? ›- Have you ever eaten something from off the floor?
- What would 10-year-old you think of you now? ...
- Do you ever talk to yourself?
- Do you know how to whistle?
- What's your favorite smell? ...
- Do you prefer dogs or cats?
- If you could be any age for the rest of your life, which would you choose?
- What's your favorite animal?
- Which celebrity would you choose for your best friend?
- If you could only wear one color for the rest of your life, which one would you choose?
- What's your favorite memory of us?
- If you were a dessert, what dessert would you be? ...
- What is your usual order at a diner? ...
- If you could only read one book for the rest of your life, what would it be? ...
- What was the last gift you gave someone? ...
- What is an unpopular opinion you hold?
- With what famous person would you like to get stuck in an elevator?
- What is your favorite book?
- Who is your favorite writer or poet?
- What is the last book you read?
- What movie would you recommend as your all-time favorite?