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Icebreaker Questions for Students

Built for the first week of school, morning meetings and the start of group projects. Easy to answer, nothing personal, and fun enough that students actually talk.

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The full list: 30 questions

Prefer to read them all? Every question in the generator is below.

Students & class (30)

  1. What is your favorite subject and why?
  2. What did you do over the break?
  3. If you could learn about anything in school, what would it be?
  4. What is the best book you have ever read?
  5. What is your favorite thing to do after school?
  6. If you could be any animal for a day, which one?
  7. What is something you are really good at?
  8. Who is your favorite fictional character?
  9. What is one goal you have for this year?
  10. If you could invent a new holiday, what would it celebrate?
  11. What is your favorite video game or board game?
  12. What would you do if you were principal for a day?
  13. What is the coolest place you have ever visited?
  14. What is your favorite sport to play or watch?
  15. If you could have any pet, what would it be?
  16. What is your favorite movie of all time?
  17. What is something you want to learn to do?
  18. What do you want to be when you grow up?
  19. What is the best field trip you have been on?
  20. If you could meet any famous person, who would it be?
  21. What is your go-to snack?
  22. Would you rather go to the past or the future?
  23. What's a song you can't stop listening to?
  24. What is one thing that always makes you smile?
  25. If you wrote a book, what would it be about?
  26. What is your favorite season?
  27. What is one thing you're nervous about this year?
  28. What's the most interesting fact you know?
  29. If you had a superpower for one school day, which would you pick?
  30. What's your favorite thing about yourself?

How to use icebreaker questions

  1. Pick a category that fits the room: work, students, virtual or new friends.
  2. Draw one question and ask the whole group. One question is enough for most meetings.
  3. Go around in order so nobody has to volunteer, and let people pass.
  4. Answer it yourself first. It shows the length and tone you're looking for.
  5. Keep it to 30 to 60 seconds a person. For large groups, use breakout rooms or pairs.

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Questions people ask

What is a good icebreaker question?

A good icebreaker is easy to answer in a sentence, has no wrong answer, and gives people a small window into each other. 'What's a small thing that makes your day better?' works better than 'Tell us about yourself'.

What are good icebreakers for work meetings?

Questions about routines, recommendations and small wins work well: 'What's one thing you're looking forward to this week?' or 'What tool could you not live without?'. Avoid anything about politics, religion, money or family situations.

How long should an icebreaker take?

For a regular meeting, five minutes or less. Ask one question and limit each answer to about 30 seconds. Save longer games for team-building sessions.

What are icebreakers for virtual meetings?

Questions people can answer by looking around them work well on video calls: show your mug, describe the view from your window, introduce a pet. See the 'Virtual meetings' category.

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