Conversation Starters 9-12
Teaching self-awareness and building relationships remotely can be especially challenging with high-school aged students. We compiled this list of conversation starters for students in 9th-12th grade to expand and deepen dialogue in creative and engaging ways.
Conversation Starters
- Let’s see where we all are on the Mindset Map. Dive into why if you feel comfortable.
- Let’s talk about a rose and thorn from the last week (rose: beautiful moment, thorn: challenging moment).
- Name an imaginary college class you wish this school offered.
Questions
- What is something fun that you learned in the last week that you can share with me?
- What would the title of your autobiography be?
- Besides graduating, what is your number one goal for your remaining time at school?
- Who do you think is a great example of a successful person?
- What do you most appreciate in life?
- What do people never ask you that you wish they did?
- What animal represents you in the present and why? (You can also ask in the past and future.)
- Are you an early bird or night owl?
- What’s the last great TV show or movie you wanted?
- What’s your favorite tradition?
- What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?
- What unusual superpower would you like to have? (No flying, invisibility, X-ray vision, or super strength/speed - think outside of the box)
- If you could hang out with any cartoon character, who would you choose and why?
- If you could be any animal in the world, what animal would you choose to be?
- Would you rather meet your travel back in time to meet your ancestors or to the future to meet your descendants?
- Do you have any hidden talents?
- What song, album, or artist could you listen to on repeat?
- What movie do you think everyone should watch?
- You can only choose one to use for the rest of your life, which do you choose? (TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, or Facebook)