Here’s a great question-based icebreaker game that encourages deeper sharing and understanding among students:
🎲 "The Question Web"
Objective:
To create connections and build trust through personal and meaningful questions.
Materials Needed:
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A ball of yarn or string
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A list of thought-provoking, age-appropriate questions (you can use or modify the examples below)
How to Play:
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Form a Circle: Students sit or stand in a circle.
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Start the Web: The teacher or a chosen student starts with the ball of yarn. They answer a question from the list (or pull from a jar of questions), then hold onto the end of the yarn and toss the ball to another person across the circle.
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The next person catches the yarn, answers a new question, holds onto a section of the yarn, and tosses the rest to someone else.
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Continue until everyone has spoken at least once. A web will begin to form visually, representing their connections.
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After the game, reflect on the web: “What did you learn about someone you didn’t know before?”, “How are we more connected than we thought?”
Question Ideas:
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What’s a memory that always makes you smile?
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What’s something you’re proud of that most people don’t know?
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If you could spend a day doing anything you wanted, what would it be?
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What’s one thing you’re really curious about?
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Who has influenced your life in a positive way?
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What’s a challenge you’ve overcome?
This game works beautifully at the start of a term or after a break, and you can adapt it for smaller groups or digital classrooms too.
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