Dear Families! Print out these questions, cut them apart and place in a bowl or container in the middle of the dinner table! One family member at a time takes out a question at random and reads it out loud. That person answers the question and then asks one other family member the same question. Now it s someone else s turn to choose a question, answer it and then ask another person to answer it. This is a great way to start conversations, listen to each other, compare answers and be reciprocal! Feel free to add your own questions too!
What animal would you most like to be? What would you do if someone handed you $100? What makes you laugh out loud? Which do you think would be harder to be blind or deaf? Which would you rather be, a Doctor or a Dentist? Why? Do you like to play sports? Which ones? Do you like to watch sports? Which ones? What do you like to do outdoors? What do you like to do on a cold rainy day? What would be the best after school snack ever? What do you like to do on a hot summer day? Are you more like a roller coaster or a board game? What do you like to do on a snow day? What makes you cry? What makes you feel jealous? What makes you angry? Who is your hero? Why?
What would you most like to go shopping for? Can you make a cow sound really sad? Can you make a chicken sound happy? If you could go anywhere in the whole world where would you go? Would you go up in rocket into space? Can you make a dog sound angry? Can you make a gorilla sound jealous? Can you make a mouse sound shy? What scares you? Can you make a cat sound sleepy? What makes you feel cozy and comfortable? What do you think of violent computer/video games? What do you like to do at the park? How much time do you think is healthy to sit in front of your computer or TV? What s your favorite computer/video game? What does your parent do for a living? What TV shows do you like to watch? What stresses you out?
What stresses your Mom out? If you had all the power in the universe, how would you change the world? What stresses your Dad out? What makes your brother/sister/cousin mad? Tell about a time you were sick? What are two things you want to accomplish in your life? What is something you dislike about yourself? Which do you like best about yourself your appearance, your personality or your wisdom? Who is someone that is loving and supportive of you? How do they show it? Tell something you do to show support for a friend or family member? What else would make them feel good? How do you feel when someone laughs at you? Show body language that indicates you are confused! How do you feel when someone tells you that you are wrong? Show body language that you are unhappy with someone. If someone wrote a book about you what do you think it would be called? Show body language that you feel shy.
Show body language that you think something someone said is silly. What is something that frustrates you? What is something you want people to remember about you? What are the four most important things in your life? In what way are you like your Father? In what way are you like your Mother? When and where do you feel most relaxed? How do you behave when you feel angry? If you could make a law/rule what would it be? Share a hope for the future. Where will you be 10 years from now? On a scale from 1-10 (10 being best) where do you rate yourself? On a scale from 1-10 (10 being highest) where do you rate your stress level? What makes your blood boil? What makes you laugh? Tell about an embarrassing moment. What s your favorite thing to do?
What s your favorite game? What s your favorite meal? What s your favorite dessert? Where would you most like to live?beach/desert/mountains? Why? What is something you will never do? What makes you cry? What helps? What do you do when you are feeling lonely? Talk about a time when you were punished. What happened? Have you ever been accused of something that you did not do? What was your favorite grade in school? Why? Who was your favorite teacher? What is your favorite subject in school? How do you react when someone ignores you? Share something no one knows about you! Tell about a recent movie you liked. What did you like best about it? What school subject has been most difficult for you? What books do you like?
What chores do you have to do? What s your favorite holiday? What favorite TV star would you like to meet? What is your favorite season of the year? Why? What is your favorite time of the day? Why? What is your favorite Disney movie? Describe your bedroom. What do you like about it? What would you like to change? Who is your hero? What will you look like in 10 years? Do you prefer being a leader or a follower? If you could be given another talent what would you want it to be? If you could be someone else, who would you want to be? Why? Do you have a nick-name? What do you remember about when you were little? What is something you have never done that you would like to try? What would you do with a million dollars? What would you like to receive on your next birthday?
Describe a favorite teacher and tell why he/she was special. How do you react when things do not go as you planned? If you could chose another name what would it be? Why? What is something you feel too young to do? Why? What is something you feel too old to be doing? What age would you like to be? Why? Tell about the perfect pet! If you were a teacher what subject would you like to teach? Tell three things you are thankful for. Which are you most like Eeyore, Piglet, Winnie the Pooh, Rabbit, Owl or Tigger? Think of one or two things that would make life easier for you? Share an experience you had with a grandparent. Share a good experience you had with a friend. What something that is very rude to say to someone? What can you say that makes a person feel good! Can you quack like a duck who is lost? What s something that your Mom says a lot?