Small Talk questions with teens

About school & September:

• What’s your favorite subject, and what’s your least favorite?

• Do you have a favorite teacher?

• What’s the funniest thing that has happened to you at school?

• If you could cancel one school subject forever, which one would it be?

• If you could add a new subject to school (like “nap class” or “video games”), what would it be?

• What was the best thing you did this summer?

• Do you prefer studying in school or online? Why?

Fun & easy ones (school-themed):

• If the school bell could play a song instead of ringing, which song would you pick?

• Which subject would be more fun if it was turned into a video game?

• If you could change the cafeteria menu to anything, what would it be?

• If school uniforms had to be superhero- or fantasy-themed, what would yours look like?

Hobbies & free time:

• What movie or TV show can you watch again and again?

• If you had a YouTube or TikTok channel, what would it be about?

• What game did you play the most this summer?

• What do you usually do when there’s no internet?

School & learning:

• What’s one school supply you can’t live without?

• Do you prefer group projects or working alone?

• If you could switch places with a teacher for one day, what subject would you teach?

• Do you prefer math with numbers or math with words (like word problems)?

Daily life & fun:

• What’s your favorite snack to eat after school?

• Are you more of a morning person or a night owl?

• If you could design your dream backpack, what would it look like?

• Do you like listening to music while doing homework? What kind?

Creative & silly:

• If your pencil case could talk, what would it say?

• Which cartoon or movie character would make the best classmate?

• If you had a magic button that could skip one part of the school day, what would it skip?

• Would you rather have homework every day but only 5 minutes long, or no homework but extra 1 hour at school?