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Student of the Week Questions

Make the student of the week feel special. Draw interview questions for classmates to ask, then add the answers to their poster.

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Tip: Anna *3 gives Anna three chances.

🖼️ Photos

Add pictures of people, pets or things. Each photo takes its file's name (ava.jpg becomes "Ava") and appears in every game. Photos stay on this device and are not in share links.

    Tip: start a name with an emoji, like 🍕 Pizza, for a picture without a photo.

    ⚙️ Settings
    After each pick
    🕘 History

      Winners appear here.

      🧩 Put it on your website

      Add this picker to a class website, blog, Google Sites or school portal: copy the code and paste it where HTML is allowed. It opens with the game you have chosen now.

      Ways to use this list

      • Monday interview: the student of the week sits in the special chair, you draw five cards at once with Winners set to 5, and classmates take turns reading them out.
      • Poster in one lesson: write each answer on a strip of paper and arrange the strips around the student's self-portrait for the class display.
      • Kindergarten: press Kindergarten for short questions with one-word answers, and let the child answer with a drawing if they would rather not speak.
      • What-if Friday: end the week with a What if…? card; the student of the week answers first, then chooses two friends to answer too.
      • Pick next week's star fairly with the classroom picker and no repeats, so every child gets a week before anyone has a second.
      • Send three cards home on Friday, so the student can plan answers with their family and bring in a photo or object for the interview.

      Press Draw a card, tap the game or press the Space bar. Change the list in the box as you like: add your own, delete what doesn't suit you, or write *2 after an entry to give it double the chance. The game buttons switch the same list to a wheel, duck race, hat and more.

      The full list (37 entries)

      • What is something you are really good at?
      • What is something you want to get better at?
      • What do you want to be when you grow up?
      • What always makes you laugh?
      • What do your friends like about you?
      • Where would you love to visit one day?
      • What is something most people don't know about you?
      • What are you most proud of?
      • What do you like to do after school?
      • Which languages can you speak, or are you learning?
      • What is a day you will always remember?
      • What would your perfect Saturday look like?
      • What makes you a good friend?
      • What is your favourite food?
      • What is your favourite animal, and why?
      • What is your favourite book or story?
      • What is your favourite subject at school?
      • What is your favourite game to play at recess?
      • What is your favourite colour?
      • What song or kind of music do you like best?
      • What is your favourite time of year?
      • What is your favourite thing about our class?
      • What is your favourite way to move: running, dancing or something else?
      • What is your favourite snack?
      • What would you do if you were the principal for a day?
      • What would you do if you could fly for one day?
      • If you could have any animal as a pet, what would you choose?
      • What would you invent to make school better?
      • What would you do if you found a tiny door in your bedroom?
      • If you could be any size for a day, how big or small would you be?
      • If you could talk to one kind of animal, which would it be?
      • If you could make one new school rule, what would it be?
      • What would you do if it snowed inside the classroom?
      • If you could meet any character from a book, who would it be?
      • If you could visit any time in history, when would it be?
      • What would you do if you were invisible for an hour?
      • If you were the teacher, what would you teach first?

      See all 263 ready-made lists

      📖 Related guide: How to pick students at random, fairly

      Questions people ask

      What questions should I ask the student of the week?

      Mix three kinds: about me (what they are good at, what they are proud of), favourites (food, book, animal) and one fun what-if question. Five or six questions fill a poster without making the interview drag.

      How do I choose the student of the week fairly?

      Many teachers go through the class in a random order rather than rewarding behaviour, so the same few children are not always chosen and nobody waits all year. A draw with no repeats gives everyone a turn.

      What are good what if questions for students?

      Questions with no wrong answer that let children imagine, such as what they would do as principal for a day or if it snowed inside the classroom. Press What if…? for the full set; they also make good writing prompts.

      Which questions are best avoided?

      Skip questions about money, presents, holidays away or family members, which can be hard for some children to answer. The questions here ask about the child's own ideas, skills and favourites instead.