Easy Check In Questions
Fun Check In Questions for Your Next Teen Group or Team Meeting
One of my favorite things to do is to start any group or meeting with a check in question. They are a simple and easy way to build rapport and set the tone of a group or meeting. Go around and hear everyone's answers or if you have a large group, have people pair up and tell each other the answer to a check-in question and then have a few people share with the larger group. This can be a quick, simple way to get people talking.
Here are some of my favorite check-in questions - some silly, some serious – choose the question that’s right for the mood of the group and what’s been going on lately. Or take turns asking a different person to come up with or choose a check-in question each time you meet (for a teen group you might want to vet the questions in advance!). I have used these questions with groups of adults and groups of teens, and they have all been a hit. I’ve also sometimes used these questions in one-on-ones with teens if they’re having a tough time opening up.
If your life had a theme song, what would it be?
If you were a vending machine, what would you dispense and why?
Share a joy and a concern (Or a crappy and a happy)
If your mood today was the weather, what would the weather be?
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
If you could spend one day in someone else’s life, who would it be?
What were you passionate about as a little kid?
If you could describe your mood in one color, what would it be and why?
If your life was a movie, what would it be called?
Give one word to express your mood today.
Rose (a bright spot), bud (something that has potential), and thorn (a pain point).
What was the last song you listened to and where were you?
What is something that puts you in a good mood?
What one thing that you’re proud of?
Have your own favorite check in question? Send it my way below! (I’ll share the submissions in a future newsletter.)
