Conversation Topic Generator For Kids

Use our conversation topic generator below to instantly display a random speaking prompt for kids and beginner English language students. This tool randomly chooses a conversation topic from a list of 50 questions and speaking prompts designed to get kids talking. If you’re using it in class, you can use the fullscreen button to display conversation topics on your classroom whiteboard or screen and generate new topics with a single click. These conversation questions are perfect for speaking warm-ups, pair work, conversation practice, and classroom discussion activities.

Generate A Random Conversation Topic For Kids

Conversation Topics for Kids

50 Conversation Topics for Kids

Here are the 50 conversation topics included in the generator above, just in case you’d like to copy them for your lessons. If you’re looking for more discussion questions, check out our Funny Debate Topics or our Would You Rather Questions.

All About Me

What’s your favorite game to play?
What’s your favorite food?
What’s your favorite animal?
What’s your favorite school subject?
What’s your favorite season?
What’s your favorite movie?
What’s your favorite book?
What’s your favorite thing to do after school?
What’s your favorite thing to do at the weekend?
What’s your favorite place to visit?
What makes you happy?
What makes you laugh?
What are you good at?

Family and Friends

Do you have any pets? Tell me about them.
Tell me about your best friend.
What makes a good friend?
Who is the funniest person you know?
Who do you spend the most time with?
What do you like doing with your family?
What do you like doing with your friends?

School Life

What would make school more fun?
What do you like most about school?
What do you dislike about school?
If you were the teacher for a day, what would you do?

Daily Life

Describe your bedroom.
What do you usually do in the morning?
What do you like doing when it rains?
What is the first thing you think about when you wake up?
What’s the silliest thing you’ve ever done?
What animal noises can you make?
What would your perfect day be like?
What’s the most exciting thing you’ve ever done?

Imagination Questions

If you could be any animal, what would you be?
If you could fly, where would you go?
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
If you could meet anyone, who would you choose?
If you had a million dollars, what would you buy?
If you found a treasure chest, what would you do?
If you could invent something, what would it be?
If animals could talk, which animal would you talk to first?
If you could live inside a movie, which movie would you choose?
If you were king or queen for a day, what would you do?

Opinion Questions

Which is better: cats or dogs?
Which is better: summer or winter?
Do you think it is important to be polite?
Do you think children should have homework?

Future Plans

What do you want to be when you grow up?
What’s your dream job?
What would you like to learn in the future?

Tips for Teaching Conversation to Kids

It’s Okay To Make Mistakes

When teaching conversation classes, I try to focus on fluency and communication rather than accuracy. The most important thing is for students to be understood. If a teacher or student is constantly correcting grammar mistakes, this can have a negative effect on a student’s confidence and motivation. In my experience, students are much more willing to participate when they know that making mistakes is okay. Regular conversation practice is one of the best ways for kids to develop their English speaking skills.

Introduce Conversation Class Rules

Before starting conversation activities, I find it helpful to establish a few simple class rules. This is especially important when teaching conversation to ESL kids. For example, I encourage students to listen carefully to their partner and respect their ideas and opinions, even when they disagree.

I also like to teach students some useful phrases they can use when they don’t understand something or when they want to politely disagree with their partner. Establishing a few basic ground rules helps create a positive classroom environment and makes conversation activities run much more smoothly.

Rotate Partners

I also like to rotate partners regularly during conversation activities. By talking with different classmates, students are exposed to a wider range of ideas, vocabulary, and conversation styles. They also learn how to adapt their speaking to different people, which is an important communication skill. Another benefit of rotating partners is that students become more confident speaking with different members of the class rather than always relying on the same partner.

Pre-Teach Vocabulary

Before students start discussing a topic, I often pre-teach a few key words and phrases that I think they might need. Many times, students don’t participate simply because they don’t know the vocabulary needed to express their ideas. Pre-teaching useful vocabulary gives students more confidence and helps conversations flow more naturally. It also reduces the chances of students becoming frustrated because they can’t find the words they want to say.