Partner Talk Questions Wheel
Turn-and-talk builds speaking and listening skills, but only if students have something worth talking about. This wheel holds 24 open questions that don't have right answers, such as what made you smile this week, what would you invent and what makes a good friend. Spin one, give partners a minute each, and then ask a few students to share what their partner said rather than their own answer, which keeps everyone listening. The questions work for morning meetings, new partner pairings and the first week of term, when students are still getting to know each other.
How to use it
- The wheel is ready with 24 entries. Press Spin, click the wheel or press Space, and the result appears in the middle.
- Open Edit entries to change the list for your class, or press Use my class instead to spin your students' names.
- Press Present (or F) to show just the wheel on the board. Turn on Take winners off the wheel in Settings if you don't want repeats.
Ways to use it in class
- Partner swap: after each question, one row moves along so students talk to someone new.
- Share your partner's idea: ask students to report back what their partner said, not their own answer.
- Question of the week: spin on Monday and return to the same question on Friday to see if answers changed.
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Questions teachers ask
Can I change what's on the wheel?
Yes. Open Edit entries to add, remove or reword anything, one entry per line. Your changes last until you leave the page, and Restore brings back the original list.
Can I spin my students' names instead?
Yes. Press Use my class instead to swap the entries for your saved class, with absent students left off. Press the back button in the same place to return to this wheel's entries.
Is every entry equally likely?
Yes. The result is chosen with your browser's cryptographic random number generator before the wheel moves, and every slice has the same chance. Turn on Take winners off the wheel in Settings to avoid repeats.
Will ads show on my projector?
No. Press Present (or F) and the screen shows only the wheel and the Spin button, in large type for the back of the room.