School wellbeing, learning and relationships are explored through a roll-and-talk dice activity for children and young people. Players roll two dice, find the matching row and column, then respond to a school-focused prompt about lessons, friendships, routines, worries, behaviour or support.
Parents, carers, school staff, pastoral workers, counsellors and social workers supporting primary-aged children or younger teenagers may find this school conversation activity particularly useful. It offers a less formal way to ask children about their day at school, their feelings about learning, and any difficulties that may otherwise be hard to raise directly.
The printable contains a six-by-six question grid used with two standard dice. Prompts cover favourite subjects, difficult schoolwork, homework, tests, concentration, school meals, PE, toilets, travelling to school and morning routines. Children can also talk about what they are proud of, what teachers may misunderstand, and what they would change if they were in charge of school for a day.
Several questions sensitively explore peer relationships and safety, including feeling left out, being picked on, avoiding someone, online or group-chat problems, and who a child could tell if something serious happened. Other prompts ask about adults at school, unfair rules, getting into trouble, needing a break, and places in school where a child does not like being.
Use the school dice game in a one-to-one pastoral check-in, child counselling session, family conversation, mentoring meeting or early-help assessment. Taking turns rolling the dice can reduce pressure and give children, kids and teenagers more control over what they discuss, while helping adults notice areas that may need further support or follow-up.
