Icebreakers & Team-Building Grades K–2

Two Truths and a Wish

A gentler, no-lying version of the classic get-to-know-you game, built for kids who find "spot the lie" stressful.

10 min 10+ students

What you need

Model the format yourself first so kids see exactly what "a wish" sounds like versus "a truth."

Explain the format: everyone shares two true things about themselves and one thing they wish were true (not a lie — a wish, like "I wish I had a pet dragon").
Go around the circle. Each student shares their two truths and one wish in any order.
The rest of the class guesses which one is the wish by pointing or calling out.
The student reveals the wish and, if they want, says why they picked it.

For a shy class, let kids write their three items on a card first so they’re not composing on the spot.
Use it as a 5-minute daily warm-up with 4–5 students a day instead of the whole class at once.