Now in card format!
These 200 Would You Rather Questions are provided in both card and list formats. To use the cards, simply print and cut along the guidelines and laminate. Another option is to print on cardstock. The cards will print best in color, but will also be fine in grayscale. The cards are numbered for easy tracking.
These questions are great for practicing critical thinking because they require your students to evaluate two different, but seemingly equally appealing (or unappealing) options and choose one. One way to use Would you rather... questions is to ask them whenever you have an extra few minutes. You may also want to use the cards at a center, in pairs, or as writing prompts. You will soon find that they become a favorite activity
with you students.
When using the questions with the whole class, it can be valuable to have kids first choose by a show of hands and then discuss the question. Ask students to share why they chose one option or another. Then pose the question a second time to allow students the opportunity to choose a different option. This exercise is not only fun, but it also helps kids become more flexible on their thought patterns. Rather than holding onto an idea no matter what, they learn to consider other's opinions. Add a little action to the game by having students move to one part of the room or another depending on their answer.
You can also use the questions for classroom polls. Simply post a question on the white board and have students indicate their answers with their names (magnets work great for this). You can extend the activity with a discussion or by graphing the results.
You could extend the activity by having students create their own Would you rather... questions. Writing Would you rather... questions requires kids to not only create two options, but to also evaluate whether or not those options are roughly equal in appeal. Part of the process is answering the questions, so be sure and give students an opportunity to share their questions with each other.
Thanks for looking and happy teaching!
Rachel Lynette
My students beg to do these. They work well because they don't realize they are practicing sight words and fluency, along with having fun!
February 7, 2012
Thanks, great product:)
February 6, 2012
Awesome resource! My students absolutely love these questions :)
February 6, 2012
So much fun to use at morning meeting.
February 4, 2012
Great creative questions. Can be used in so many ways!
February 2, 2012
Great for the last bit of class with my middle schoolers. We are so working on getting them to THINK for themselves! These will fit that bill.
February 1, 2012
These questions are perfect for our class meetings. They start great discussions and help students get to know each other better. Thanks!
February 1, 2012
I used these weekly and I love how my students look forward to writing about what they would RATHER do. Fun Fun to read!
January 31, 2012
My kids like these! Thanks!
January 29, 2012
Talk about a great way to introduce persuasive writing! Plus they fill in those extra minutes easily!
January 29, 2012
These questions are perfect for our morning meeting or for ticket out the door. Thanks
January 29, 2012
My students ask and ask for this activity. We laugh and discuss...some funny, some serious. Thanks again.
January 28, 2012
My kids love this!
January 27, 2012
Great Challenging activity! The students love this activity.
January 5, 2012
Love these ideas for my journals!
December 19, 2011
The kids love these. They are great when you have a couple of minutes free.
November 28, 2011
The kids have a copy of these pasted in their journals. They take turns choosing a question and challenge the class to try it.
November 28, 2011
What a great idea! I might need to share that on my blog...thanks!
November 29, 2011
My class and I love these! Thanks so much.
November 20, 2011
I just purhased and tried out a couple the other day as "brain break"... my 3rd graders loved them and it led to some interesting conversations!
November 13, 2011
We use these at the beginning of class to get everyone's brains activated:) All of the grade levels (K-5 gifted) enjoy them. Students pick a plastic easter egg with their question on it, and we usually use them for discussion...although sometimes we use them as writing prompts instead.
November 8, 2011
This is great for my 3rd graders!
October 23, 2011
My sixth graders love these and I can even use them as a reward!
September 17, 2011
I'm teaching middle school communications. This is going to be great to put up on the overhead as the journal prompt of the day! Thanks!
September 5, 2011
These are so fun to use with my third graders.
September 4, 2011
Great resource for the CELDT test! My students are loving these.
September 4, 2011
I loved all of the different topics. I plan to use them in my Lunch Bunch groups.
August 10, 2011
This became a favorite of my second graders when I downloaded your free one around November. They ask me every day to do one (more if time would allow). It provides a great opportunity for discussions both large group and small. We do it often to start our day off and get us thinking. My students thank you and I thank you for such great ideas.
May 1, 2011
My students thank you, since we just finished our book of WYR, and have already done your freebies!
March 28, 2011
Great questions -the kids love them. I use them for all ages k-8!
May 6, 2010
The students LOVE these... they keep begging for them when we have a few moments to spare. I'm putting a copy in our emergency box for those long fire drills!
April 12, 2010
I put these questions up on my whiteboard after the students finish specials. They rush into the room to cast their vote, and they ALL want to discuss their insights. They are also more than willing to write their responses in their journals. I bought a book of "Would you Rather's", but this list is FAR superior. Love it!
March 13, 2010
Very excited about this product. Great for getting kids to write personal essays!
February 10, 2010
This has been a huge success in the classroom. The students love this!!
January 31, 2010
To be honest, I'm a parent, not a teacher that struggles to get my son to talk with me. This is an outstanding tool to "break the ice" and get the conversation started. Compared to buying a book on the topic for over $10, it's a great bargain, as well.
January 8, 2010
Glad you like them, you gave me an idea for another set of questions!
January 11, 2010
Help
I have tried several things including putting it on a flash drive but nothing works. I am getting error messages that say it cannot download because there are missing files. Maybe try emailing it? Is it a Word doc or was it done in Smart?
August 8, 2011
It is a zip file with both word and pdf versions. I am happy to email it to you, but I need you to email me first since I don't have your address. reallyrachel@gmail.com
August 8, 2011
I'm having trouble opening the zip file. I have Smart Notebook 10but have also tried opening it in older versions, an error message comes up that says there may be a problem with the file itself. Any suggestions to open this?
August 8, 2011
Hmmm. I just tried downloading it straight from TpT and it opened fine. I have two suggestions: open it on another computer then email it to yourself (or dropbox it or flash drive it) or drop me a note at reallyrachel@gmail.com and I will send you one straight from my email, which may work better. We'll get it figured out one way or another!
August 8, 2011
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