1. Would you rather have a picnic or a tea party?
A picnic: Shake out a picnic blanketA tea party: Sip tea with your pinky up
Movement brain break · K–5
Would You Rather Questions for Kids
Would you rather ride a dragon or ride a dinosaur? 60 would you rather questions that are fun, silly and always classroom-safe. Each choice comes with a move, so answering gets everyone out of their seats.
How to play Would You Rather as a brain break
- Read the question out loud. Give the class five seconds of thinking time.
- On “go”, students do the move for their choice for about 15 seconds.
- Ask one or two students why they chose it, then move on. Five questions take about three minutes.
Every question here was checked for the classroom: both choices are fun, nothing is gross or scary, and nothing puts a child on the spot.
Would You Rather for K–2
2. Would you rather eat spaghetti or mac and cheese?
Spaghetti: Wiggle like spaghettiMac and cheese: Bend your arms like macaroni
3. Would you rather drink pink lemonade or orange juice?
Pink lemonade: Squeeze lemons with both handsOrange juice: Peel an orange round and round
4. Would you rather have a pet turtle or a pet parrot?
A pet turtle: Tuck in like a turtleA pet parrot: Flap your colorful parrot wings
5. Would you rather hop like a bunny or flap like a chicken?
Hop like a bunny: Hop like a bunnyFlap like a chicken: Flap your elbows like a chicken
6. Would you rather visit a farm or a zoo?
Visit a farm: Gallop like a farm ponyVisit a zoo: Do a silent lion roar
7. Would you rather read a dinosaur book or a space book?
A dinosaur book: March with tiny T. rex armsA space book: Orbit your arms like planets
8. Would you rather have a class hamster or a class goldfish?
A class hamster: Wiggle your hamster whiskersA class goldfish: Make fish lips and swim
9. Would you rather build a snow fort or go sledding?
Build a snow fort: Pat snow walls into placeGo sledding: Lean side to side like sledding
10. Would you rather collect acorns or crunch through leaves?
Collect acorns: Bend and scoop up acornsCrunch through leaves: Crunch, crunch, march on leaves
11. Would you rather splash in puddles or fly a kite?
Splash in puddles: Jump in pretend puddlesFly a kite: Fly a kite up high
12. Would you rather play hide-and-seek or Simon Says?
Hide-and-seek: Cover your eyes and countSimon Says: Touch your head, then toes
13. Would you rather ride a bike or a scooter?
Ride a bike: Pedal your hands like a bikeRide a scooter: Push off like on a scooter
14. Would you rather find a sparkly rock or a shiny seashell?
A sparkly rock: Dig for a sparkly rockA shiny seashell: Hold a shell to your ear
15. Would you rather have a sunny day or a windy day?
A sunny day: Spread your arms in the sunshineA windy day: Hold your hat in the wind
16. Would you rather grow a flower garden or a vegetable garden?
A flower garden: Bloom open like a flowerA vegetable garden: Pull up a big carrot
17. Would you rather ride a dragon or ride a dinosaur?
Ride a dragon: Flap your dragon wingsRide a dinosaur: Ride a bumpy dinosaur
18. Would you rather have a superhero cape or rocket shoes?
A superhero cape: Swoosh your superhero capeRocket shoes: Rise up on rocket toes
19. Would you rather be a chef or a firefighter for a day?
A chef: Stir a big soup potA firefighter: Spray a pretend fire hose
20. Would you rather help bake cookies or help wash a car?
Bake cookies: Roll cookie dough into ballsWash a car: Scrub big soapy circles
Would You Rather for grades 3–5
1. Would you rather invent a new ice cream flavor or a new pizza topping?
A new ice cream flavor: Scoop ice cream: one, two, threeA new pizza topping: Toss pizza dough in the air
2. Would you rather host a cooking show or run a food truck?
Host a cooking show: Whisk eggs fast for the cameraRun a food truck: Hand food out the window
3. Would you rather spend a day with a sea otter or a red panda?
A sea otter: Rub your otter paws togetherA red panda: Climb a tree like a panda
4. Would you rather have an owl's night vision or a dog's super sniffer?
An owl's night vision: Make owl eyes with your handsA dog's super sniffer: Sniff around like a dog
5. Would you rather star in the school play or build a robot for the science fair?
Star in the school play: Take a big bow on stageBuild a science fair robot: Turn bolts on your robot
6. Would you rather take a field trip to a planetarium or an aquarium?
A planetarium: Point out stars overheadAn aquarium: Wave at fish through the glass
7. Would you rather make a class podcast or a stop-motion movie?
A class podcast: Nod along with pretend headphonesA stop-motion movie: Move in jerky stop-motion
8. Would you rather have a snow day or a field day?
A snow day: Catch snowflakes in your handsA field day: Hop like in a sack race
9. On a summer night, would you rather catch fireflies or roast marshmallows?
Catch fireflies: Cup your hands around firefliesRoast marshmallows: Turn a marshmallow stick slowly
10. Would you rather learn to surf or learn to snowboard?
Learn to surf: Crouch low and ride a waveLearn to snowboard: Hop and twist like snowboarding
11. Would you rather learn to juggle or ride a unicycle?
Learn to juggle: Juggle three pretend ballsRide a unicycle: Wobble on a pretend unicycle
12. Would you rather build the best paper airplane or the tallest card tower?
The best paper airplane: Fold and toss a paper planeThe tallest card tower: Stack cards super carefully
13. Would you rather explore a rainforest or a coral reef?
A rainforest: Push through jungle leavesA coral reef: Swim like a sea turtle
14. Would you rather see the northern lights or a meteor shower?
The northern lights: Wave your arms like glowing lightsA meteor shower: Zoom your hand like a meteor
15. Would you rather be able to talk to animals or speak every language?
Talk to animals: Cup your ear and listen closelySpeak every language: Wave hello in every direction
16. Would you rather have a time machine or a teleporter?
A time machine: Turn back a giant clockA teleporter: Close your eyes, then strike a pose
17. Would you rather design a theme park ride or a video game level?
A theme park ride: Lean through a twisty coasterA video game level: Jump like a game hero
18. Would you rather have a robot that makes your bed or one that packs your lunch?
A bed-making robot: Smooth out your bed sheetsA lunch-packing robot: Pack a pretend lunchbox
19. Would you rather invent a handshake or invent a cheer?
Invent a handshake: Do a fancy handshake with yourselfInvent a cheer: Cheer with silent spirit fingers
20. Would you rather have a backpack that's never heavy or a pencil that never breaks?
A never-heavy backpack: Lift a feather-light backpackA never-breaking pencil: Write super fast in the air
Would You Rather for all ages
1. Would you rather bake a cookie as big as a table or build a sandwich as tall as a door?
A table-sized cookie: Roll a giant cookie like a wheelA door-sized sandwich: Stack sandwich layers to the ceiling
2. Would you rather grow strawberries or grow watermelons?
Grow strawberries: Bend low to pick strawberriesGrow watermelons: Hug a huge watermelon
3. Would you rather eat mashed potatoes or corn on the cob?
Mashed potatoes: Mash potatoes with a pretend masherCorn on the cob: Nibble corn from side to side
4. Would you rather nap like a sloth or build like a beaver?
Nap like a sloth: Hang and sway like a slothBuild like a beaver: Chomp wood like a beaver
5. Would you rather see a blue whale or a polar bear?
A blue whale: Spout water like a whaleA polar bear: Lumber slowly like a polar bear
6. Would you rather be a flamingo or a peacock for a day?
A flamingo: Stand like a flamingoA peacock: Fan out your peacock feathers
7. Would you rather write a thank-you note or draw a thank-you picture?
Write a thank-you note: Fold, seal, and mail your noteDraw a thank-you picture: Draw a big smile in the air
8. Would you rather start the school year with a classroom scavenger hunt or a class art mural?
A classroom scavenger hunt: Look high and low for cluesA class art mural: Paint a giant wall mural
9. Would you rather wear a funny costume or a cool costume?
A funny costume: Make your silliest faceA cool costume: Freeze in your coolest pose
10. Would you rather go ice skating or build an igloo?
Go ice skating: Glide your feet like skatingBuild an igloo: Pack snow bricks into a dome
11. Would you rather watch a caterpillar become a butterfly or a tadpole become a frog?
Caterpillar to butterfly: Curl up, then spread butterfly wingsTadpole to frog: Wiggle like a tadpole, then hop
12. Would you rather hit a home run or score a touchdown?
Hit a home run: Tip your cap and waveScore a touchdown: Do a touchdown happy dance
13. Would you rather jump on a giant trampoline or play in a giant ball pit?
A giant trampoline: Bounce like on a trampolineA giant ball pit: Wade through a ball pit
14. Would you rather explore a desert or explore the Arctic?
Explore a desert: Shade your eyes from the sunExplore the Arctic: Zip up a big puffy coat
15. Would you rather listen to rain on the roof or birds singing in the morning?
Rain on the roof: Tap rain with your fingertipsBirds singing: Flutter your hands like birds
16. Would you rather ride in a hot air balloon or a submarine?
A hot air balloon: Wave down from the basketA submarine: Look through a periscope
17. Would you rather have a magic pencil that draws real things or a book you can jump into?
A magic drawing pencil: Draw a real door in the airA jump-in storybook: Jump into a storybook
18. Would you rather be able to breathe underwater or walk up walls?
Breathe underwater: Blow bubbles like a fishWalk up walls: Crawl your hands up a pretend wall
19. Would you rather wear rain boots every day or slippers every day?
Rain boots every day: Squish-squash in your rain bootsSlippers every day: Shuffle in fuzzy slippers
20. Would you rather clean up with a song or race the clock?
Clean up with a song: Sway and tidy to a songRace the clock: Tidy super fast, then freeze
Turn Would You Rather into a lesson
- Opinion writing: pick one question and write three reasons for your choice.
- Debate warm-up: pair students who chose differently and have them trade one reason each.
- Data: tally the class votes and turn them into a pictograph or bar graph.
Need something quicker? This or That questions are the one-word version, great for K–2.