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Would You Rather · 36 questions · Kids and classrooms, grades K-8, December to February

Winter Would You Rather Questions

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These 36 winter would you rather questions are about snow days, sledding, hot cocoa, polar animals and cozy nights in, written for the classroom in three sets of 12: grades K-2, grades 3-5 and grades 6-8. None of them are about a holiday, so they work from the first snowfall to the end of February. Each one comes with a short writing prompt for a morning meeting, a brain break or a winter journal.

Pick a grade band in the Play box to play just that set, or put one question at a time on the big screen and let the class vote. They work as winter this or that too: read the two choices out loud and have students stand on one side of the room. Once a question has 10 answers, you'll see how players split, with the number of votes.

All 36 Would You Rather questions

A question shows how players split once it has 10 answers, marked “early” until it has 30.

Grades K–212 questions

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  1. Would you rather build a snowman or build a snow fort?

    Writing prompt: Draw what you built and give it a name.

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  2. Would you rather be a penguin or be a polar bear?

    Writing prompt: Tell three things you would do all day.

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  3. Would you rather drink hot cocoa or drink warm apple cider?

    Writing prompt: Tell how your drink smells and tastes.

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  4. Would you rather go sledding or go ice skating?

    Writing prompt: Write about the first thing you would do on the hill or the ice.

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  5. Would you rather wear mittens or wear gloves?

    Writing prompt: Tell why your choice keeps your hands happy.

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  6. Would you rather have a snow day or have a pajama day at school?

    Writing prompt: Plan your perfect day from breakfast to bedtime.

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  7. Would you rather catch snowflakes on your tongue or make snow angels?

    Writing prompt: Use three words to tell how it feels.

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  8. Would you rather sleep all winter like a bear or fly somewhere warm like a bird?

    Writing prompt: Where would you sleep or fly? Draw it.

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  9. Would you rather have a pet snowy owl or have a pet arctic fox?

    Writing prompt: Give your pet a name and tell what it likes to eat.

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  10. Would you rather live in an igloo or live in a log cabin?

    Writing prompt: Tell what you would put inside your winter home.

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  11. Would you rather wear one giant puffy coat or wear five sweaters at once?

    Writing prompt: Draw yourself all bundled up, then write one sentence.

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  12. Would you rather have snow that tastes like ice cream or have snow that smells like cookies?

    Writing prompt: Write a sentence about your snowy treat.

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Grades 3–512 questions

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  1. Would you rather have a snowball fight or have a sledding race?

    Writing prompt: Explain your best plan to win.

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  2. Would you rather explore the North Pole or explore Antarctica?

    Writing prompt: List three things you would pack and why.

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  3. Would you rather go skiing or go snowboarding?

    Writing prompt: Describe your first trip down the mountain.

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  4. Would you rather have winter all year or have summer all year?

    Writing prompt: Give two reasons your choice would be better.

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  5. Would you rather ride a snowmobile or ride a dog sled?

    Writing prompt: Write about the trip and who comes with you.

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  6. Would you rather build the tallest snowman in town or build the biggest snow fort in town?

    Writing prompt: Write the steps you would follow to build it.

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  7. Would you rather see the northern lights or see a frozen waterfall?

    Writing prompt: Describe what you see, hear and feel.

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  8. Would you rather read a book by the fire or watch a movie under a blanket?

    Writing prompt: Pick the book or movie and tell why it's perfect for winter.

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  9. Would you rather drive a snowplow for a day or teach skiing for a day?

    Writing prompt: Write about one day at your winter job.

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  10. Would you rather have a snow day every Monday or start school two hours late every day?

    Writing prompt: Give one good thing and one bad thing about your choice.

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  11. Would you rather make a pot of hot soup or bake a loaf of warm bread?

    Writing prompt: Write the recipe for your best version.

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  12. Would you rather discover a new kind of snowflake or discover a new winter animal?

    Writing prompt: Name your discovery and describe what makes it special.

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Grades 6–812 questions

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  1. Would you rather live where it snows every winter or live where it never snows?

    Writing prompt: Make your case in a short paragraph.

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  2. Would you rather compete in the Winter Olympics or coach a team at the Winter Olympics?

    Writing prompt: Pick a sport and explain what it would take to win.

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  3. Would you rather spend a week in an ice hotel or spend a week in a mountain cabin?

    Writing prompt: Plan a schedule for your week.

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  4. Would you rather study penguins in Antarctica or study polar bears in the Arctic?

    Writing prompt: What question would your research try to answer?

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  5. Would you rather learn to ice fish or learn to build an igloo?

    Writing prompt: Explain the skill and when it would be useful.

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  6. Would you rather get the first snow day of the year or get the last snow day of the year?

    Writing prompt: Argue which one is more exciting, and why.

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  7. Would you rather ski the steepest slope on the mountain or skate on a frozen lake under the stars?

    Writing prompt: Describe the moment in vivid detail.

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  8. Would you rather have a longer winter break or have a longer summer break?

    Writing prompt: Weigh the pros and cons of each before you decide.

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  9. Would you rather invent a gadget that clears snow or invent a coat that never gets cold?

    Writing prompt: Sketch your invention and explain how it works.

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  10. Would you rather write a winter poem or paint a winter scene?

    Writing prompt: Write four lines of the poem or describe the painting.

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  11. Would you rather spend a day as a snowflake or spend a day as an icicle?

    Writing prompt: Tell the story of your day from your point of view.

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  12. Would you rather go on a winter camping trip or go to a winter festival?

    Writing prompt: Persuade a friend to come with you.

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Would You Rather: questions and answers

How do you play Would You Rather?

Read a question out loud and everyone picks one of the two options: no "both" and no "neither". Then each person says why. Try "Would you rather build a snowman or build a snow fort?" Here you can tap a side (or press 1 or 2), and once a question has 10 answers you see how other players split.

Are these questions OK for school?

Yes. All 36 questions in Winter Would You Rather Questions are written to be school-safe: nothing scary, gross beyond silly, or mean, and no dating, politics or religion. They suit classrooms, youth groups, family game night and team calls.

What do the percentages mean?

Each split is the share of players on BracketRanker who picked each side, with n, the number of answers. A question shows a split once it has 10 answers, marked "early" until it has 30; before that you see how many answers it has so far. Big Screen and classroom votes are counted separately, so one room can't swamp the numbers.

Can I play these on a big screen or in class?

Yes. "Play on the big screen" shows one question at a time in a projector-sized layout. The room votes by show of hands, or with 1 or 2 in a stream chat, and the host taps the winning side.

Which grades are these questions for?

They come in 3 sets, each written for its age group: Grades K–2 (12 questions), Grades 3–5 (12 questions) and Grades 6–8 (12 questions). Every question comes with a writing prompt for a quick journal entry.

How many questions are on this page?

36 on this page, all listed above. Play 10 or 20 in a random order, or go through every one.