Would You Rather…? Task Cards

Big Choices. Bold Thinking. Endless Fun. 🎲💭

Turn simple questions into powerful thinking opportunities with this set of Would You Rather…? Task Cards—perfect for gifted and advanced primary students! Each card presents two playful or thought-provoking choices, then guides students to justify, predict, and create with open-ended follow-up questions.

Skill Focus:
✅ Decision-making
✅ Justification & reasoning
✅ Prediction
✅ Creativity & perspective-taking

What’s Inside:

• 28 age-appropriate “Would You Rather…?” prompts
• Follow-up thinking questions on every card
• Printable, ready-to-use format
• Answer key not required—multiple responses encouraged!

Why It Helps:
✔️ Strengthens higher-order thinking by requiring students to defend choices
✔️ Encourages flexible thinking (no one right answer)
✔️ Builds communication, reasoning, and imagination in a low-stakes format
✔️ Perfect for SEL, morning meetings, or enrichment

How to Use It:

• Warm-up activity to spark conversation and laughter
• Pair or group work: students compare answers and defend their reasoning
• Centers or early finishers: independent choice cards
• Extension: have students write their own “Would You Rather…?” prompts

Student Directions (printable):
Choose one option. Then answer the follow-up questions using your best thinking!

➡️ Grab your set of “Would You Rather…?” Task Cards today and give your students the chance to think differently, explain boldly, and play with ideas—all at the same time!