Get middle school students talking, moving, thinking, and connecting with this ready-to-use Would You Rather classroom game! This engaging resource includes 50 age-appropriate Would You Rather questions, a complete 58-slide presentation, printable discussion cards, editable-style templates, and a Teacher Guide with multiple ways to use the activity.

Designed for Grades 5–8, these questions are fun without feeling too childish and work well throughout the school year—not just during Back to School season.

Use them for icebreakers, brain breaks, morning meetings, advisory, partner discussions, classroom community building, Fun Friday, early finishers, transitions, speaking practice, or quick no-prep activities.

Simply project a question, let students choose between Option A and Option B, and invite them to explain their reasoning!

WHAT’S INCLUDED

58-Slide Would You Rather Presentation

Includes:

50 ready-to-use Would You Rather question slides
Title slide
How to Play directions
Raise Your Hand game mode
Move to a Side game mode
Turn & Talk game mode
Discussion extension prompts
Create Your Own question slide
Blank editable-style question template

Each question slide features two clear choices with large, projector-friendly text and engaging visual illustrations.

50 WOULD YOU RATHER QUESTIONS

Questions are organized into five student-friendly categories:

School Life

Questions about school schedules, homework, group work, presentations, learning styles, recess, and classroom life.

Food & Favorites

Fun choices involving pizza, tacos, snacks, smoothies, restaurants, picnics, sweet foods, salty foods, and more.

Technology & Entertainment

Questions about movies, games, music, phones, technology, robots, AI, internet, and entertainment.

Adventure & Experiences

Students choose between oceans and space, beaches and mountains, cities and islands, road trips, travel experiences, natural wonders, and more.

Silly, Imaginative & Impossible Choices

Flying or invisibility? Pet dragon or dinosaur? Teleportation or stopping time? These imaginative questions are perfect for encouraging conversation and creative thinking.

PRINTABLE QUESTION CARDS INCLUDED

Also included are 13 printable A4 pages featuring:

50 Would You Rather discussion cards
4 cards per page
2 Create Your Own cards
Optional response lines
Low-ink design
Soft color accents
Black-and-white / grayscale friendly layout

Print and cut the cards for:

partner discussions
small groups
classroom stations
task cards
advisory
morning meetings
early finishers
speaking activities
classroom community activities

MULTIPLE WAYS TO PLAY

This resource goes beyond simply projecting questions.

Use the same questions in several different ways:

Raise Your Hand

Students vote quickly from their seats.

Move to a Side

Option A goes to one side of the room and Option B goes to the other. An easy way to add movement to class!

Turn & Talk

Students choose an option and explain their reasoning to a partner.

Whole-Class Discussion

Use follow-up questions to encourage students to defend their choices, consider advantages and disadvantages, and respectfully respond to different opinions.

Printable Card Activities

Use the question cards for partner work, small groups, stations, or discussion circles.

TEACHER GUIDE INCLUDED

The included Teacher Guide provides practical ideas for using the resource effectively, including:

classroom setup
different game formats
discussion routines
classroom management suggestions
differentiation ideas
speaking and writing extensions
ways to use the printable question cards
sample pacing ideas

This makes it easy to adapt the activity for a quick 5-minute brain break or a longer classroom community lesson.

PERFECT FOR

Back to School
First Week of School
Middle School Icebreakers
Classroom Community Building
Brain Breaks
Morning Meeting
Advisory
Homeroom
Fun Friday
Partner Talk
Speaking and Listening Practice
Bell Ringers
Warm-Ups
Early Finishers
Transition Activities
SEL-style classroom conversations
Substitute Teacher Activities
End of Year Activities

WHY TEACHERS WILL LOVE IT

NO PREP: Project a slide and start.

FLEXIBLE: Use one question or ten depending on the time available.

YEAR-ROUND: The questions are not limited to the first day of school.

MIDDLE SCHOOL FRIENDLY: Fun and engaging without feeling too young.

BUILDS CLASSROOM COMMUNITY: Students discover similarities and differences in a low-pressure way.

ENCOURAGES SPEAKING: Students practice explaining opinions using simple sentence frames.

ADDS MOVEMENT: Turn questions into an instant classroom movement activity.

PRINT + DIGITAL OPTIONS: Project the slides or use the printable cards with partners and groups.

ONE RESOURCE — MANY USES

Project It • Vote • Move • Talk • Discuss

Whether you need a quick brain break, an easy middle school icebreaker, a partner speaking activity, or a fun way to strengthen classroom community, these Would You Rather questions make it easy to get students participating.

Add this resource to your classroom toolkit and have a ready-to-use discussion activity whenever your students need a quick way to talk, move, laugh, and connect!

Would You Rather Questions for Middle School | Icebreakers, Brain Breaks & Classroom Community