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Would You Rather

Pick a side. Then defend it.

Grades
K–12 (ages 5+)
Time
About 10 minutes
Players
2–60
Subjects
Any subject, Debate, Social-emotional learning, ELA
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Play it with your classLesson plan

Students join on any phone or laptop with a code. No student accounts.

The fastest warm-up there is. Two choices go up on the board (fly or be invisible? $1,000,000 now or $50,000 a year for life?) and everyone picks a side on their phone. The class split is revealed live, then tap “Defend it!” and the game picks one student from each side to explain their choice out loud. No typing, no wrong answers, two minutes or twenty. Choose categories, or type your own questions to start a debate in any subject. Ends with your class in numbers: the most united question, the closest split, and the biggest independent thinker.

Screenshots

Would You Rather: the class screen
The class screen
Would You Rather: a student's phone
A student's phone
Would You Rather: the end-of-game recap
The end-of-game recap

What students learn

  • ✓Making a decision and giving a reason for it, out loud
  • ✓Hearing classmates disagree respectfully, and why
  • ✓Weighing trade-offs (now or later, more or less, safe or risky)
  • ✓Any topic you choose: type your own questions for a quick debate

How it works

  1. 1Two choices go up on the board.
  2. 2Everyone picks a side on their phone.
  3. 3The class split is revealed live.
  4. 4Tap "Defend it!" and the game picks one student from each side to explain their choice out loud.
  5. 5The game ends with your class in numbers: the most united question, the closest split and the biggest independent thinker.

A 25-minute lesson plan

Before (5 min)

Pick categories, or type questions about the topic you're teaching (would you rather live in ancient Rome or ancient Egypt?).

Play (10 min)

Play for 2 minutes as a warm-up or 20 minutes as a debate session.

After (10 min)

Look at the closest split and ask the class why that one divided the room.

Discussion questions

  • Did anyone change their mind after hearing the other side?
  • Which question was hardest to decide? Why?
  • What makes a good reason, as opposed to just an opinion?

Teacher tips

  • No typing and no wrong answers, so it works for every age, including kindergarten.
  • Use it as a bell-ringer to get the class talking before a lesson.

Questions teachers ask

Can I write my own questions?+

Yes. Type your own choices to start a debate in any subject.

What if the picked student doesn't want to speak?+

Tap "Pick someone else" and the game chooses another student. Nobody has to speak.

More answers in the help center.

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