Would You Rather?

One of my favourite games and creative literacy activities that children can really get their teeth into is to to play ‘Would you rather?’

You know the sort of thing:

Would you rather…

have a cat that barks

OR

a dog that meows?

Would you rather…

be trapped in a room with a friendly tiger

OR

20 bumblebees?

Those are two example from Natalie Fleming’s Would You Rather Game Book For Kids

This one is from a Riddleland book:

Would you rather…

be able to jump into any painting and to walk around and explore with the ability to return when you wanted

OR

jump into a TV show or film and return when you wanted?

They come in all shapes, sizes, flavours and moods. Here’s one from Hayden Fox and his collection:

Would you rather…

Get even but never get over it

OR

get over it but never get even?

Here’s one from Daisy Petal’s Would You Rather Book For Kids:

Would you rather….

have night vision

OR

the ability to shrink yourself?

The Learning Zone ask

Would you rather….

Always be an hour early to everywhere you go

OR

Always be an hour late to everywhere you go?

Clint Hammerstrike asks

Would you rather have all your meals covered in gravy OR cheese for a year?

One of the 500 questions Heather Collins asks in her book is:

Would you rather ride a warhorse OR drive a tank?

And Quinn Addison asks

Would you rather…

always have an itch

OR

always have a cough?

In my experience, children are brilliant at creating ‘Would you rather?’ examples that are better than any published work so let them have a go and see what they come up with.