Description
This Would You Rather Gross Motor Movement resource is a no-prep way to get students thinking, talking, moving, and writing in a fun, low-pressure format. Each prompt encourages students to make a choice, explain their reasoning, and listen to others, making it ideal for elementary classrooms, special education, speech therapy, occupational therapy, ELL support, and early middle school settings.
Created by an experienced COTA, the PDF, PowerPoint and Canva™ version will be available electronically immediately following payment.
With 25 student-friendly Would You Rather questions , this resource works as morning work, icebreakers, brain breaks, writing prompts, discussion starters, and warm-up activities. The digital Canva™ version includes audio prompts and short movement videos, while the PowerPoint and PDF versions offer a simple, flexible option for whole group or small group instruction.
When to use this Would You Rather Gross Motor Movements resource:
- Morning work or arrival time
- Icebreakers at the start of the day or week
- Brain breaks between lessons
- Writing warm-ups or journal prompts
- Small group instruction
- Speech therapy sessions
- Occupational therapy sessions
- ELL discussion practice
- Social skills groups
- Early middle school warm-ups
- Emergency sub plans or low-prep days
What’s Included in the Would You Rather Gross Motor Movements Resource?
Digital Canva Version
- Audio narration for each of the 25 Would You Rather questions
- Short video movement exercises connected to student choices
- Supports students who benefit from auditory input, visual modeling, and movement
- Easy to project, assign digitally, or use during therapy sessions
(Access via the included Canva™ link)
PowerPoint Version
- Same 25 Would You Rather prompts with exercise images
- Clean, simple slides for projecting or displaying
- No audio—perfect for teacher-led or student-led discussion
PDF Version
- Prompts for no-prep use
- Great for centers, sub plans, or quick grab-and-go activities
Students Practice:
- Making choices and explaining their thinking
- Oral language and discussion skills
- Answering “why” questions
- Opinion writing and sentence expansion
- Listening and turn-taking
- Expressive language and vocabulary development
- Following directions
- Self-regulation through movement
- Attention and focus during transitions
- Social skills and peer interaction
How to Use the Would You Rather Gross Motor Movements Resource – Whole Group
- Display the slides or play the Canva™ Slides with audio prompts.
- Read or listen to the question together.
- Have students respond by:
- Raising hands
- Moving to the exercise that corresponds to their choice
- Showing a signal (thumbs up, point, stand/sit)
- Invite students to explain why they chose their answer.
- The movement activity supports attention and regulation.
How to Use – Small Group, Speech Therapy, or Special Education
- Play the audio prompt from the Canva™ version.
- Let students take turns answering.
- Encourage complete responses using sentence starters:
- “I picked ___ because…”
- “I chose ___ since…”
- Supports:
- Expressive language
- Answering “why” questions
- Turn-taking and listening skills
- Vocabulary and sentence structure
How to Use for Writing
- Display one Would You Rather question.
- Have students:
- Write a sentence explaining their choice
- Draw a picture and label it
- Write a short paragraph using the provided thinking prompts
- Great for:
- Opinion writing
- Sentence expansion
- Low-stress journaling or morning work
Why Teachers, Therapists, and Specialists Use This Would You Rather Gross Motor Movements Resource
- No prep and easy to implement
- Encourages participation with no right or wrong answers
- Builds reasoning, communication, and discussion skills
- Includes movement for regulation and engagement
- Works across general education, special education, speech therapy, occupational therapy, and ELL
- Appropriate for elementary through early middle school students
Key Features
- 25 engaging Would You Rather questions
- PDF, PowerPoint, and Digital Canva versions included
- Audio prompts and movement videos in Canva
- No-prep, flexible, and classroom-friendly
- Designed for whole group, small group, therapy, or independent use
