Pick Your Side Slides
Small Group Icebreaker
Grade 3 Edition
🤝 Get Acquainted & Find Common Ground! 🌟
PICK YOUR SIDE!
The Ultimate "Would You Rather" Showdown
🅰️ CARD A
VS
🅱️ CARD B
Hold up your card to vote, then look around to see who picked your side!
HOW TO PLAY
3 Quick Steps
1
READ & THINK
Listen to both choices. Which one fits your personality best? No right or wrong answers!
2
RAISE YOUR CARD
When the leader says "3-2-1 SHOW!", lift Card A or Card B high in the air!
3
CONNECT & SHARE
Look around your group circle! Spot friends who chose your side and share your reasons.
Golden Rule: Respect everyone's choice! Different opinions make our group awesome!
ROUND 1 Unusual Animal Sidekick
Would You Rather...
VS
🅰️ CARD A
🐧🕶️
COOL PENGUIN
Have a pet penguin that wears stylish sunglasses and waddles beside you everywhere!
🅱️ CARD B
🦘🎒
HELPER KANGAROO
Have a pet kangaroo that safely carries your backpack inside its pouch for you!
Group Talk Prompt:
"What silly name would you give your new animal best friend?"
ROUND 2 Dream Recess Weather
Would You Rather...
VS
🅰️ CARD A
❄️🏰
SNOW FORT RECESS
Have recess in fresh fluffy snow to build giant igloos, snowmen, and ice slides!
🅱️ CARD B
🏖️🦀
SUNNY BEACH RECESS
Have recess on a warm sandy beach to make massive sandcastles and splash in the water!
Group Talk Prompt:
"Find someone with the SAME card: What is the first game you'd play together?"
ROUND 3 Superpower Secret
Would You Rather...
VS
🅰️ CARD A
🗣️🐾
TALK TO ANIMALS
Understand and speak to every bird, dog, cat, and dolphin in the entire animal kingdom!
🅱️ CARD B
🌍💬
SPEAK ALL LANGUAGES
Instantly speak, read, and write every human language from every country on Earth!
Group Talk Prompt:
"Who is the very first animal or person you would have a conversation with?"
ROUND 4 Time Travel Safari
Would You Rather...
VS
🅰️ CARD A
🦕🌴
DINOSAUR SAFARI
Travel back to prehistoric times to meet baby triceratops and gentle long-neck dinosaurs!
🅱️ CARD B
🤖🚀
FUTURE CITY
Travel 100 years into the future to ride flying bubble cars and play fetch with robot pets!
Group Talk Prompt:
"What is the very first thing you would take a picture of with your camera?"
ROUND 5 Dream Inventions
Would You Rather...
VS
🅰️ CARD A
🛹⚡
FLYING HOVERBOARD
Ride a rocket hoverboard that glides smoothly three feet off the ground wherever you go!
🅱️ CARD B
🌳🏡
TREEHOUSE MANSION
Own a secret five-room treehouse club with rope bridges, secret snack rooms, and giant slides!
Group Talk Prompt:
"Look around: Did your friends pick the same vehicle or hangout spot?"
ROUND 6 Wild Exploration
Would You Rather...
VS
🅰️ CARD A
🌊🚢
OCEAN SUBMARINE
Dive into the deep ocean trenches to discover glowing sea creatures and sunken pirate ships!
🅱️ CARD B
🚀🌕
MOON SPACE BASE
Blast off to a space station on the Moon, float in zero gravity, and look down at planet Earth!
Group Talk Prompt:
"What is one cool souvenir you would bring back from this trip?"
ROUND 7 Dream Designers
Would You Rather...
VS
🅰️ CARD A
🎮🕹️
VIDEO GAME CREATOR
Build and code your own action video games with custom characters and secret bonus levels!
🅱️ CARD B
🎢🎡
THEME PARK DESIGNER
Design mega roller coasters, water raft flumes, and carnival game zones that real people ride!
Group Talk Prompt:
"What would you name your video game or your fastest roller coaster?"
ROUND 8 Silly Chatter Challenge
Would You Rather...
VS
🅰️ CARD A
🤫🕵️
SPY WHISPER ONLY
You must speak in a dramatic, super-secret spy whisper for the entire school day!
🅱️ CARD B
🎶📖
RHYME TIME ONLY
Every sentence you say out loud must rhyme like a Dr. Seuss poetry book!
Group Talk Prompt:
"Test it out! Say your choice to a partner using that exact speaking rule!"
GROUP CONNECTION CHECK-IN
Wrapping Up
TWIN CHOICES
Who in our group voted for the exact same card as you the most times today?
TOUGHEST PICK
Which round was the hardest for you to pick between Card A and Card B?
COOL DISCOVERY
What is one new fun fact or interest you learned about someone in our group?
🎉 High-five your small group team! You did an awesome job listening and sharing! ⭐
Pick Your Side Cards
Reusable Small Group Manipulative
Pick Your Side • Response Cards
Makes 2 Student Sets
Multi-Group Reusable
Reusable Set: Cut along dashed lines and laminate to use with all of your small groups!
Grade 3
REUSABLE CARD
A
CARD A
Pick Your Side
Hold Up For Choice A
REUSABLE CARD
B
CARD B
Pick Your Side
Hold Up For Choice B
REUSABLE CARD
A
CARD A
Pick Your Side
Hold Up For Choice A
REUSABLE CARD
B
CARD B
Pick Your Side
Hold Up For Choice B
💡 Tip: For multiple small group sessions, print on cardstock or laminate for long-term classroom use!
Pick Your Side • My Choice Tracker
Circle your vote for each round and write who picked the same side!
Small Group
Name:
Date:
Group Partner:
ROUND 1: PET SIDEKICK 🐧 or 🦘
A: Penguin B: Kangaroo
Friend Match:
ROUND 2: RECESS SPOT ❄️ or 🏖️
A: Snow Fort B: Beach Fun
Friend Match:
ROUND 3: SUPER TALENT 🐾 or 🌍
A: Animals B: Languages
Friend Match:
ROUND 4: TIME TRAVEL 🦕 or 🤖
A: Dinosaurs B: Future City
Friend Match:
ROUND 5: INVENTIONS ⚡ or 🌳
A: Hoverboard B: Treehouse
Friend Match:
ROUND 6: EXPLORATION 🌊 or 🚀
A: Submarine B: Moon Base
Friend Match:
ROUND 7: DREAM BUILDER 🎮 or 🎢
A: Video Game B: Theme Park
Friend Match:
ROUND 8: SILLY TALK 🤫 or 🎶
A: Spy Whisper B: Rhyme Time
Friend Match:
My Small Group Connection Debrief
1. Choice Twin: Which classmate had the most matching picks with you today?
2. Hardest Choice: Which round was the toughest to decide, and why?
Pick Your Side • Small Group Icebreaker Lesson • Grade 3