Christmas Would You Rather Wheel
The last weeks before the winter break are full of excitement, and a would you rather question gives that energy somewhere useful to go. This wheel holds 30 festive questions for kids about snowmen, presents, elves, reindeer and gingerbread, such as building a snowman or having a snowball fight, or opening one present every day in December or all of them at once. There are no wrong answers, so everyone can take part and explain their choice. If some of your students don't celebrate Christmas, the winter would you rather wheel has questions about snow and cold weather instead.
Updated by Talha Shahid
What is a Christmas would you rather wheel?
A Christmas would you rather wheel is a spinner that lands on a random Christmas-themed would you rather question, a choice between two festive options that a student answers and then explains. Teachers use one in December for class parties, morning warm-ups and the excited last days before the winter break. The Classroom Wheels Christmas would you rather wheel holds 30 kid-friendly questions about snowmen, presents, Santa's elves and reindeer, gingerbread and Christmas lights, such as building a snowman or having a snowball fight, or leaving cookies for Santa or carrots for the reindeer. A quick game has students stand for one choice and stay seated for the other, and the questions also make short journal and debate prompts. For classes where not everyone celebrates Christmas, the winter would you rather wheel offers questions about snow and cold weather instead. Every question has the same chance on each spin, the list can be edited, and the wheel is free with no signup.
How do you use the christmas would you rather wheel?
- The wheel is ready with 30 entries. Press Spin, click the wheel or press Space, and the result appears in the middle.
- Open Edit entries to change the list for your class, or press Use my class instead to spin your students' names.
- Press Present (or F) to show just the wheel on the board. Turn on Take winners off the wheel in Settings if you don't want repeats.
Ways to use it in class
- Class party game: students stand up for the first choice and stay seated for the second, then a volunteer from each side explains why.
- December journal: spin a question each morning in the week before the break and write the answer as a short diary entry.
- Festive debate: pairs take opposite sides of a spun question and have thirty seconds each to win over the class.
Put this wheel on your class website
Paste this code into Google Sites (Insert, then Embed), a class blog or your learning platform, and students can use the wheel there. It shows just the wheel, with no ads, and loads nothing about your students.
What's on the christmas would you rather wheel?
All 30 entries, ready to spin. Edit them on the wheel above to fit your class.
- Build a snowman or have a snowball fight?
- Be one of Santa's elves or one of his reindeer?
- Open a present every day in December or all at once?
- Decorate the tree or decorate cookies?
- Have a glowing nose or ears that jingle like bells?
- Live in a gingerbread house or an igloo?
- Drink hot chocolate or eat a candy cane?
- Wrap presents or unwrap them?
- Sing carols in the snow or by the fire?
- Have a snowy Christmas or a sunny beach Christmas?
- Ride in Santa's sleigh or drive a snowplough?
- Get a puppy or a new bike?
- Wear a reindeer sweater or a Santa hat all day?
- Make a snow angel or go sledding?
- Find a present in your shoe or under your pillow?
- Be a snowman that never melts or a gingerbread man?
- Help Santa make the toys or help him deliver them?
- Put Christmas lights on your bike or your bedroom ceiling?
- Eat Christmas dinner or only dessert?
- Make cards for the class or one gift for your best friend?
- Have a talking snowman or a flying reindeer as a pet?
- Live at the North Pole or visit it for one day?
- Watch a Christmas film or read a Christmas story?
- Give a gift or get a gift?
- Have ice cream snow or lemonade rain?
- Put the star on the tree or switch on the lights?
- Wake up early on Christmas morning or sleep in?
- Slide down a chimney or a giant snowy hill?
- Leave cookies for Santa or carrots for the reindeer?
- Build the biggest snowman or the tallest gingerbread tower?
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Questions teachers ask
Can I change what's on the christmas would you rather wheel?
Yes. The Christmas Would You Rather Wheel starts with the 30 entries listed above. Open Edit entries to add, remove or reword any of them, one per line. Your changes last until you leave the page, and Restore brings back the original list.
Can I spin my students' names instead?
Yes. Press Use my class instead to swap the christmas would you rather wheel's entries for your saved class, with absent students left off. Press the back button in the same place to return to the 30 entries.
Is every entry on the christmas would you rather wheel equally likely?
Yes. Each of the 30 entries has the same 1 in 30 chance on every spin: the result is chosen with your browser's cryptographic random number generator before the wheel moves. Turn on Take winners off the wheel in Settings to go through every entry once before any repeats.
Will ads show on my projector?
No. Press Present (or F) and the screen shows only the wheel and the Spin button, in large type for the back of the room.