Dice Writing – Haunted House
This fun and engaging writing lesson is ideal for reluctant writers and those students who always say “I don’t know what to write about!” A story starter is provided that your students can cut off the worksheet and glue into their books. Then they roll a dice and use the table to see what they should write about next.
What is included
- A fully explained worksheet with every number providing a prompt to keep the story going.
Learning goals
- Engaging students in writing with a fun, hands-on activity
- Developing writing skills and confidence through real practice at narrative writing
Suggested use
Students roll a dice and use the table to see what they should write about next. So in this haunted house story, if they roll a 3, they write a shadow moving at the top of the stairs into the story. The dice prompts are meant to give the students something to build on, to spark their own imaginations. Sometimes they will be able to take an idea and write pages about it, other times they will write about an idea and then roll for the next idea. Model the idea for your students first, but it won’t take them long to roll with the idea – pun intended!
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Fun Hands -On Learning
Games improve engagement and therefore improve student recall
Develops Writing Skills
Fun activities support engagement in writing practice
Builds Writing Stamina
Students will write more than they realise when you take away the stress of coming up with ideas.
Teacher’s Notes
- Easy, fun and very engaging
- Support for reluctant writers
- Great introduction activity for a narrative unit
- Easy to implement
Designed to engage reluctant writers
Fun yet practical activities that are easy to set up but help inspire students to get their ideas on paper.
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