Students create story cubes by choosing words for characters, settings, and objects. They roll the cubes and create a sentence using the words shown. Each student then adds a sentence to the story until the final student adds a conclusion. The activity helps students practice incorporating different parts of speech into their writing.

1. Using Student-Created Story Cubes for
Writing Activities

2. Students brainstorm
characters,Writ
settings, and
objects
Then choose 6 words from each
category to make 3 cubes

3. Students roll the cubes and create a sentence incorporating the items
shown. Students can identify parts of speech.

4. The first student rolls the cubes and creates the first line of the
story. Each student adds a sentence and the final student adds a
conclusion.
Mona Lisa went to outer space but she
forgot her glue. So she gets glue at home.
Then goes to bed in outer space because
she has glue. Mona Lisa is shocked.

5. Mona Lisa forgot her bag on the soccer
field. So she goes to the soccer field to get
her bag. Her bag is not there because Mona
Lisa’s bag is at home. Mona Lisa is
shocked.

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