Roll to Create a Musical Story

Are you looking for a student-centred activity to help your students unleash their inner author during Book Week 2026? Then look no further than Teach Starter’s Roll to Create a Musical Story dice game!

This game is a fun and engaging way to get your students’ imaginations flowing and inspire stories based on the 2026 Book Week theme, Symphony of Stories. The dice game adds an element of chance to the activity, making any number of combinations possible regarding settings, characters and featured objects.

The game features three differentiated versions: a pictures-only version, a words-and-pictures version and a words-only version. We recommend choosing the version that best meets the needs of your class or individual students.

Read on to learn how to play this game with your students during Book Week 2026! 

How to Play This ‘Roll to Create’ Dice Game

To get your students to create musical stories worthy of the 2026 Book Week theme, simply follow the steps below!

1. First Roll: Setting – Students roll the dice to establish the setting of their story. There are six settings: concert hall, music classroom, park stage, city parade, orchestra stage and theatre. Once the students have found the setting that matches the number rolled, they record the setting on their worksheet.
2. Second Roll: Character – Students roll the dice to establish the main character of their story. There are six main characters: conductor, singer, composer, violinist, drummer and dancer. Once the students have found the character that matches the number rolled, they record the character on their worksheet.
3. Third Roll: First Object – Students roll the dice to establish the first object to feature in their story. There are six objects: violin, horn, drum, piano, maracas and gong. Once the students have found the object that matches the number rolled, they record the object on their worksheet.
4. Fourth Roll: Second Object – Students roll the dice to establish the second object to feature in their story. There are six objects: sheet music, music stand, musical baton, music box, tuning fork and metronome. Once the students have found the object that matches the number rolled, they record the object on their worksheet.
5. Writing Time! – Students write a musical story based around the setting, character and two objects that matched their dice rolls. A sheet has been provided within the resource; however, older students will likely need a lot more space to write their stories!   

Download This Dice Game for Book Week 2026

This dice game downloads as an easy-print PDF or editable Google Slides file. Use the Download button to select your preferred file option. (Note: You will be prompted to make a copy of the Google Slides template on your personal drive before accessing it.)

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher and Teach Starter collaborator.

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