Inspire Holiday Writing with a Roll a Story Christmas Activity

The holidays are approaching, so it’s time to start prepping your seasonal reading and writing lessons. Get your students excited about writing this festive season with this roll-a-story Christmas dice activity.

This engaging Roll a Story Christmas resource turns writing practice into a game by letting students roll a die to generate different story elements. Each roll helps them build their own Christmas tale, choosing characters, settings and events as they go. They’ll be so engaged creating their Christmas stories, they won’t even realize they’re learning about sentence formation, sequencing and storytelling, all while having fun!

How to Use This Roll a Christmas Story Resource

Using this Roll a Christmas Story resource in your classroom couldn’t be easier! Just follow the steps below to get started:

1. Hand out the materials – Give each student a Roll a Christmas Story worksheet and a die. Alternatively, students can share in pairs or small groups.
2. Roll the dice – Students roll to select a character, setting, event and mode of transportation from the chart.
3. Create the story – Using their results, students use their imagination to write a unique Christmas story.
4. Extend the activity – Once the students have finished, why not have them illustrate their stories, then read them aloud to the class.

Easily Download Your Roll a Story Printable

This roll a story printable has been designed by our team with convenience in mind! You can quickly download the resource in two formats: a ready-to-print PDF for immediate classroom use or an editable Google Slides version for digital or customizable learning. Just choose your preferred version from the dropdown menu on the Download button.

Whether you’re preparing literacy centers, morning work or a holiday-themed writing lesson, this printable activity makes lesson planning quick and stress-free.

This resource was created by Samantha Rose, a teacher in Florida and Teach Starter Collaborator.

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