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Roll to Create a Holiday Story

In English Language Arts and Reading ... Text Types and Purpose

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A fun, hands-on holiday activity using a die and a chart to create a narrative text.

Use this teaching resource to create a holiday narrative.

How to use this resource:

Roll the die. Match the number rolled to a row on the chart, and see which story element is in the ‘1st Roll’ column. Write the element in the corresponding blank at the bottom of the page.
Roll again. Match the number to a row on the chart, and see which story element is in the ‘2nd Roll’ column. Write this element in the corresponding blank at the bottom of the page.
Continue in this same manner until you have all of the story elements.
Write a narrative text that includes all of the story elements you have rolled.

This resource works great as a writing center activity during the weeks leading up to Christmas.

Looking for an activity for those students who don’t celebrate? Check out our Roll to Create a Gingerbread House activity:

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Roll to Create a Gingerbread House
A fun, hands-on holiday activity using a die and a chart to create a gingerbread house to include in a narrative text.

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Common Core

Common Core Curriculum alignment

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.3
Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.
In Grade 2 English Language Arts Standards Writing Text Types and Purposes
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
In Grade 3 English Language Arts Standards Writing Text Types and Purposes
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
In Grade 4 English Language Arts Standards Writing Text Types and Purposes
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
In Grade 5 English Language Arts Standards Writing Text Types and Purposes
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
In Grade 6 English Language Arts Standards Writing Text Types and Purposes

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