Teaching Resource
Roll to Create a Holiday Story
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:
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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