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Creative Writing Games

Ignite your students' imaginations with creative writing games that encourage original thinking. This collection includes character creation, plot twists, and poetic expression. By integrating these games into your lessons, you can foster a love for writing and storytelling.

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1000 Days Smarter: Fifth Grade Celebration for 100 Days of School teaching resource preview
Story starters & planningWord choice & sentence games

1000 Days Smarter: Fifth Grade Celebration for 100 Days of School

It’s that special time of year again! Don’t let this amazing chance to commemorate a magical milestone with your class slip by! Your students have officially spent 100 days in school since the start of the year—100 days of learning…

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Creative Writing Worksheets Game + Writing Paper teaching resource preview
Story starters & planningDice & random prompts

Creative Writing Worksheets Game + Writing Paper

A dice-roll creative-writing game ('Roll With It!') that prompts young students to invent a story by rolling a die to pick characters, setting, and a sequence of plot events, plus matching writing paper.

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Multiple File Types
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1–3
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Online Astronaut Game Build-a-Mission Problem Solving Writing Extension Activity teaching resource preview
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Online Astronaut Game Build-a-Mission Problem Solving Writing Extension Activity

Online Astronaut Game Build-a-Mission Problem Solving Writing Extension Activity The Online Astronaut Game Build-a-Mission Problem Solving Writing Extension Activity is a resourceful teaching tool designed to engage students in children's writing and problem solving. Available for Grade 1 to Grade 5, this creative learning solution…

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Microsoft PowerPoint
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1–5
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Back to school booklet teaching resource preview
Story starters & planningWord choice & sentence games

Back to school booklet

Build bilingual (English/French) back-to-school vocabulary and literacy skills through a multi-activity booklet.

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3–5
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Online Superhero Chef Astronaut Game Problem Solving Writing Extension Activity teaching resource preview
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Online Superhero Chef Astronaut Game Problem Solving Writing Extension Activity

About the Extension Activity The Online Superhero Chef Astronaut Game Problem Solving Writing Extension Activity is a unique educational resource designed to stimulate creativity and problem-solving skills among students. It is aimed for children studying in grades 1 through 5, with applications in Language Arts as well as Life Studies…

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1–5
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Christmas Story telling card for kids teaching resource preview
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Christmas Story telling card for kids

Make this Christmas extra magical with our Christmas Storytelling Cards , created especially for children aged 5 to 8 ! Each card is filled with cute images and words at the bottom that spark imagination and laughter.

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Pre-K–2
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CREATIVE WRITING ACTIVITY, LANGUAGE ARTS WORKSHEETS, VOCABULARY GAME teaching resource preview
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CREATIVE WRITING ACTIVITY, LANGUAGE ARTS WORKSHEETS, VOCABULARY GAME

Forever June Digital Design ARE YOU LOOKING FOR FRESH, NEW LANGUAGE ARTS IDEAS FOR YOUR CLASSROOM? If you looking for something unique for your class, you have come to the right place! My Tell Me So...Creative Writing Activity is a fun resource for your teacher toolbox! This Instant Download Listing contains 20 high resolution jpeg…

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Image: JPG
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4–8
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ELA & World Language Games teaching resource preview
Story starters & planningWord choice & sentence games

ELA & World Language Games

Provide six no-prep classroom games (vocabulary synonym/antonym matching, positive-note writing, collaborative story building, a guessing game, and an 'I Spy' description game) usable for ELA or world-language vocabulary practice.

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Game for ESL: "80 cards to travel around the world in 80 Days" teaching resource preview
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Game for ESL: "80 cards to travel around the world in 80 Days"

Game for ESL: "80 cards to travel around the world in 80 Days" This Amazing PDF Teaching Material is Ideal for ESL, EFL Students, be it High Schoolers/ Middle Schoolers (Teens), Homeschooling Classes or ANY English Second Language School Abroad! This ESL, EFL, TESOL, TEFL Game can be great to improve English as a Second Language…

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8–12
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No Prep Christmas Activity Pack teaching resource preview
Story starters & planningWord choice & sentence games

No Prep Christmas Activity Pack

A print-and-go Christmas-themed activity packet with word games, creative writing prompts and a story-elements chart, for independent work or small groups.

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1–3
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Penguin Art Lesson for Kids teaching resource preview
Story starters & planningDice & random prompts

Penguin Art Lesson for Kids

Guide an art lesson in which students learn about penguins, use a dice/random-number drawing game to create original penguin artwork, then complete character-trait and narrative writing activities about their penguin.

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The Character Builder & Story Builder Activity teaching resource preview
Story starters & planningDice & random prompts

The Character Builder & Story Builder Activity

Give students a MASH-style (fold-and-predict/spiral counting) creative writing game to randomly generate character traits and story elements for use in creative writing.

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Microsoft Word
Level
4–6
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Pirate Battleship Activity Pack teaching resource preview
Story starters & planning

Pirate Battleship Activity Pack

This is a Pirate Battleship Activity Pack. It is filled with writing, map making, board games, treasure hunting and so much more. Everything you need to execute these activities is included.

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Multiple File Types
Level
2–5
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Pom Pom At Christmas: A Fun Writing And Drawing Activity (6 years +) teaching resource preview
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Pom Pom At Christmas: A Fun Writing And Drawing Activity (6 years +)

A Christmas-themed narrative, vocabulary, and planning activity contrasting one family's excited Christmas preparations with another (the 'naughty dog' owner's) family's negative attitude, which is resolved by explaining the Christian religious meaning of Christmas as the birth of Jesus; also includes a December planning calendar, food…

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Pre-K, 1–3
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Robot Art Lesson for Kids teaching resource preview
Story starters & planningDice & random prompts

Robot Art Lesson for Kids

Combine an art-making dice game with writing and reflection activities so students create an original robot drawing and then write about it, blending creative art-making with numeracy (dice/random number use) and literacy skills.

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Roll A Story Slides Version teaching resource preview
Story starters & planningDice & random prompts

Roll A Story Slides Version

This is a Roll A Story Slides that your learners will love! This is a completely digital activity that is great for distance learning or students with devices.

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Microsoft PowerPoint
Level
Pre-K, 1–2
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Verbs Animal Mysteries Activity teaching resource preview
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Verbs Animal Mysteries Activity

Practice identifying verbs and correct verb tense (especially irregular past tense forms) through a logic-puzzle 'whodunit' mystery activity.

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PDF
Level
2–4
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