All writers need a creative jump start every once in awhile.
Writer’s block can be as prevalent in the classroom as it is in front of an author’s typewriter.
Sometimes you need to shake things up and encourage students to write something out of their usual comfort zone.
With that in mind we’ve made some handy and fun writing prompts called Story Cubes to help out. Getting creative with story cubes is easy but first of all you need to make them.
How to make Story Cubes:
- Start by downloading and printing the PDF. We advise using thicker paper if you can.
Click the image to start download.
- Use scissors to cut them out (watch those fingers!)
- Fold along all the edges and flaps
- Stick them together using tape or glue on the tabs until you make a cube shape.
How to use Story Cubes:
Now you get to roll your new cubes!
Roll all three (or just one if you like) and use whatever three three images that land face up to build your story. If you don’t like the images you get you can always re-roll!
All the images are from BrainPOP movies, but you can interpret them how you like.
Once you’ve made your cubes you can keep them for whenever you want to help creativity strike – they make a pretty nice decoration too!
The Legacy by Sophie Millward-Sadler is a fantastic example of a student’s story that used BrainPOP’s story cubes for inspiration.
And finally, don’t forget to use BrainPOP’s Creative Writing Spotlight to help students write their inspired story the best they can.
