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Middle school creative writing games
How Well Do You Know Your Teacher? (Fun End of Year Activity)
This is a fun, no-prep end of year activity to see how well (or not well) your students know you! The students get to come up with creative responses to fun and engaging prompts.Depending on the age of your students, you can pick and choose which slides to assign. For the older kids, I've included prompts related to social media.
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3rd - 12th
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ESCAPE ROOM Plot Elements: Fractured Fairy Tales & Creative Writing
This PLOT ELEMENTS ESCAPE ROOM breakout activity uses fractured fairy tales to teach and reinforce the elements of a plot. It is a fun, team building ADVENTURE that requires reading comprehension skills, understanding of plot elements, creative writing, inferencing, and problem-solving.
The adventure begins when YOU, the most awesome teacher in the history of the world, take the kids on a little trip to a publishing house. Things go a bit awry, and the kids have to save the day by rising to th
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5th - 9th
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Narrative/Memoir Writing Brainstorming/Generating Ideas: Memory BINGO Activity
Help your writers generate ideas for writing a narrative, memoir, or scene with this interactive "Memory Bingo" game that will get students sharing and collecting memories!During this activity, students will use a list of 50 prompts to add various memories to a BINGO board. During BINGO, students will share memories and add more to their treasure trove of ideas after hearing their classmates' memories. After the activity, students will reflect on their top 5 memories and begin writing about one.
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5th - 12th
Personification Spot It & Steal It Game
Personification will be a breeze to teach with this engaging, hands-on game filled with fun illustrations! The visuals make it easy for students to understand personification... this will make them more likely to use personification in their own writing!Play the game as a class... or keep it as a center! Use the visuals to introduce the topic; for review; or put them up on a bulletin board for a visual reminder... the options are endless!Take a look at the preview to see all the cards included i
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Valentine's Day Bundle
Teambuilding Trivia Icebreaker Game 100 cards
This team building trivia icebreaker game asks students to work in pairs or small groups while they have one minute to list as many answer choices as possible after a prompt is read. Use for:✏️ Fun Fridays✏️ Brain Breaks✏️ Sub Plans/ Rewards after testing✏️ Classroom teambuilding✏️ Back to school icebreaker✏️ Extra time before the bellHow to Play: 1. The teacher reads a "List..." prompt to the class. For example, "List... Movies with a number in its title....GO!" 2. Students have 1 minute to
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6th - 8th
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Creative Writing BINGO Interactive Bulletin Board EDITABLE Classroom Decor
Engage students with a unique, interactive bulletin board specifically designed for creative writing! This BINGO themed bulletin board encourages students to think critically and creatively as they work towards a goal of getting 5-in-a-row! I designed this resource for Extreme Makeover Classroom Edition and it was a HUGE success! With 25 innovative, unique creative writing prompts, students will fall in love with the art of writing. Also, it's a huge statement piece in a classroom-- with bright
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4th - 9th
Scattergories Kids Version
Our favorite classroom game is SCATTERGORIES! This classic game has kid friendly topics such as "items in your backpack", "games played in P.E.", "lunch choices", and "famous book characters". Scattergories is the perfect team building activity to help students work on social-emotional group work skills such as listening to others ideas, cooperating, compromising, communicating with others, and showing good sportsmanship during class games. This game is also great for small groups in a social
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K - 8th, Staff
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ESCAPE ROOM ELA BUNDLE Team Building, Reading, Writing, Critical Thinking
From Back to School to End of Year, this breakout bundle includes interactive and immersive adventures. Each challenge addresses ELA standards in a fun and engaging way. Your students won't even realize how much they are learning, which is the BEST way to learn, isn't it?!Individually, the total value of these best-selling resources will be over $82.90, so this resource results in HUGE savings!WHAT IS INCLUDED?The bundle includes an entire year's worth of individual activities. There are 12, so
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5th - 9th
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IMPROV GAMES with IMPROV PROMPT CARDS BUNDLE (16 sets! Heaps of Improv Games!)
I have compiled DRAMA TRUNK improv cards and games for endless improv prompts. These versatile cards can be used in so many ways and are a MUST HAVE improvisation resource. THIS IMPROV BUNDLE INCLUDES:IMPROV SCENE STARTERS (here)ANIMALISTICS Characterisation Activities + Animal Family Cards (here)SOCIAL SITUATIONS Improv Cards and Improv Activities (here)SCENE THEMES Improvisation Cards and Improvisation Games (here)GROUP FREEZES Improv Cards and Teaching Activities (here)DRAMA SHOES Improvisati
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Dialogue and Descriptive Writing Game
Your students will ask to play this all. the. time. The Tweet a Pic Dialogue and Description game for grades 6-10 asks students to write a 140 character tweet for a variety of high interest pictures using their best dialogue or descriptive writing. In groups, students take turns acting as "judge." Members of their group anonymously turn in their best tweet for a picture and the judge chooses the best one. The student who writes the winning tweet gets a point for that round. The judge role s
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6th - 10th
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OPENING LINES Drama / English Cards (with Drama Games + Activities)
This set of 99 OPENING LINE Drama Cards comes with 3 suggested drama activities (Opening Line Scenes; One Word / Line at a time; Monologues) but can be used in so many more ways. Get your scenes and storytelling off to a great start with this collection of open ended short scene starters. DRAMA TRUNK DRAMA CARDS ARE A DRAMA TEACHER'S BEST FRIEND! Just print, laminate (optional) and cut out a set of versatile drama cards that you can use over and over again. I cannot count how many times and ways
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Drama Cards : BUNDLED 17 SETS (with Drama Activities & Games)
CHARACTER Drama Cards / English Cards (Drama Games + Activities)
This set of 259 Character Drama Cards comes with 3 suggested drama activities (Character Scenes; Monologues; Bus Stop) but can be used in so many more ways. Enhance creativity, storytelling and character development with these versatile cards. DRAMA TRUNK DRAMA CARDS ARE A DRAMA TEACHER'S BEST FRIEND! Just print, laminate (optional) and cut out a set of versatile drama cards that you can use over and over again. I cannot count how many times and ways I have used drama cards – absolutely my most
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Drama Cards : BUNDLED 17 SETS (with Drama Activities & Games)
Improvisation Scene Starters (Improvisation Scenarios) with Improv Games
Improvisation scenarios by Drama Trunk. Looking for improvisation resources that are ready to print and go? Use these improv scene starters for any drama game where a simple scenario is needed. These improv scene starters are suitable for scenes where 1 person starts or where there are 2 or more players.Use Drama Trunk ‘Improv Scene Starter’ Cards with the following suggested improv games (instructions included in resource), use them to start scenes or to start any improvisation.• Space Jump• Wh
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Ice breaker Games - Back to School Icebreaker Bundle for Middle and High School
This back to school icebreaker bundle includes engaging ice breaker games for middle school and high school students! Based on popular classics, this bundle includes: “Speed-Meeting” icebreaker questions, “Matchmaker” partner pairing cards, and collaborative “Snowball Writing” prompts.⚡️⚡️⚡️ Save over 25% with the Bundled Discount! ⚡️⚡️⚡️Ice Breaker Games included with this Bundle:✏️ “Speed-Meeting” Icebreaker Questions for Teens - Color & Greyscale30 unique, engaging, and age-appropriate i
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6th - 12th
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Allusion Activity with Mythology and Pop Culture
Allusion is a powerful device, but students can easily miss it if they aren't familiar with how it is used. This fun activity gives them practice identifying both mythology-based and pop-culture-oriented allusions as they blend the two in a hilarious, brain-stretching exercise. First, students are split into teams, and each team draws a mythology card, a pop culture card, and a scenario card. Then each team must script a conversation that alludes to facts from both the mythology card and pop
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: ELA Games for Middle School Language Arts Review
DRAMA GAMES + Lesson Activities for Elementary (Grades 4, 5 + 6)
A MUST HAVE resource for elementary school teachers who want to bring some drama into their class! This is a bundle of 16 Drama Trunk teaching resources for Grades 4, 5 and 6. It includes tons of drama games, drama activities + prompt drama cards (no thinking + no planning necessary). DRAMA TRUNK DRAMA CARDS really ARE A DRAMA TEACHER'S BEST FRIEND! Just print, laminate (optional) and cut out a set of versatile drama cards that you can use over and over again. I cannot count how many times and
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4th - 6th
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ESCAPE ROOM Middle School ELA Test Prep Activity Rock the Test
Looking for a fun and interactive test prep activity? ROCK THE TEST ESCAPE ROOM is for you! Kids will use teamwork and a helpful (editable) test tip booklet, in addition to reading, writing, and problem solving skills. All you will have to do is watch and enjoy the activity. :) The adventure begins when YOU, the most awesome teacher in the history of the world, get your class free tickets to a rock concert. The only obstacle is that The Puzzle-Makers like their fans to figure out key details of
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5th - 9th
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Show Don't Tell Descriptive Writing Game
Show Don’t Tell Descriptive Writing Game is a multisensory game that helps players learn how to write descriptive paragraphs in a fun, engaging and interactive way. Players learn how to "show" instead of "tell" the reader with the use adjectives, action verbs, adverbs, similes, metaphors and personification to create thick, rich descriptions. It is available as a downloadable, printable PDF.
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4th - 12th
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**FALL BUNDLE** Roll-A-Story Narrative Writing Activity
This Fall Bundle includes the September, October, and November Roll-A-Story Packs. Great activities to start off the school year!This is a narrative writing activity in which students choose the elements of their story by rolling a die. This file contains TWELVE different element boards in both color and black and white, all with a September, October, or November theme. It also contains SIX versions of Fall themed writing papers! These work great in a writing center, or can be used for extra wri
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2nd - 6th
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Writing Workshop Escape Room Activity
The purpose of this Writing Workshop is to engage your students in an Escape Room activity to learn more about the important components for being an effective writer. Watch your students get excited as they try to get accepted into The School of Writing Wizardry. In order to get accepted, students will cooperatively work through six tasks that relate to writing (parts of speech, the writing process, punctuation, figurative language, topic sentences, and paragraph structure). Students must earn a
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Writers Workshop Complete Sentences and Grammar Activities
Alliteration Game for Middle School
This fun alliteration photo hunt helps middle school students become more aware of alliteration and how to use it in their own descriptive writing.Literary devices make students’ writing crisp, clear, and captivating – and alliteration is one of the simplest but most often overlooked devices of them all. This fun game gives students the opportunity to find examples of alliteration in a variety of random photo collages. Students are pushed to find as many examples as possible, and when time run
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Fun Descriptive Writing Activities for Middle School
Fun Descriptive Writing Activities for Middle School
Students’ writing springs to life when they learn to use descriptive techniques effectively. This descriptive writing bundle includes games, activities, projects, and assignments that will help your students practice these writing skills. These resources will help your students . . . Write with descriptive adjectivesUse figurative language in their writingInclude the 5 senses in their imageryOrganize descriptive details logicallyPaint a picture with their wordsWhat's included?Photo Prompt Exe
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6th - 8th
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Five Earth's Spheres Lesson Plan and Card Sort Activity
This is such an interactive way to engage your students and motivate them to learn about the Earth's Spheres! Inspired by this micro teaching lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTObLjp6X8QI have used this activity with my high school biology and environmental science classes. It helps refresh the earth's spheres within the earth's systems lesson of the ecology unit! They LOVE it!I had the necessity to create these because our book teaches about the Cryosphere as the fifth sphere on Earth.Th
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1st - 11th
Bean Boozled: Descriptive Writing Game
Here's to hoping that your students don't get Bean Boozled in ELA. During this activity, students will practice three different writing strategies to spice up their vocabulary, sentence structure, and use of imagery in descriptive writing. This unit puts the popular Bean Boozled game to use where the students will be drawing cards (and praying for a card without a star) to select jelly beans. If they get a Bean Boozled card, the students must spin for their jelly bean. In this game it could be o
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3rd - 8th
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