Discovered couple of good writing games to encourage creative writing and for better vocabulary. So I'll be posting these discoveries every week. Keep us updated whether you tried these in your class and how it worked.
Folding Story : This one is an oldy but can be done with a tech twist to engage the kids.
a) One student writes two sentences on a piece of paper. The sentences must be separated by a space.
b) They fold the paper over so the first sentence is covered - only the second sentence can be seen.
c) They then pass it onto the next student who continues to story on.
d) The second student folds the paper as the first student did, and then passes it on.
Read the story aloud at the end to see how much sense it makes.
Tech Tip: A fun way of doing this activity is to using a Web 2.0 tool. Students will need to create a free and quick account to log onto this online version. After this, you can collaborate as a class on a folding story and have fun with the end result. The tool can be found here: http://foldingstory.com/
Good for encouraging juniors for writing tasks and collaborative learning.
Folding Story : This one is an oldy but can be done with a tech twist to engage the kids.
a) One student writes two sentences on a piece of paper. The sentences must be separated by a space.
b) They fold the paper over so the first sentence is covered - only the second sentence can be seen.
c) They then pass it onto the next student who continues to story on.
d) The second student folds the paper as the first student did, and then passes it on.
Read the story aloud at the end to see how much sense it makes.
Tech Tip: A fun way of doing this activity is to using a Web 2.0 tool. Students will need to create a free and quick account to log onto this online version. After this, you can collaborate as a class on a folding story and have fun with the end result. The tool can be found here: http://foldingstory.com/
Good for encouraging juniors for writing tasks and collaborative learning.
