Icebreaker - Write a Spooky Story

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• PSHE
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• Primary Education

Introductie

In this short icebreaker activity, students will write a spooky story. There are prompts and a spooky scene on each page to inspire your students in their writing.

Instructies

Students can use the questions and images as a prompt for their writing.

Write a Spooky Story

Icebreakers

Scene One

What time of day is it?

What is the setting?

What does your character see?

What does your character hear?

What does your character smell?

What does your character taste?

What does your character touch?

Spooky Starter

Spin the spooky story starter wheel to choose a starter for your story then use the prompts to develop your first scene.

Scene Two

What is going to happen? What problem will your character face or what mystery will your character solve?

What does your character see?

What does your character hear?

What does your character smell?

What does your character taste?

What does your character touch?

Problem

Obstacle

In your second scene, decide what problem your character will face.

You can spin the spinner to choose an obstacle to defeat. Remember, you can edit the terms easily in the spinner to suit your class. Maybe ask them for some ideas to add to the spinner?

Scene Three

What time of day is it?

What is the setting?

What does your character see?

What does your character hear?

What does your character smell?

What does your character taste?

What does your character touch?

Ending

This final slide focuses upon the ending and offers some ideas for appropriate endings. 

Write your own spooky story.