This Roll & Write resource gives upper elementary and middle school ELA teachers 10 different, buildable writing cubes that will help your students throughout the writing process. These writing dice are a great way to review and practice skills you have already taught, and can be used for differentiation, independent practice, centers, or small group instruction during either the drafting or revision & editing stages of the writing process. These cubes include both words and images on each side of the cube and the font used is Open Dyslexic for easy readability. To build, simply print on copy paper or card stock, cut out, and glue or tape together. Then roll your way to better writing pieces!

Depending on the cube used, students will add sensory details to their story, stretch out their story, start a new sentence with a subordinating conjunction, roll a type of comma to use, or add figurative language. Students can also use the writing cube to add context clues to their vocabulary words or to complete revision tasks to improve their writing.

Writing Cubes Included:

• Roll Sensory Details

• Roll a Story Stretcher

• Roll a Complex Sentence Starter (x2)

• Roll a Sentence Stretcher

• Roll a Sentence Type

• Roll a Comma

• Roll a Vocabulary Word Context Clue

• Roll to Add Figurative Language

• Roll & Revise

Directions for Use:

1. Select and print your desired writing cube out on either copy paper or card stock.

2. Cut the cube net out

3. Fold along the lines

4. Glue or tape together to construct

5. Roll & Write or Revise

When explaining your directions and expectations to you students for writing cube use, you might want to first review the terms and writing skills, then include a signal so kids know when to roll their writing die. In my classroom, we use a doorbell or a chime.

I'd love to hear how you use this resource in your classroom! Feel free to email me at iteachiwrite@yahoo.com with any questions or suggestions you may have.