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Writing Activity - Snowball Writing Collaborative Narrative Classroom Activity
Writing Activity - Snowball Writing Collaborative Narrative Classroom Activity
Writing Activity - Snowball Writing Collaborative Narrative Classroom Activity
Writing Activity - Snowball Writing Collaborative Narrative Classroom Activity

Writing Activity - Snowball Writing Collaborative Narrative Classroom Activity

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Writing Activity - Snowball Writing Collaborative Narrative Classroom Activity: Engage your students in an unforgettable collaborative writing experience with this unique Snowball Writing activity! In this lively lesson, students will dive into narrative writing with creativity and teamwork. Here’s how it works: each student begins a story, then crumples their page into a “snowball” and tosses it forward for another student to catch and continue the tale. This exciting cycle repeats, with each student adding to different stories until the snowball returns to its original creator for final revisions. Through this activity, students not only hone their narrative writing skills but also foster collaboration and communication in a fun, hands-on way.

 

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How the Snowball Narrative Writing Activity Works:

  1. Each student receives one of the 30 unique worksheets featuring a different visual story starter. They begin by crafting the opening to their narrative.
  2. After a set amount of time, students crumple their stories into a “snowball” and toss it to the front of the room.
  3. Everyone then picks up a new snowball from the front and continues the story they’ve chosen!
  4. This process repeats once more before the snowball returns to the original writer, who then edits, revises, and completes a final copy on loose-leaf paper or typed.

Students always have so much fun with this activity, often surprised and delighted that crumpling up their work is part of the process!

 

Included in The Snowball Narrative Writing Activity:

➡️ Teacher Instructions: You'll feel totally confident implementing this high-interest activity with these easy-to-follow instructions that allow you to run this writing activity smoothly.

➡️ 30 Narrative Writing Snowball Student Worksheets: Included are 30 different double-sided writing pages, each including an interesting visual prompt. There is a space for writers 1, 2, and 3 with instructions for each. Students will use their narrative writing skills to form a completed narrative story.

 

What Teachers Are Saying About This Snowball Narrative Writing Activity:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I have done snowball activities before, but this one has a specific purpose. What a great idea! Holds the students accountable for reading the previous section(s) and expanding.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My students LOVED this and WOW - their stories were amazing! This is one activity the kids asked for time and again. Thanks!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My 7th graders love this activity. I usually pull out the snowball writing when we have a shorter class period or a shorter school week, as a filler. The kids not only are writing, but they're up moving around- it's perfect. Lastly, the photo prompts really get them thinking as well. Thank you.

 

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