Santa’s Story Starters

Bring festive creativity into your classroom or home with Santa’s Story Starter, a fun and engaging dice-based writing activity that helps children plan and write imaginative Christmas stories. Perfect for warm-ups, independent writing, small-group work or seasonal English lessons!

This printable resource (also ideal for projecting onto an IWB) includes a clear list of settings, characters and problems, each linked to a dice number. Children simply roll the dice three times to generate the parts of their story—and then get writing! No prep, no fuss, just instant festive fun and heaps of imagination.

Whether it’s a sleigh that breaks, an elf who goes missing or magic that’s gone a bit wrong, every roll creates a brand-new story idea—making it perfect for repeated use throughout the Christmas season.

📦 What’s Included

  • Printable story starter sheet with:

    • 6 Christmas settings

    • 6 festive main characters

    • 6 story problems

  • Simple instructions for quick setup

✨ Why You’ll Love It

  • Encourages creative thinking and imaginative writing

  • Supports story structure and planning skills

  • Easy to differentiate—perfect for all learners

  • Great for whole class use, small groups or independent tasks

  • Minimal printing required (and can be used year after year!)

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