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Once upon a time, an alien visited Earth. He saw many things that he had never seen
before – trees and sunflowers, for example. He also discovered many new books that he
had never read before. Unfortunately, the alien locked himself out of his UFO and had to try
to get home by plane. But just as he was getting on the plane, a security guard stopped
him and said, “Sorry, no aliens allowed.”
by Jamie (aged 48)

I am sure you could write a better story than this. When using story dice, we can start by asking
two questions:

Question 1: What do the icons mean?

The images on the dice (= the icons) will mean different things to different people. Try this for
yourself. Look at the icons on the nine dice above and decide what they could represent. Write
your ideas in the box below.

• The alien icon: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

• The book icon: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

• The tree icon: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

• The speech bubble: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

• The unhappy face emoji: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

• The plane icon: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

• The sunflower icon: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

• The padlock icon: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

• The hand icon: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Question 2: What is your story about?

Now you can start to look for connections between the dice. Try to connect two or
three dice and create an idea that is central to your story.

E.g. The story of a fish that dreams of going into space

Your idea should include a main character. And it could introduce us to one of the following:

• A problem that has to be solved

• A desire that has to be fulfilled
• A conflict that has to be resolved

Now look again at the dice below. Think carefully about your idea and complete the following
sentence:

My story is about …………………………………………………………………………………………………..……….….

▶ Now write your story

Now you can create a story with these dice that is better than the one on the other page. Plan it
first and then write it.

Good luck!

STORY DICE (V1) JAMIE KEDDIE, 2021