Question Dice

Question Dice are an engaging resource that encourages students to ask and answer questions. They can be used across the curriculum at all age levels, and work particularly well as a reading activity.

Fun Activity Ideas from Sheena Cameron and Louise Dempsey

1/ Character Hotseat

One student becomes a character in the text. The other students take turns to roll the dice and ask the student a question using stems on the Question Dice.

For example, for a non-fiction text about a BMX rider, using the question stem ‘Why?’ a student could ask ‘Why did you want to become a BMX rider?’

This activity encourages students to infer using information from the text and their own prior knowledge.

2/ Quick Write Activity – Collaborative Stories

Students work with a partner. They take turns to throw the dice, write down an answer to the question and  then include all the answers in a short piece of writing. For example: 

• What?  Kicking a soccer ball
• Where?  At the park
• Who?  A purple monster
• Why?  Practising for the Monster Games
• When?  Early in the morning
• How?  Happily

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