Parade activity
Story Swapping
For School · library
- K-6
- School
- library
- Medium
- Academic
Documented for Virginia: SEL, arts.
What it is
Stories grow as Doodles switch between classes/branches - collaborative narrative writing.
Source: Story Swapping - DoodleFace Parade Activity
- Timeflexible — swap multiple times a day, or every few days
- Setupa little setup
What you need
- One Doodle per class
- paper and writing materials
- a partner classroom (optional — you can swap within your own class)
Steps
- Step 1 of 4
Start the story
Team up with other classrooms. Each class starts the story for its own Doodle. Doodles love stories about themselves — especially the wild, wonderful, and crazy ones.
- Step 2 of 4
Swap Doodles
Every time Doodles switch classrooms, read the tale begun by the previous class, then add to it.
- Step 3 of 4
Keep swapping
Trade as many times as you want: multiple times per day, or every few days.
- Step 4 of 4
Share the finished stories
Gather classes so all the Doodles can share their stories at once, keep rotating until every class has read them all, or read the award-winning stories over the announcements.
Tips
- No teacher to swap with? Swap stories within your classroom.
- Younger kids? Teachers write the stories with the class's help.
- Starter prompts from the Doodle: where I came from (before I arrived at your school) · what happened the night everyone left and the Doodles came to life · when I was little and lived with my Doodle family · the best day I've ever had · what we'd do if I came to your house for a play date.
Research it’s built on
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it’s ridiculously fun, impactful and easy
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