Now that Valentines Day is over, my class is moving on to Community Helpers & Transportation. I made this Roll ‘n’ Write game to hopefully spark an interest in writing practice, and it was a huge hit. Everybody wanted a turn with it the first day it was out. There’s something about games involving dice that are so much fun for them.
![Transportation Roll and Write Game](https://www.prekinders.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/transportation-roll-write.png)
To prepare, print out the Roll ‘n’ Write mat on card stock and either laminate or slip it into a page protector. Write letters on the sides of a wooden cube to make the dice. I usually put dot stickers or masking tape squares on the cube so that I can remove it, and put new letters on later.
![roll-write-game](https://www.prekinders.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/roll-write-game.jpg)
To play, children roll the die and write the letter they rolled in the first square, using a dry erase marker or dry erase crayon. They continue rolling and writing until all of the squares are filled up. When they are done, I asked them to count each letter and determine which had the most/least/same amount (we’ve been practicing more & less lately, too).
Some of them are really good at forming letters and some are still writing letter-like symbols, but I told them to do the best they can. I also told the children to bring their mat to me when they finished, and I’d take a picture of their work. I saved the photos in their portfolios.
Download: Transportation Roll ‘n’ Write
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This game uses graphics licensed by Scrappin Doodles.