Story Cube

From time-to-time students will need a hand to help them with their reading comprehension. This where the Story Cube can come in "hand-y". (sorry, couldn't help the pun.)

Using an empty tissue box, some craft sticks and blank paper cut into the shape of hands, the story cube can be twirled and then a hand is selected (for one-on-one work) or the story cube can be passed along the small group to choose a hand to answer comprehension questions. The story cube can also be great for whole class setting as each hand is pulled from the cube, another stick can be pulled for the student that will be chosen to answer the question.

The students had a blast creating the story cube together. The comprehension questions were predetermined by our standards, but the students picked the colors, wrapped, glued, etc. When it was done it was not only a tool in our classroom for reading, but the students had ownership since it was a fruit of their labor. It has become a tool certainly more used than one that I would have purchased.

"When the students have ownership they will use it more."