Pencil Party
A K–2 writing game show: tell stories, facts and opinions apart, pick strong reasons, choose facts that fit a topic, put stories in order and make writing better.
Try it free with your class: the demo runs right in your browser for 5 questions or 5 minutes, whichever comes first. No sign-up needed.
Or get every game, including all future games, with the All-Access Teacher License for $150.
What students practice
Telling stories, facts and opinions apart, finding the opinion sentence, choosing a reason that supports an opinion, closing sentences, picking facts that fit a topic, removing sentences that don't belong, topic sentences, beginning-middle-end order, time words (first, next, finally), spacing between words, adding details, stronger verbs and feeling words, combining and moving sentences, setting
Standards
OAS K.3.W · K.2.W.2–4 · 1.3.W.1–3 · 1.2.W.2–3 · 2.3.W.1–3 · 2.2.W.1, 3
Common Core: W.K.1–3, 5 · W.1.1–3, 5 · W.2.1–3, 5
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How it works
- Open the game file in any web browser: Chromebooks, laptops or your smartboard. No accounts, no student logins and no internet needed once it's downloaded.
- Enter the players or teams, then press Start.
- Students take turns on one shared screen, so the whole class can play together on a projector or smartboard.
- Each purchase includes the game file and a one-page Quick Start guide.
