Metaphor Dice Starter Set

This gamified poetry writing in the best ways. My students produced creative, unique poems within 15 minutes!

I use this game to teach simile and metaphor every time I teach poetry to kids or adults or do a workshop. So glad I have these dice that are fun and hands-on!

As an Instructional Coach in high school, I am always looking for resources that help teachers do their jobs better and bring learning to life in new ways in the classroom. I was ecstatic to get my set of dice for use in our classrooms. We have already used these dice sets in English classrooms as creative writing idea generators, creative activities to end the week, and tools of self reflection and journaling.I am not a writing teacher by training, I am a social studies teacher; but I know the power of tools that aid in sparking the creative process and this is a great example of that. I am excited to see what these dice can do for all of our ELA students when our teachers get more sets in their hands!Thank you Taylor Mali for this great tool!

As a teacher I am a huge fan of Taylor Maki and use his poetry in class often. When I saw these in his social media I was so pumped! These dice are amazing and help students write without making the task seem boring or a chore! I plan on ordering more sets for small groups for next year!

Taylor Mali is a genius slam poet and his dice are fun for anyone looking for a new and creative game to make poetry on the spot!

Just hearing about this product through a podcast helped me format the beginning of my poetry is such a different and powerful way. I bought this to support you guys because it has already been such a help. Thank you~

You don't have to be in school to really like this "game." My daughters (both older teenagers) and I began by selecting combinations that had some personal meaning to us. Their selections ignited conversations that we wouldn't have had otherwise. We then changed it up to put something together that really didn't have any personal meaning and try to go with that. We also tried to come up with some rules so there could be a competitive element, mostly by voting at the end. The only reason I have given this game 4 stars instead of 5 is the lack of a scoring method or other "rules" that could make it more like a traditional game. We are still trying to figure out what those rules would be & I think that might limit the number of times we pull the game out as a family. But overall, this is a great creative game. I would recommend it to any family especially if you have kids. With a little help, I think you could have a lot of fun with this even with elementary school aged children (especially with kids who love to write).

Excellent game for students to incorporate metaphors in their poetry!