Lesson Plan
Ignite the Spark
Students will engage in improvisational drawing and collaborative storytelling games to boost creative confidence, quick thinking, and teamwork through guided prompts and group activities.
This lesson ignites imagination, fosters divergent thinking, and strengthens peer collaboration—key skills for Tier 2 support in 8th grade. It builds creative confidence and encourages risk-taking in a supportive small-group setting.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Teacher Preparation
10 minutes
Step 1
Introduction & Warm-Up
5 minutes
Step 2
Drawing Prompts Activity
10 minutes
Step 3
Pass-the-Story Doodle Game
10 minutes
Step 4
Plot Twist Brainstorm Discussion
10 minutes
Step 5
One-Word Wrap Cool-Down
10 minutes
Slide Deck
Drawing Prompts and Story Seeds
Prompt 1: Alien Planet Marketplace
Prompt 2: Secret Underwater City
Prompt 3: Floating Island Sanctuary
Prompt 4: Mystical Forest Village
Prompt 5: Time-Traveling Train
Prompt 6: Invisible Creature
Prompt 7: Lost Ancient Library
Prompt 8: Cloud Castles & Sky Roads
Prompt 9: One-Word Story Seeds
Your Turn to Sketch
Game
Discussion
Cool Down
