What this tool does
Six-sided dice nets carrying your own words on the faces: actions, story prompts, vocabulary, anything you type. One to four nets a page, with the text resizing itself to fit each face.
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Your six words, on a die
Type six faces and the sheet prints a foldable net with your text on them. One to four dice per page. Each face sizes its own text, so a one-word face and a five-word face both fit.
The default is action words — Run, Jump, Hop, Spin, Clap, Wave — which is the version most people want first and the one that shows what the tool does.
Why a die beats a list
Six prompts written on a board get read, then weighed up, then negotiated over. A die gets rolled, and whatever lands face up is what happens.
That removal of choice is the entire mechanism. A child who is asked to pick a movement will pick the same one every time; a child who rolls one will do all six over a session. The same applies to writing prompts, to speaking practice, and to any activity where the reluctance is about deciding rather than doing.
Six things it is worth making
- Story dice. Characters on one die, settings on another, problems on a third. Roll all three, then write whatever you have been handed.
- Vocabulary dice for a language lesson: roll, then use the word in a sentence.
- Movement breaks — the default set.
- Question stems for reading: Who, Where, Why, What if, How, Predict.
- Chore dice at home, where a roll settles in two seconds an argument that would otherwise run ten minutes and end badly.
- Review dice with six question types from a topic.
Keeping the faces short
The text shrinks to fit, which means a long phrase will fit and will be small. On a die that is 4cm across, small means hard to read at arm's length across a table.
Three or four words is the practical limit for anything read while rolling. "Describe the setting" works. "Describe the setting of the story in as much detail as you can" technically fits, and nobody will read it.
Assembly
Print on card or glue to card. Score the fold lines before folding, assemble with the printed side out, and put a scrap of paper inside before closing the last flap so it holds its shape.
Print at 100% — scaling moves the folds relative to the cut line.
The options
Six face labels, dice per page (1–4), and a title. A4 or US Letter.
Four to a page makes a set for a group. One to a page makes a big die a class can throw across a room, which is occasionally exactly what is wanted.
FAQs
Quick answers
What can I put on the faces?
Any short label. A word, a letter, a number, a short phrase, or an emoji. Keep labels short so the text stays readable when folded.
How many dice per page?
Between 1 and 4. Fewer dice means each net prints larger and is easier to cut and fold.
Do I have to fill all six faces?
The generator needs six labels. Empty slots fall back to a placeholder so the dice still assembles, but filled labels produce a cleaner result.
What are custom dice good for?
Action games, story starters, vocabulary practice, behaviour prompts, and classroom warm-ups. Pair a few custom dice for richer prompts.
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