Emoji Writing Prompt Generator
THE SPREADSHEET
To get your own copy of the “Emoji Random Writing Prompt Generator” spreadsheet, click the link below:
- Get your own copy: Google Sheets link
The Google Sheets has six tabs along the bottom:
- "Directions" tab - Here you will find the directions for using the spreadsheet.
- "2 Emojis" tab - This tab randomly generates 2 emojis as a writing prompt.
- "3 Emojis" tab - This tab randomly generates 3 emojis as a writing prompt.
- "4 Emojis" tab - This tab randomly generates 4 emojis as a writing prompt.
- "5 Emojis" tab - This tab randomly generates 5 emojis as a writing prompt.
- "Data" tab - This tab has over 800 emojis, from which the other tabs randomly pull.
DIRECTIONS
To view the writing prompts the students can click the tabs at the bottom of the spreadsheet, depending on how many emojis they want. If they do not find inspiration in the emojis they get, they can easily generate new random combinations as follows:
- They can press the “Ctrl” and “R” keys to force the Sheet to “recalculate” which will pull new random emojis.
- Or they can simply reload the Sheet in their browser.
When the student finds a set of emojis that works for them, they can use them as inspiration for their writing, such as including each of the items or ideas somewhere in their story or poem.
You may also want to have the students indicate somewhere in their document what emojis they used. If they want, they can even copy and paste the emoji images straight from the spreadsheet into their Google Doc.
If you want to edit the available emojis, you can make changes to the “Data” tab. Depending on the age and needs of your students, you may want to delete some of the rows from that tab to remove those emojis as options.