Spin as Many as Eight Wheels with This New Multi-Wheel Spinner

Out of all the blogs I have written, and that number is now almost 100, the most comments I have ever received on a post were for the online wheel spinners article from April 2021. Emily, Jitka, Eric, and Isabelle posted the need for multiple wheels on the same tab. Well, I am thrilled to say that I recently received an email out of the blue from Alan Phillips, wheel spinner creator extraordinaire.

So, of course, I had to email Alan back and thank him as I know educators will LOVE Spinner Wheel. The only question I had for Alan is would this remain free? And he has assured me that the answer is YES!

Creative Writing with the Multi-Wheel Spinner

Here’s my take on the multi-wheel spinner. First, I came up with my idea of a Story Spinner Scrambler. I created three spinners for a writing activity that generates a creative writing prompt. I used three wheels, but remember, Alan’s spinner will let you have from one to eight spinners on the same tab. Spin the three wheels, and a person, place, and quirky word are landed upon. These must appear somewhere in your story.

BONUS: If you are looking for more quirky words, check out this website for a list of 592 fun and funky words. 

I just jumped in and created my first wheel without reading any directions. Here’s how I did it:

1. I typed in my ten character names.
2. Then, I clicked on the gear icon and selected the Design Tab. 
3. Here I deselected colors so I would end up with two colors per wheel.
4. I clicked on the Add button to create my second spinner.
5. And I repeated steps 1-4 for each of the three spinners.

Things to Know about This Multi-Wheel Spinner

• You can create an account by choosing your Google account to save spinners and to share them. 
• There are two sound options for your spinner(s): 1) while spinning and 2) for post-spin. 
• You have the option of changing the background color and adding images.
• After each spin, you have the ability to remove each chosen selection.
• Spin your spinners individually or all at the same time!
• Display your spinners horizontally or vertically.
• Keep your spinners private or share with the world.
• Edit your spinners at any time. 
• Use the fullscreen button to remove the clutter of the editing tools.

This spinner gets an A+ in my grade book. And don’t forget that you can find more spinners at the original blog post. 

Featured image: created by TCEA staff