Develop your idea. The idea and theme of the skit often relates to the occasion for which it will be performed. The idea of the skit is determined by deciding what you want from the skit. You must decide also what you want your audience to learn from it or take home from it.
Decide the details of the skit. After the idea is established, determine if it will be humorous, sincere or something else and figure out how long the skit should be. If you are only given a five minute time period, you should keep this in mind when writing the skit. Name the skit something that pertains to the subject, and try ot make the name intriguing.
Create the characters. Before you begin writing the skit, determine how many characters there will be, their names and their roles or personality types.
Begin writing the skit. Start the writing process by developing an outline. An outline will not list the entire skit, but will break down the skit into sections. Skits may have many different parts, or only a few.
Write the steps in order. Write each main point of the skit in order. For example, the first part of the outline might say that two of the characters walk on the stage and begin discussing the campfire they are standing by. Write a short description for each part in the play and include the names of the characters.
Read over the outline. After all steps are listed, look over the steps, carefully reading each one. Make sure that the steps seem to flow with each other and that everything you wanted to include is covered.