Giving children a “brochure” to write in is much inviting than a blank sheet of paper.
Or try this easy version: roll paper into a circle and “smush” flat.
Use for: story elements (title, favorite character, beginning, middle, end)
consonants or vowels (capital, lower case, pictures; long a, short a, aw sound)
all about me
assessment
field trip, vacation, place they’d like to visit
unit or theme (K-W-L)
sorting (pictures, letters, words, syllables)
fact families
biography (facts, accomplishments)
letters with lines, curves, lines and curves
inflicted endings
drawing a body