"Read the Title, Write a Story, and Draw a Picture" is a worksheet that focuses on early literacy skills. Each page provides students with a title that they read. Then, they rewrite the title and write a story to go with it. Finally, students draw a cover page for their story.

The activity is scaffolded with directions for each section, and each section contains lines and space for students to complete each step. For example, one title is "My Sleepover at the Zoo." There's a single line for students to rewrite the title, multiple lines where they can write a story, and a blank box where they draw the cover page.

Giving students scaffolded early writing practice is a great way for them to work on their reading and writing skills. Activities that give students some freedom are especially powerful because they enable them to get practice expressing themselves, even if their spelling or handwriting isn't perfect.

For example, students can copy a given title for a story, which helps them practice spelling, writing letters, and capitalization. Then, you can give them some freedom to write a story that goes with that title. This allows students to use their memory to write letters and get creative when spelling words. It gives students practice, but it can also be used as an informal assessment to see where students may need more instruction.

Drawing pictures can be a powerful way for students to work on reading and writing skills. They can draw a picture after writing a story, or they can read a story and write a picture to go with it. Matching pictures to the titles of stories can also be a fun activity that supports early literacy skills.