Young readers practice getting information from both the text and the illustrations found in books they are reading. They see that quite often, authors use pictures to help them get their writing process started. Youngsters are invited to do the same thing by using drawing as a pre-writing strategy. After teacher-modeling, pupils use a worksheet, embedded in the plan, to help them start a story of their own by first drawing pictures in the spaces provided. A terrific writing lesson plan for the little ones!