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Plan Before You Type is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on planning a short piece before publishing it, aligned to Common Core standard W.K.6. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 15 of them with different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Plan Before You Type

W.K.6

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Draw in the space, then write on the lines.

1.Draw a picture that goes with this sentence: "The dog found the mitten in the snow." Then write one more sentence about your picture.
  • My picture matches the sentence
  • I wrote one more sentence
2.Think of a question about bees. Write your question, then say where you could find the answer.
  • I wrote a question
  • I said where to look

LessonPrint · W.K.6 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Plan Before You Type

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A drawing showing a dog with a mitten in snow, plus one relevant sentence.
  2. 2.A question about bees plus a source — a book, an adult, or the internet.

Questions about Plan Before You Type

What does the Plan Before You Type worksheet cover?

It practises planning a short piece before publishing it — 2 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core W.K.6: Use a computer or tablet, with help, to make and share a piece of writing. The instruction to pupils is “Draw in the space, then write on the lines”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Plan Before You Type practise?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.6 — W.K.6, in the Writing domain for Kindergarten. The published standard reads: “With guidance and support from adults, explore a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Plan Before You Type is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on W.K.6, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Plan Before You Type come with an answer key?

Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Plan Before You Type can I print?

25 versions, of which 15 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.

Is Plan Before You Type free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Plan Before You Type, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach W.K.6?

Yes — “Publishing What You Wrote” is a 35-minute Kindergarten plan for W.K.6, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Plan Before You Type is the practice that follows it.

More practice for W.K.6

Use a computer or tablet, with help, to make and share a piece of writing.

Teaching this next? Publishing What You Wrote is the 35-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.K.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.