Write All About It! Writing Assessment: Foundation is a fun and practical writing task designed to help young learners practise constructing simple sentences based on visual prompts. Featuring a variety of playful and engaging scenes, these worksheets support creativity, oral language development and foundational writing skills in early writers.

By using high-interest illustrations and a structured template, this activity encourages students to look closely at details, develop observational language and begin forming written ideas independently. It focuses on sentence structure, punctuation, vocabulary and early spelling, while allowing for personal expression through drawing and colouring.

This flexible resource includes editable versions of all worksheets and a writing assessment rubric aligned to Foundation Australian Curriculum outcomes. It is ideal for use during independent writing time, small group rotations, or as part of your formal assessment schedule.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Use a visual prompt to inspire and support sentence writing
• ✅ Construct complete sentences with capital letters and full stops
• ✅ Apply phonics knowledge to spell simple words independently
• ✅ Develop confidence in describing a scene or telling a simple story
• ✅ Build foundational handwriting, vocabulary and fluency skills

What’s Included:

• 15 visual writing prompt worksheets featuring engaging scenes
• Assessment rubric aligned to Foundation Australian Curriculum outcomes
• Editable versions of all documents for classroom differentiation

Materials Needed:

• Printed worksheets
• Pencils or coloured pens
• Optional: sentence starter strips, sound charts or vocabulary mats

How to Use:

• Model how to observe the image prompt and generate simple descriptive sentences
• Guide students to write independently, using known words and stretching out unknown ones
• Encourage students to reread their writing to check punctuation and clarity
• Use the rubric to assess sentence construction, vocabulary use, spelling and handwriting

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use as a station activity during literacy rotations
• 💡 Include in student writing portfolios for parent interviews or assessment folders
• 💡 Use at the start or end of a writing unit as a benchmark task

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Offer differentiated support by adding sentence starters or key vocabulary to the template
• 💛 Celebrate completed work by displaying coloured pages as a “Writers at Work” wall
• 💛 Encourage peer reading to support oral language development and confidence

Write All About It! Writing Assessment: Foundation is the perfect tool to support early sentence writing while giving you meaningful assessment insights—helping young learners take their first steps in writing with confidence and creativity.