0–3 · own start: “What would you enjoy making a little story about?” Welcome a chosen topic, one useful event/detail and private response.
3–8 · rich source / language: Hear Story K opening after your own beginning. Notice whose ideas start the story. Ask what Mira or Dev wants; accept a text-supported answer, not a compulsory personal identification.
8–12 · print and word attention: A character can want something. Model “The little boat wanted a journey.” Harbour and voyage are rich adult-read vocabulary. Use one locally selected practice card for today, except held turns use their private eligible component. Blend then reread a useful phrase and check meaning; model correction only after a first reading. Unknown code is adult-read or taught separately. A child’s own attempted spelling is not silently corrected into independent evidence.
12–22 · make / choose: Create a character, place and one event on your own topic in an available form. Add a useful detail if wanted; a beginning can remain open.
22–25 · read back / useful next step: Own idea/event and actual form; adult source access separately. Keep one brief exact phrase/picture note plus help if needed. Ask “What would help next?” Invite a child question. No mandatory sharing, perfect page, fixed amount or whole-class component checklist.
Change route: Day 21 choices.