Writing · K–6
Sentences that work. Paragraphs that hold. Essays that finish.
Writing is the skill that touches every subject. We teach it the way you'd actually teach a child to write, not the way a worksheet pretends to.
Grades
1st through 6th grade
Cadence
Weekly. Often paired with reading.
Format
Live video, shared document, real drafts.
The skill ladder
What we cover at each grade band.
1 – 3
- Complete sentences
- Capitalization and punctuation
- Short paragraphs with a clear point
- Handwriting and sentence flow
4 – 5
- Five-sentence and five-paragraph structures
- Topic sentences and transitions
- Personal narrative and opinion writing
- Revising for clarity
6
- Multi-paragraph essays
- Argument, evidence, counter-argument
- Citing sources
- Editing your own work
Signs your student needs this
You probably already know.
Any one of these is enough to start a single session and find out what's really going on.
- Stares at the page and writes nothing.
- Writes one long sentence with no punctuation.
- Won't revise. Says "I already finished."
- Has ideas but can't get them on paper.
Also taught
Start here
Free fifteen-minute meet-the-teacher call.
Tell Lisa where writing is getting stuck. No payment, no account, no pressure.