Every framework a private English tutor would teach your child, in one printable toolkit. Creative writing, comprehension and grammar for ages 7 to 11.
Parents preparing a child for 11+ or school entrance exams (English papers and creative writing tasks)
Parents whose child is in Years 3 to 6 and needs structure for writing and comprehension at home
Families who want a tutor-style system without tutor-style invoices
Every strong story has four parts, and examiners reward six language devices by name. Here is the shape of both frameworks. The step-by-step method, prompts and worked examples come with the toolkit.
Four steps take your child from a blank page to a finished story. Here is the first, free, so you can see how it works. The other three, with prompts and worked examples, are in the toolkit.
Open the story: where, when and who?
As the first frost of winter crept across the harbour, the fishing boats bobbed like sleeping gulls. Maya, the lighthouse keeper’s daughter, knew every rock on that shore, and tonight she would need to.
Examiners reward language devices by name. POEMS+A packs six of them into one memorable word. Here is one, free; the full set with meanings and worked examples is inside the toolkit.
Personification
Free sampleGiving human behaviour to things, weather or objects.
The lighthouse blinked patiently through the fog.
Everything is printable, parent-friendly and mapped to what schools and 11+ examiners actually reward.
Part one
Part two
Part three
Part four
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