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Structured courses your tutor will work through with the student — from sentence-level mechanics to multi-paragraph essays.

Writing Foundations K-1

45 lessons available

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Description An introductory writing course for Kindergartners and early 1st graders. Students learn what a sentence is, identify the WHO and WHA...

Sample Lessons:

Sentences Have Words
Sentences Tell Something
Statement or Question?
Exciting Sentences (Exclamations)
Choose the Best WHAT
Sentences End with Period
Fix the Capital Letter
Add the Period
Sentences Start with Capital
Is This a Sentence?
Sentence or Not? Level 1
Sentence or Not? Level 2
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Kindergarten Spelling

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Description A Kindergarten spelling course focused on CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words with short vowel sounds. Students practice spelling ...

Sample Lessons:

Short A Words
Short E Words
Short I Words
Short O Words
Short U Words

Writing Foundations Grade 1

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Description A 1st-grade writing course that builds on sentence basics. Students learn naming words (nouns), action words (verbs), and describing...

Sample Lessons:

Find the Action Word
Capital Letters and Periods
Actions Animals Do
People Words
Add WHEN to Sentences
Add -s to Make More
Commands and Exclamations
Match WHO to Action
What is a Naming Word?
Add WHERE to Sentences
Animal Words
One or More Than One
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1st Grade Spelling

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Description A 1st-grade spelling course covering beginning blends, ending blends, digraphs (sh, ch), and silent-e patterns. Students move beyond...

Sample Lessons:

Beginning Blends
Ending Blends
Digraphs SH and CH
Silent E \u2014 Long A
Silent E \u2014 Long I

Writing Foundations Grade 2

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Description A 2nd-grade writing course that moves from sentence mechanics to sentence craft. Students review the four sentence types, learn comp...

Sample Lessons:

Complete Sentences Review
Four Sentence Types Review
Sentence Expansion Review
Capital Letters and Periods
Question Marks and Exclamation Points
Sentence Building Review
Mixed Review Level 1
Mixed Review Level 2
What is "Because"?
"Because" Tells WHY
Finish with "Because" Level 1
Finish with "Because" Level 2
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2nd Grade Spelling

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Description A 2nd-grade spelling course covering vowel teams (ai/ay, ea/ee, oa/ow) and inflectional endings (-ing, -ed). Students learn that two...

Sample Lessons:

Vowel Teams AI and AY
Vowel Teams EA and EE
Vowel Teams OA and OW
Adding -ING
Adding -ED

Sentence Mastery Grade 3

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Description A 3rd-grade writing course focused on eliminating fragments and run-ons, building complex sentences with subordinating conjunctions ...

Sample Lessons:

What is a Fragment?
Missing the WHO
Missing the WHAT
Fragment or Sentence? Level 1
Fragment or Sentence? Level 2
Fix the Fragment - Add WHO
Fix the Fragment - Add WHAT
Tricky Fragments
Fragment Practice
WHO, WHAT, WHERE Quick Practice
Add WHEN to Sentences
WHEN Practice
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3rd Grade Spelling

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Description A 3rd-grade spelling course covering prefixes (un-, re-), suffixes (-ful, -less), compound words, double consonants, and open syllab...

Sample Lessons:

Prefixes UN- and RE-
Suffixes -FUL and -LESS
Compound Words
Double Consonants
Open Syllables

Sentence Mastery Grade 4

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Description A 4th-grade writing course that introduces appositives, transition words, and advanced sentence-combining strategies. Students learn...

Sample Lessons:

Using When, Before, After
Using If, While, Because
What is "Although"?
Sentences with "Although"
What is "Unless"?
Sentences with "Unless"
What is "Until"?
Sentences with "Until"
Although vs. Unless vs. Until
Complex Sentence Practice
What is an Appositive?
Find the Appositive
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4th Grade Spelling

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Description A 4th-grade spelling course covering -tion and -sion endings, silent letters, -ight patterns, and Latin roots. Students move into mo...

Sample Lessons:

Words with -TION
Words with -SION
Silent Letters
Words with -IGHT
Latin Roots

Sentence Mastery Grade 5

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Description A 5th-grade writing course that adds sophistication with correlative conjunctions (either/or, neither/nor, not only/but also), parti...

Sample Lessons:

What are Correlative Conjunctions?
Either...Or: Making Choices
Neither...Nor: Negating Both
Both...And: Including Both
Not Only...But Also: Emphasis
Whether...Or: Conditions
Correlative Conjunctions with Subjects
Correlative Conjunctions with Verbs
Fix the Correlative Conjunction
Correlative Conjunctions Practice
Using WHO, WHICH, THAT
What is WHOM?
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5th Grade Spelling

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Learn to spell advanced words with complex suffixes and patterns.

Sample Lessons:

Words with -IBLE and -ABLE
Words with -OUS
Commonly Misspelled Words
Words with IE and EI
Advanced Multisyllabic Words

Paragraph Mastery Grade 6

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Description A 6th-grade writing course that moves from sentences to paragraphs. Students learn the SPO (Single Point of Origin) model, write str...

Sample Lessons:

What is a Paragraph?
What is the SPO?
The Topic Sentence (T.S.)
Writing Strong Topic Sentences
Detail Sentences (D1, D2, D3)
Using Advanced Sentences in Details
The Concluding Sentence (C.S.)
SPO: Find the Missing Part
SPO: Put It in Order
SPO for Science Topics
SPO for History Topics
SPO Mastery Practice
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Essay Foundations Grade 7

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Description A 7th-grade writing course that teaches the complete essay — from thesis statement to conclusion. Students learn to write argumentat...

Sample Lessons:

What is an Essay?
What is a Thesis Statement?
Thesis vs. Topic Sentence
Strong vs. Weak Thesis
The Three-Point Thesis
Thesis for Argumentative Essays
Thesis for Informative Essays
Thesis for Narrative Essays
Using Subordinating Conjunctions in Thesis
Thesis Position in Essays
Refining Your Thesis
Thesis Statement Mastery
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