Write clear, step-by-step directions and test whether someone else can follow them. Kids discover how hard precise communication really is, and get better at it through practice, testing, and feedback. The kind of writing skill they will use every day of their lives.
Ages 6–14 · Project guide · 3 skill levels
Your child writes directions and someone else follows them exactly as written. It goes wrong immediately, which is the point. What is obvious in their head turns out to be missing on the page, and they have to watch a real person get lost to see it.
A kid who can write a clear email, defend an opinion, or hold a real conversation is a kid who will be heard. Writing as a tool, not a school subject.
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Designed by a teacher with 15 years of classroom experience, now homeschooling her own kids.
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