Weekly Real-World Writing Grades 1-2

If your child's writing lessons have mostly involved tracing letters and writing about pets, it might be time to level things up—with letters to the principal, food reviews, party invitations, family interviews, and other writing he'll actually use in real life. Weekly Real-World Writing Grades 1–2 is a ready-to-go guide packed with 24 weekly writing adventures, each designed to help your child express, inform, explain, persuade, investigate, and evaluate—all while building real skills in a way that feels like storytelling, not drilling.

Each week kicks off with a quick teacher overview (that's you!), followed by a clear model of the type of writing for your child to see. There's a kid-friendly graphic organizer to help your child organize his thoughts, two scaffolded writing prompts that build confidence, and a bonus extension activity that ties the writing into his everyday world. Whether your child is crafting thank-you notes, exploring ads, writing directions, or explaining why his favorite cereal deserves a trophy, he's learning how writing works—without repeating the same formula over and over.

The program also includes two simple rubrics to help you check his writing—one for more formal pieces, one for casual work—so your child can grow stronger in both voice and structure.

No answer key is included, because the whole point is original thought—not fill-in-the-blank writing. And every activity is built to be doable for both brand-new and more confident writers.

With Weekly Real-World Writing Grades 1–2, your child isn't just learning how to write. He's learning why to write—and having a blast with the "how."