A magical first step into the world of creative writing.
Year 2 is the year your child takes their first big steps into real writing. Building confidence, sparking imagination, and learning to put their ideas onto the page. Playful, age-appropriate, and designed to make every young writer feel proud of what they create.
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One session per week. All classes delivered live via Zoom.
✅ Catch-Up Recordings Available for Every Class
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📝 “They have so many ideas, but can’t get them on the page”
Your child can tell amazing stories out loud. They have imagination in spades. But when it comes to writing those stories down, the sentences come out short and the ideas get lost. The gap isn’t creativity, it’s that nobody has shown them how to turn what’s in their head into words on the page. We teach that step by step, with playful tools made for Year 2 minds.
❌ “They’re nervous about writing and avoid it”
The blank page is intimidating, even for adults. For a Year 2 student, it can feel overwhelming. Our program turns that fear into excitement by breaking writing into small, achievable steps, celebrating every win, and making every lesson feel like a creative adventure rather than a test.
📚 “I want them to love books and writing, not see it as a chore”
Love of writing isn’t taught through worksheets. It’s built through creative play, encouraging feedback, and a supportive community of young writers. Our program is designed to make your child want to write, not just write because they have to.
🌱 “I want them set up for success in Year 3 and beyond”
The foundations built in Year 2 compound. Children who feel confident as writers in Year 2 walk into Year 3 ready to tackle the structured, assessed writing tasks that begin then. Strong start, strong finish, that’s the Year 2 advantage.
Students meet Mercy and the Lincoln family. They begin to understand how an author makes us care about a character, especially one as unexpected as a pig. We look at how Kate DiCamillo introduces Mercy and the small details that make her feel real.
Different characters speak in different ways. Students discover how dialogue and word choice show personality, looking at how Mr Watson, Mrs Watson, and Mercy all “sound” different on the page. They practise writing dialogue that reveals character.
What makes Mercy funny? Students explore how humour comes from a character wanting one thing while the world expects something else (Mercy’s pig-instincts in a human family). They practise creating gentle, warm humour through character motive.
The Lincoln house feels cosy and real. Students learn to paint a setting using all five senses, focusing on the kind of warm domestic detail that makes a reader feel they’ve stepped right into the story.
Why do the Lincolns love Mercy so much, even when she causes trouble? Students explore loyalty and unconditional love in stories, and look at how a writer shows friendship through actions rather than telling.
Mercy isn’t a perfect pig. She causes chaos, but she’s still loved. Students learn that the best characters have flaws and quirks, and they design their own lovable, imperfect character to write about.
Every great story has a “something happens” moment. Students learn how to build a small, age-appropriate adventure where things go a little wrong, and then come right again. The middle of the story becomes a place of excitement and warmth.
Students explore what DiCamillo is gently saying through Mercy’s story: that love can cross boundaries, that family is wider than we think, and that acceptance matters. We talk about themes as the “big ideas” behind a story.
Students plan their own original story featuring a loyal, flawed character in a situation of gentle conflict. They use a simple planner to map beginning, middle, and end, and start drafting the opening scene.
Students finish their original story, polishing it with everything they’ve learned about voice, humour, sensory description, and warm character. End-of-term portfolio review shared with parents to celebrate how far they’ve come.
Term 4 builds directly on the Term 3 foundation, introducing a new novel study and consolidating skills across descriptive, narrative, and imaginative modes. Full Term 4 curriculum overview will be shared with families at the start of Term 4.
Weekly Live Zoom Class
45 minutes of live instruction every week, age-appropriate session length for Year 2. Real-time interaction, live writing workshops, and immediate feedback. Not pre-recorded. Not passive. Your child is thinking, writing, and improving every session.
Weekly Homework + Model Responses
One writing task per week with full model responses provided. Students see what excellent Year 2 writing looks like, then measure their own work against it.
Expert Writing Feedback
Every piece of writing your child submits receives detailed feedback: not generic comments, but specific coaching on structure, vocabulary, technique, and expression.
Progress Reports & Parent Updates
Mid-term and end-of-term reports with before/after writing samples. You’ll see your child’s improvement in black and white, not just hear about it.
Success Coach + 7-Day Support
Dedicated Success Coach monitors homework, provides feedback, and communicates directly with parents via Telegram and WhatsApp. Contact us 7 days a week.
Consistent Weekly Structure
Same day, same time, every week for the full term. A predictable rhythm that makes it easy for your child to build a lasting writing habit.
Readly
Personalised reading comprehension that builds the analytical skills behind great writing
Writely
Guided writing practice with scaffolding, vocabulary prompts, and structured feedback
Vocably
Vocabulary building tied directly to weekly writing topics and reading materials
Mathly
Adaptive maths practice to keep quantitative skills sharp alongside English development
Unlimited personalised practice
With endless, personalised questions and reading materials, these apps provide unlimited practice opportunities.
One connected ecosystem
Every app connects to the Scholarly platform, giving students more ways to grow in Reading, Writing, Vocabulary, and Maths.
In-Class Learning Support
- Instant Q&A help during lessons via Lana and iDoubt
- Unlimited questions with safe, confidential support
- Students never feel stuck or left behind
Interactive Technology
- Real-time lesson transcripts and live polls
- Smart note-taking with auto-save
- Parent dashboard tracking progress in real time
Expert Instruction & Support
- Highly-qualified tutors with stellar academic backgrounds
- 7-day support via multiple platforms
- Detailed progress reports with percentile rankings
- Gamified learning with points and awards
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Semester, Terms 3 + 4
- Weekly 45-minute live Zoom class
- Expert writing feedback on every submission
- Weekly homework + model responses
- Success Coach with mid-term check-ins
- Before/after writing portfolio
- Consistent weekly class structure
- End-of-semester progress report
- Readly, Writely, Vocably & Mathly apps