I'm Joshua, and I homeschool in Singapore. My daughter is 8 and learning at home this year, at the age of Primary 2. My son is in kindergarten, and he'll start homeschooling when he reaches Primary 1 age at 7. Read why I made Zigzag & And
Your child has plenty to say about a story. Help them put it on paper with daily readings, worked examples and writing worksheets for your homeschool.
You know your child. We'll bring the next thing to work on.
Each day starts with an original passage from a carefully selected public-domain work. Read it together and talk about what happened, what surprised you or what a character might mean.
Then choose a worksheet. Worked examples show you where to start; prompts and suggested answers help you guide your child. You get something ready to print without having to write the lesson yourself.
One shared readingEleven worksheetsEvery answer keyYour choice of what to do
Open a page. Follow a thought.
A little look. The whole idea.
Start with the complete reading, then explore the writing it inspires. Open any preview to see the full PDF, including the worksheet examples and suggested answers.
Suggested answers show one way to respond. There is room for your child's own words and ideas.
Room to grow
A sentence today. Who knows tomorrow?
Every collection explores six kinds of writing. Choose what your child is ready for and leave the rest for another day. This is extra writing practice to use alongside your homeschool studies.
Guided Practice Prompts, word banks and smaller steps to help a thought get started.
Independent Practice More room to develop an idea and make choices about the writing.
Choose by readiness and confidence. Longer Writing comes in Independent Practice only. You choose the work, model an example and help as needed. Not sure which to try? See where your child can start.
Who makes this
Made by a parent. Who homeschools too.
Zigzag & And is made by Joshua, a homeschooling parent of two in Singapore. Writing was the hardest part of his homeschool to teach step by step, so he built daily practice that starts with the sentence and uses real books worth writing about. It launched on 10 September 2026, so there are no reviews or testimonials yet; the free reading and worksheets above are the fairest way to judge it.
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A note for your inbox
Just email. And a printer.
Your welcome email includes our latest completed collection, usually within a minute or two of signing up. A fresh collection follows every day, including weekends. One ZIP contains twelve PDFs: one shared reading and eleven worksheets with answers at the end. The reading PDF is also attached on its own, so you can open it without unzipping. Print the reading once, then choose the worksheet that fits your child.
Add worksheets@zigzagandand.com to your contacts. Check spam, junk and Promotions if an edition seems to be missing. Download and unzip the attachment, then open the reading and your chosen worksheet PDF.
Read together, talk through a worked example and try one activity. You choose the pace. There is no need to complete every worksheet or use every daily edition.
From the blog
A little help with writing time.
Practical guides for the parent teaching writing at home, with original examples and useful sources to read next.
Because, but, so examples built on one short reading: three worked sentences, practice stems your child can finish and what to say when an ending goes wrong.
Help your child turn a reading into one focused paragraph: an original worked example, a second reading to practise on and a free printable paragraph worksheet.
Teach sentence combining from a short original reading: six ways to join sentences, a worked example, three groups to try and a free printable worksheet.
