zigzag & and.

Daily writing practice for your homeschool

Big thoughts.
On paper.

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.

Try it in my homeschool

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Have a look at the real thing
A green hare quietly reading a red book, with gently moving ears. Read. Wonder. Write.
A little reading.
A thought to put on paper.

A good place to begin

Read something
worth writing about.

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

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.

Sentence CraftReading NotesParagraph BuildingEditing & RevisingLonger WritingReasoned Opinions

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.

Read our story and how each collection is made

For your next homeschool day

Something good.
In your inbox.

A reading to share. An example to follow.
Writing practice you can teach together.

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  • A fresh reading and eleven worksheets every day
  • Choose the support your child needs
  • Worked examples and suggested answers for you
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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.

  1. Start here

    The Writing Revolution for homeschool: where to start

    A practical starting point for homeschool parents: use a familiar reading, model one sentence, and choose writing practice your child is ready for.

  2. Sentence practice

    Because, but, so: examples for homeschool writing

    Teach because, but and so with an original short reading, worked examples, practice stems and clear ways to respond when a sentence does not make sense.

  3. Paragraph practice

    How to teach paragraph writing in your homeschool

    Help your child turn a reading into one focused paragraph. Follow an original example from short notes to a topic sentence, useful details and revision.

All guides and our reading list