1. Know the goal. Read the lesson card. Use its time guide and split a long lesson into shorter sessions before starting a timed task.
2. Understand the example. Read the explanation and worked examples. Point to the words that create the effect.
3. Make your own attempt. Try the marker task or drill before opening its explanation. Compare the reason as well as the answer; more than one response may work.
4. Apply and revise. Complete the writing task, use the feedback to choose one change, then try the skill in a fresh sentence or passage. Keep your original separately.

Use Next and Back to move through the lesson, or the Steps menu to revisit a section. Core and optional tasks are identified in the lesson. A completed activity records practice; it is not a guarantee of mastery.

1. Lesson 4: Get ideas onto the page — Write a few connected sentences and read them back. Keep the message clear before adding more.
2. Lesson 9: Connect a short story — Plan a character, problem and response, then check that the ending belongs to the problem.
3. Lesson 17: Write for a reader — Give a useful reason in a letter or review rather than only saying that something is good.
4. Lesson 20: Choose one next step — Keep the first and later pieces. Name one thing that became clearer and one skill to practise next.

Ask the child to explain one example and one choice in their own work. If they get stuck, reread the instruction together or return to the worked example. Let the child supply the wording. Record any help used in a timed task so later comparisons remain meaningful.

Feedback on open writing is guidance to check against the actual text. Keep a well-supported alternative when it serves the task; do not change a correct sentence only to match a model.