A clear path, from first phonics to confident writer
No more guesswork. Every child follows a structured route through the building blocks of English, built around their stage, level and interests. Click into any module for a full do-it-together lesson.
Work through each module together
This is the backbone Tash works from. Not a rigid script, but a map. Your child won't do every module in order; she'll shape a personal route around what they need most. Each module has a clear goal, simple activities to do together, and a way to show Tash what you've done.
1 English sounds & phonics ✨ Live lesson
Goal: Learn the English letter-sounds, including the ones that do not exist in Cantonese or Mandarin, and blend them into short words such as sat, pin and man.
You will need: Sound cards (or letters written on paper slips).
Say a sound; your child finds three things in the room that start with it.
Show one card at a time. Say the sound, not the letter name, and trace it in the air together.
Lay out s-a-t and blend it slowly, then faster, into “sat”. Swap a card for a new word.
Focus on final consonants — “cat”, not “ca”. This is the sound most often dropped by Cantonese speakers.
2 First words: colours, numbers, family ✨ Live lesson
Goal: Build the first 100 everyday words: colours, numbers 1 to 20, family members, classroom objects.
You will need: Household objects, or picture cards.
Count together to 20, clapping each number.
Point and name: “This is a red pen.” Your child repeats the whole sentence, not just the word.
Your child names five things in the room in full sentences.
Add a colour and a number: “Three blue books.”
3 Simple sentences & questions ✨ Live lesson
Goal: Make and answer simple questions in full sentences: What is it? Where is it? Who is this?
You will need: A few toys or photos.
Hide an object. Ask “Where is the pen?” and answer together: “It is under the book.”
Practise the question shape: What / Where / Who + is + it.
Your child asks you three questions and you answer.
Swap roles — your child answers in a full sentence every time.
4 Listening & following instructions ✨ Live lesson
Goal: Understand and follow spoken English instructions of two and three steps.
You will need: Nothing, just space to move.
Simon Says with one-step instructions: stand up, touch your nose.
Move to two steps: “Pick up the book and put it on the chair.”
Your child gives you the instructions.
Three steps in a row, no repeats.
5 Speaking: introduce yourself ✨ Live lesson
Goal: Say your name, age, where you live and what you like, clearly and confidently.
You will need: A mirror or a phone camera.
Practise “Hello, my name is…” with a big smile.
Add one fact at a time: name → age → city → a favourite thing.
Record a 20-second introduction on the phone.
Do it again looking up, not reading.
Lessons follow your child's own school grammar book week by week, so they line up with what is already happening in class. One animal friend is earned per block.
Block 1 · Describing and comparing · weeks 1–4
1 Partitive structure ✨ Live lesson
Grammar focus: … of …
2 Adjectives of comparison (1) ✨ Live lesson
Grammar focus: Comparatives & superlatives of short adjectives
3 Adjectives of comparison (2) ✨ Live lesson
Grammar focus: Comparatives & superlatives of long adjectives
4 Adjectives of comparison (3) ✨ Live lesson
Grammar focus: Comparatives & superlatives of irregular adjectives
Block 2 · Tenses · weeks 5–8
5 Simple present tense ✨ Live lesson
Grammar focus: Affirmatives, negatives & interrogatives
6 Present continuous tense ✨ Live lesson
Grammar focus: Affirmatives, negatives & interrogatives
7 Simple past tense ✨ Live lesson
Grammar focus: Affirmatives, negatives & interrogatives
8 Different tenses ✨ Live lesson
Grammar focus: Simple present, present continuous & simple past
Block 3 · Verbs and adverbs · weeks 9–12
9 Modals ✨ Live lesson
Grammar focus: Can / could / would
10 Gerunds & infinitives ✨ Live lesson
Grammar focus: Gerunds, ‘to’ infinitives & bare infinitives
11 Adverbs of frequency & time ✨ Live lesson
Grammar focus: Always / often · yesterday / … ago
12 Adverbs ‘too / either’ ✨ Live lesson
Grammar focus: Linking two positive or negative ideas
Block 4 · Joining ideas · weeks 13–16
13 Prepositions (1) ✨ Live lesson
Grammar focus: Prepositions of time
14 Prepositions (2) ✨ Live lesson
Grammar focus: About / by / for / of / with
15 Connectives ✨ Live lesson
Grammar focus: And / both … and … / or / but / because / so / when
16 Revision: Christmas holiday ✨ Live lesson
Grammar focus: Everything from weeks 1–15
Block 5 · Pronouns and questions · weeks 17–22
17 Pronouns & possessive adjectives ✨ Live lesson
Grammar focus: Subject, object & possessive
18 Reflexive pronouns ✨ Live lesson
Grammar focus: Myself / yourself / himself / herself / itself / themselves
19 Indefinite pronouns ✨ Live lesson
Grammar focus: Everybody / nobody / anything / something …
20 Subject-verb agreement ✨ Live lesson
Grammar focus: Agreement between the subject and the verb
21 Types of questions ✨ Live lesson
Grammar focus: ‘Wh-’ questions, ‘yes / no’ questions & ‘or’ questions
22 Revision: Chinese New Year holiday ✨ Live lesson
Grammar focus: Everything from weeks 17–21
Where grammar becomes use: understanding real texts, writing for a purpose, and speaking with confidence. Four lessons earn one animal friend.
Block 1 · Reading for meaning · weeks 1–4 · earns Shelly the turtle
1 Reading aloud with expression ✨ Live lesson
Focus: Smooth, chunked reading; pausing at punctuation; changing voice for speech
2 Finding the facts ✨ Live lesson
Focus: Skimming for gist and scanning for a specific detail
3 New words from clues ✨ Live lesson
Focus: Working out an unknown word from the words around it
4 Written answers & summaries ✨ Live lesson
Focus: Answering in full written sentences; saying a long text in two of your own
Block 2 · Reading between the lines · weeks 5–8 · earns Ginger the cat
5 Inference: what the writer shows ✨ Live lesson
Focus: Clues in what characters do, rather than what they are told
6 How a character feels ✨ Live lesson
Focus: Body language, actions and word choice as evidence of feeling
7 Why that word? ✨ Live lesson
Focus: Noticing deliberate word choice and its effect
8 Proving your answer ✨ Live lesson
Focus: Point → Evidence → Explain as a habit
Block 3 · Sentences and paragraphs · weeks 9–12 · earns Momo the elephant
9 Sentences into paragraphs ✨ Live lesson
Focus: One idea per paragraph; three to five sentences
10 Linking words ✨ Live lesson
Focus: And / but / because / so / after that
11 Describing people and places ✨ Live lesson
Focus: Adjectives and order; building a picture in words
12 Telling a story in order ✨ Live lesson
Focus: First / then / next / finally; keeping the tense steady
Week 13 · Revision · Christmas holiday
13 Revision: Christmas holiday ✨ Live lesson
Focus: Everything from weeks 1–12
Block 4 · Writing that does a job · weeks 14–17 · earns a new friend
14 Writing an email or note ✨ Live lesson
Focus: Greeting, purpose, sign-off; how formal to be
15 Giving instructions ✨ Live lesson
Focus: Clear steps in order, using imperatives
16 Giving your opinion ✨ Live lesson
Focus: Saying what you think and backing it with a reason
17 Checking your own work ✨ Live lesson
Focus: Spotting your own tense, plural and punctuation slips
Block 5 · Speaking with confidence · weeks 18–21 · earns a mouse
18 Everyday conversation ✨ Live lesson
Focus: Greetings, requests, small talk, saying you do not understand
19 Describing a picture ✨ Live lesson
Focus: Foreground, background, left and right; speaking for a full minute
20 Asking and answering questions ✨ Live lesson
Focus: Question forms and giving more than a one-word answer
21 Role-play ✨ Live lesson
Focus: Shops, directions and phone calls, including when something goes wrong
Week 22 · Revision · Chinese New Year holiday
22 Revision: Chinese New Year holiday ✨ Live lesson
Focus: Everything from weeks 14–21
Pick a module, do it together, share your work
Pick a module
Open any module to see the goal, what you'll need, and the activities.
Do it together
Work through the warm-up, main activity, practice and a stretch challenge.
Show Teacher Tash
Snap a photo of the work and send it. Teacher Tash replies with feedback and the next step.
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