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Grammar & Writing Resources
Use Tiny Steps grammar and writing resources to understand the learning progression, practise sentence skills, or find the closest explanation for the gap you are seeing.
Focused parent guides
Two useful next steps for writing mechanics and paragraph structure
Grammar learning sequence
Key grammar skills in a clear learning order
Move from word foundations into sentence building, tense control and connected writing. The sequence follows the Tiny Steps curriculum progression, while existing substantial guides remain the canonical owner where they already cover a topic well.
- 01Nouns for KidsFocused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 02Proper Nouns for KidsFocused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 03Verbs for KidsFocused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 04Adjectives for KidsFocused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 05Pronouns for KidsFocused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 06Singular & Plural NounsFocused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 07Articles: a & anFocused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 08The Article “the”Focused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 09Prepositions for KidsFocused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 10Capital Letters & PunctuationOpen the established in-depth guide for this topic.
- 11Simple Sentences & Sentence FormationOpen the established in-depth guide for this topic.
- 12ConjunctionsOpen the established in-depth guide for this topic.
- 13Adverbs for KidsFocused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 14Subject–Verb AgreementOpen the established in-depth guide for this topic.
- 15English Tenses OverviewOpen the established in-depth guide for this topic.
- 16Simple Present TenseFocused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 17Simple Past TenseFocused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 18Simple Future with “will”Focused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 19Modal Verbs for KidsFocused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 20Independent & Dependent ClausesFocused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 21Paragraph WritingOpen the established in-depth guide for this topic.
- 22Simple Present vs Present ContinuousFocused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 23Simple Past vs Past ContinuousFocused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 24Future Forms: will, going to & arrangementsFocused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 25Present Perfect vs Simple PastFocused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 26Past Perfect TenseFocused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 27Forming Questions NaturallyFocused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 28Negative Sentences & Short AnswersFocused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 29Quantifiers: much, many, some, any & moreFocused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 30Compound SentencesFocused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 31Reason & Result ConnectorsFocused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 32Time & Sequence ConnectorsFocused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 33Conditions & PossibilitiesFocused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 34Contrast & ConcessionFocused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 35Relative ClausesFocused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 36Sentence Fragments & Run-onsFocused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 37Direct & Reported SpeechFocused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
- 38Active & Passive VoiceFocused concept guide with examples, common mistakes and practice.
Grammar reference library
Go deeper when the core sequence needs more explanation
These focused references deepen high-value topics such as determiner choice, countability, noun phrases, verb forms and word order. They support the 38-step learning sequence; they do not add hidden curriculum steps or replace the established pathway.
Determiners for Kids
Teach determiners as the words that help identify, count or limit nouns, including articles, demonstratives, possessives, numbers and quantifiers.
Open reference guide →Countable & Uncountable Nouns
Help children distinguish countable and uncountable nouns and choose a/an, some, any, much, many, few and little accurately.
Open reference guide →Noun Phrases for Kids
Teach noun phrases by finding the head noun and showing how determiners, adjectives and other words add precise information around it.
Open reference guide →Verb Forms & Irregular Verbs
Teach base, past, past participle, -ing and third-person verb forms, with high-frequency irregular verbs and tense-linked practice.
Open reference guide →Word Order in English
Teach children how subject, verb, object and adverb placement shape clear English statements, questions and focused sentences.
Open reference guide →Common Grammar Mistakes for Kids
Use a diagnostic guide to identify common child grammar errors in agreement, articles, countability, tense, questions, word order and sentence boundaries.
Open reference guide →Learn the pathway
Build from grammar knowledge into better writing
Use the existing progression guides instead of treating grammar rules as isolated worksheets.
Grammar: nouns to paragraphs
See the broader progression from sentence foundations into connected writing.
See the grammar roadmapImprove sentence formation
Understand how children move from fragments or basic sentences into stronger structures.
Build better sentencesGrammar rules but still mistakes
Understand why knowing a rule does not guarantee independent use.
Understand transferPractise the skill
Move from explanation into sentence-level practice
Use the existing games hub for short, focused practice after a concept is understood.
Grammar games
Practise grammar choices and correction in the dedicated free collection.
Open grammar gamesSentence-building games
Practise word order, sentence choices and expansion.
Build sentencesGrammar practice game
Use a focused activity when the child needs repetition rather than another explanation.
Practise grammarSolve a problem
Find the closest sentence or grammar bottleneck
Start with the sentence or grammar difficulty you notice most, then open the guide that matches it.
My child knows grammar but makes mistakes
Check whether the issue is recall, transfer, editing or spontaneous use.
Check this grammar gapSentence formation is weak
Identify the difference between vocabulary, structure and sentence expansion problems.
Check sentence formationNeed writing-specific support?
Use the existing writing programme page when writing—not rule knowledge—is the primary need.
Explore writing supportNeed structured support?
Keep resource discovery separate from programme decisions.
If you have finished exploring the guides and want teacher-led support, use the existing programme route. If the right starting point is still unclear, a free assessment is available as a secondary next step.