Look closely. Imagine big. Watch your words come to life.
Your child writes about a picture, a friendly coach asks one question to help them add detail, then they tap “Draw it!” and see a picture made from their own words. Missing details are missing from the picture — so they discover for themselves why good writing matters.
- Ages 5–12
- No ads
- Works on any device
Look → Write → Draw it!
Three simple steps that turn “I don’t know what to write” into “wait, I forgot the red ball!”
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Look
Your child studies a picture — or picks an imagination prompt — and notices who, what, where and how.
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Write
They write in their own words, with gentle spelling hints and a coach who asks — never tells.
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Draw it!
Their words become a picture, shown next to the original. Forgot a detail? It won’t be there.
A coach, not an answer machine. Wanda the owl asks one question at a time to help your child add detail. Spelling slips get underlined with three hints that step up gently — a nudge, then the first letter and length, then the answer — so children do the thinking themselves.
One question. A much better sentence.
Here is how a real writing turn plays out.
A dog is jumping.
“What can the dog hear or smell around it?”
A happy brown dog is jumping over the soft grass to catch a red ball.
The coach never writes the sentence for them. It asks a question, your child decides what to add — and the new picture shows every detail they included.
Levels by skill, not by age
A short writing check finds the right starting level. Each level focuses on a few skills, and your child moves up as they master them.
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1
Word Explorer
- Colours
- Counting
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Sentence Builder
- Action words
- Whole sentences
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3
Detail Detective
- Where is it?
- Size & shape
- Double describing
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4
Scene Painter
- Five senses
- Joining words
- More sentences
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5
Storyteller
- Before & after
- Feelings
- Talking
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6
Author
- Paragraphs
- Similes
- Point of view
Grown-ups can adjust the level at any time. And when your child is ready to invent, Imagine mode offers open prompts like “What’s behind the tiny door?”
Built to teach children to write
Unlike AI prompt toys that teach grown-ups to type keywords for a computer, WordWand rewards what teachers look for: complete sentences and vivid detail.
| AI prompt toys | WordWand |
|---|---|
| Reward lists of keywords | Rewards full sentences and vivid detail |
| Give you one score | Coaches with questions so children improve |
| Nothing is saved | A portfolio of every picture, plus printable storybooks |
| No levels | Six levels that grow with your child |
| Made for adults | Built for children, with reports for parents |
Fun that keeps them writing
Little rewards for real effort — so writing becomes something they ask to do.
Daily streaks
Write a little every day. A weekly freeze saves the streak on busy days.
Word gems
Use a vivid word correctly and collect it.
commonrarelegendaryXP, titles & badges
Earn XP and writer titles, plus skill badges for each skill mastered.
Characters that return
Children create characters in Imagine mode who can come back in later stories.
Printable storybooks
Imagine-mode pages become a storybook you can print and keep.
Say it, then fix it
Children can speak their idea, see it typed, then read it back and fix it.
See real progress every week
- No ads, no third-party tracking.
- Parent account with email only — your child just has a nickname.
- Kind-content filters on everything written and drawn.
- Several children on one account, each at their own level.
- Your child’s writing is never used to train AI models, and you can delete it any time.
🎓 Scored like school. Feedback follows the 6+1 Traits writing rubric used in classrooms: ideas and details, the level’s target skill, sentences, and spelling & punctuation.
Start free. Upgrade when they’re hooked.
Writing practice is free and unlimited. The magic pictures are what the Founding Family pass adds more of.
Free
Everything you need to start writing
$0
forever
- Unlimited writing
- Writing checks and coaching questions
- Spelling help
- 3 magic pictures a day
- All your children, each at their own level
Founding Family
For families who write together
$39.99 / year
Regular $49.99
- Everything in Free
- 15 magic pictures a day
- Printable storybooks
- Full weekly reports
- Priority access to new worlds and features
Start on the free plan — no card needed. You can upgrade to Founding Family from your parent account.
Questions parents ask
What ages is WordWand for?
Children aged 5 to 12 who are learning to write in English, anywhere in the world. Levels go by skill, not age: a short writing check picks the starting level, and grown-ups can change it any time.
How does scoring work?
Each piece is checked against the 6+1 Traits writing rubric used in schools — ideas and details, the level’s target skill, sentences, and spelling & punctuation. Children see which details they included (for example 2 of 7, then 5 of 7 after a coaching question), and the coach asks one question to help them add more. Complete sentences and vivid detail score well; lists of keywords don’t.
Is it safe for my child?
Yes. There are no ads and no third-party tracking. Only the parent account has an email address — children just have a nickname. Kind-content filters check both the writing and the pictures. Writing is processed by Google Gemini on Vertex AI to give feedback and draw pictures, and it is not used to train models. You can ask us to delete your data at any time. See our privacy policy.
Does it replace school writing lessons?
No — it’s practice that supports them. WordWand gives children a fun reason to write a little every day and uses the same rubric ideas many teachers use, so the habits they build carry into the classroom.
What devices does it work on? Is there an app?
WordWand runs in the web browser on tablets, laptops, desktops and phones, so there’s nothing to install. A tablet or laptop is most comfortable for longer writing.
Can several children use it?
Yes. Add several children to one parent account. Each child gets their own nickname, level, portfolio and progress, and the weekly report shows each one separately.
How does voice input work?
We call it “say it, then fix it”. Your child can speak an idea, it’s typed into the writing box, and then they read it back and fix it themselves. Voice uses your browser’s built-in speech recognition, which may be processed by the browser vendor.
What does the free plan include?
Unlimited writing, writing checks with coaching questions, and spelling help, plus 3 magic pictures a day. The Founding Family pass ($39.99 a year, regularly $49.99) adds 15 pictures a day, printable storybooks and full weekly reports. Every plan can add all your children.
Ready to watch their words come to life?
Your child’s first picture is a few sentences away.
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