Elementary School (G1–6)
Elementary classes include Write Lab, where your child writes English stories and explanatory pieces; Math Lab, where they rework their school math with problems written in English; Book Club, where they read English chapter books; and science, social studies, and Korean. Find the classes that fit your child, then request a consultation.
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- I want to know where my child stands first.A diagnostic assessment in each subject shows what your child has covered so far, their current level, and their study habits.
- My child can write English sentences but can't turn them into a story or an explanation.In Write Lab, your child turns experiences into English stories and what they read into explanatory writing.
- My child knows the math concepts but gets stuck on problems written in English.In Math Lab, your child first learns the English math terms for their grade, then moves on to English word problems.
- My child reads English books but only retells the plot and struggles to write their own ideas.In Book Club, your child says and writes responses and opinions backed by evidence from the book.
- I'm worried about my child's school science, social studies, or Korean classes.We look at what your child is covering at school and how well they understand it, then decide what to review and what to learn next.
- I'm looking for test or competition prep, or hands-on making and science classes.Your child can take SCAT prep and National Math Achievement Competition Prep (formerly the SKKU Math Competition), plus Food & Science and Design Kids, where they learn by making.
Write Lab
Write Lab: English Writing
Write Lab teaches English reading, grammar, and writing together.
- K–G1Telling stories through language playLanguage Play & Story Foundations
- G2–3Writing stories from experience and imaginationCreative WritingElementary school
- G4–5Organizing information to explain a topicInformative WritingElementary school
- G6–7Essays with a claim and evidenceAcademic Writing
- G8–9Analytical writing that compares sourcesPrep AP - IB Analogical Writing
- G10–11Research papers and college application essaysCollege Prep-Advanced Writing
What your child writes at the elementary levels
G2–3: English stories from their experiences and ideas
Your child adds who, when, where, and what to describe each scene clearly. They finish English stories with a beginning, middle, and end.
G4–5: Writing that explains and compares information
Your child reads English sources and notes only what they need to explain or compare. They write paragraphs in an order readers can follow.
Plan, draft, and rewrite after written corrections
Your child gathers ideas in a mind map and writes an English draft. They use the instructor's written corrections to add what they left out, fix errors, and rewrite.
G2–3
- Maps and geography, world cultures
- Famous people, goods and services
- Habitats, life cycles
- States of matter, the solar system
G4–5
- Ancient civilizations, basics of government
- Basics of US history, trade
- Earth science, energy and forces
- Body systems, ecosystems
Your child reads English texts on social studies and science topics to find content for their own writing. We set how deep the topics go and how long the readings are by your child's reading and writing level.
Math Lab
Math Lab: Elementary Math
Your child first reviews the elementary math concepts from the Korean curriculum, then solves the same material again with English math terms and English word problems. It's a good fit if your child often gets stuck on problems written in English or on word problems, or finds school units hard to solve alone.
- G1–2Basic operations, a feel for shapes, finding patternsBasic Math Vocabulary
- G3–4Fractions and decimals, basic shapes, simple problem solvingEasy Word Problems in English
- G5–6Ratios and proportions, basic equations, 3D shapesPre-Algebra
How your child learns one concept, step by step
- Check the concept
- Solve key problems
- Explain how they solved it
- Find why an answer was wrong
- Solve it again without help
Extra practice, depending on your child's level
Find the conditions in English word problems
Your child separates what's given from what to find in an English problem and turns it into an equation.
Spend more time on hard units
Your child spends extra time on units they couldn't solve alone and moves on to applied problems in units they understand.
Take on harder problems
Students in grades 1–4 solve SCAT-style and Math Kangaroo problems, and students in grades 5–6 solve multi-step reasoning problems.
Book Club
Book Club: English Reading
In Book Club, children read English books and share what they understood out loud and in writing. Elementary students learn at two levels, Developing (G1–3) and Independent (G4–6), and we choose your child's class and books by their current reading level.
- Pre-K–KLearning words and phrases from picture books and storiesEarly
- G1–3Reading easy chapter books alone and writing responsesDevelopingElementary school
- G4–6Writing with evidence and discussing booksIndependentElementary school
- G7 and upCritiquing advanced fiction and nonfiction, and writing research papersCritical
What your child learns at the elementary levels
Developing (G1–3)
Your child reads short chapter books alone and answers questions about the plot and context. They summarize what happened and write how they felt.
Independent (G4–6)
Your child reads more complex books and asks questions about social studies, science, and history topics. They write and discuss opinions with evidence from the book.
Example: how your child reads the book Restart, step by step
- Learn key words and example sentences
- Get to know the author and characters
- Read the book
- Put events in the order they happened
- Look at how characters change and the conflicts they face
What your child learns in each subject
Each subject covers different elementary school material and is taught in its own way.
Math
Number sense and operations; fractions, decimals, and shapes; ratios and basic equations in the upper grades
Your child reviews the concepts in their current school unit and solves key problems to show they understand them.
See math concepts by gradeEnglish
English stories, explanatory and compare-and-contrast writing, grammar and paragraph editing
Your child sums up what they read in their own sentences and uses written corrections to decide what to fix first.
See English classes for international school studentsScience
School science units, from nature, weather, plants, and animals to forces, energy, and ecosystems
Your child reads pictures, tables, and experiment results and explains what changed, with evidence.
See elementary scienceSocial Studies & History
From family and community to the basics of geography, history, and economics
Your child tells facts from opinions and answers questions with evidence from the text.
See elementary social studies and historyKorean
Fiction and nonfiction reading, vocabulary and grammar, writing with evidence
Your child finds the evidence for each answer in the passage and writes answers that meet the question's conditions.
See elementary Korean
Students in IB programs such as the PYP can also take LABCO IB Support, a one-on-one online class. They review with the unit plans and assignments from school and prepare for assessments.
See classes that use IB school materialsFind your child's school subjects in grades 1–5
This is what grades 1–5 usually learn in the US and UK curricula. IB PYP schools cover these subjects in PYP Mathematics, Science, Language, and Social Studies, and grades and unit names can vary by school.
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| Grade | US curriculum | UK curriculum |
|---|---|---|
| G1 | Number sense, addition and subtraction | Place value, operations |
| G2 | Place value, patterns | Measurement, shapes |
| G3 | Multiplication, division | Multiplication, fractions |
| G4 | Fractions, word problems | Decimals, area, angles |
| G5 | Decimals, geometry | Percentages, coordinates |
| Grade | US curriculum | UK curriculum |
|---|---|---|
| G1 | Nature, weather, animals | Materials, plants |
| G2 | Plants, habitats | Living things, habitats |
| G3 | Earth, forces, the body | Rocks, light, forces |
| G4 | Energy, life cycles | Sound, electricity, animals |
| G5 | Light, ecosystems | Earth and space, living things |
| Grade | US curriculum | UK curriculum |
|---|---|---|
| G1 | Phonics, early reading | Phonics-based reading and writing |
| G2 | Reading comprehension, writing | Comprehension, sentences |
| G3 | Paragraphs, vocabulary | Writing, spelling |
| G4 | Summaries, stories | Narratives, reports |
| G5 | Research, essays | Essays, themes |
How your child's G1–6 class plan takes shape
First, we check whether your child's school follows the US, UK, IB PYP, or Korean curriculum.
Choose the subjects they need
Tell us your child's school grade and the subjects you're worried about, and we'll choose classes together.
Make a class plan
We use the diagnostic results to set a starting level and class plan for each subject.
Use end-of-month assessments to set what's next
End-of-month assessments and quarterly MAP Test results show what to review and what to learn next.
We send you regular updates with results and instructor comments for each subject.
See how parents get progress updatesG1–6 special programs
These run separately from regular classes: test and math competition prep, hands-on making and science classes, and academic consulting.
G1–6
SCAT Prep for G1–6
Your child prepares for the Verbal and Quantitative sections of the SCAT, a test students take when preparing for CTY gifted camps.
See SCAT Prep for G1–6G4–6
National Math Achievement Competition Prep
Your child learns the typical question types, then takes past years' tests as mock exams under test-day conditions.
See National Math Achievement Competition PrepElementary students and up
Early CSAT English Prep
Starting in elementary school, your child prepares for CSAT (Korea's college entrance exam) English vocabulary, reading, and grammar, plus written English answers.
See Early CSAT English PrepAges 4 and up
Food & Science
Your child builds models of the heart, cells, and DNA in a class taught in English by native English-speaking instructors. It's a program from a family brand related to LAB.CO.
See Food & ScienceKindergarten and elementary students
Design Kids
Your child turns ideas from books into plans for food trucks, bridges, and everyday products, then builds and uses them.
See Design KidsStudents in all grades, K–12, and their parents
Academic, Career & Admissions Consulting
We look at your child's schoolwork and study habits and build a long-term academic plan around their career interests and their goals for schools in Korea or abroad.
See Academic, Career & Admissions Consulting
Plan your child's G1–6 classes
Share your child's grade and current level, and we'll suggest the elementary classes that fit.