Practical help for your homeschool

What would you like to do?

Find clear, step-by-step guidance for planning the year, keeping everyday records, and creating the reports you need.

Getting started

Getting started

Set up your family and learn the everyday workspace.

Getting started

Welcome to Commonplace

A quick orientation to the workspace and the simplest path to a useful first day.

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Getting started

Set up your homeschool

Add the essential family, student, school-year, and subject information.

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Getting started

Use the dashboard and Daily Flow

See what matters today and personalize the view for your family.

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Plan

Plan

Shape the school year, calendar, curriculum, and flexible routines.

Plan

Plan with the calendar

Add one-time or repeating events, assign people, and connect learning details.

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Plan

Organize curriculum

Track resources by student and subject, with schedules and linked courses when useful.

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Plan

Build loops and weekly rotations

Create flexible sequences that keep moving even when the week changes.

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Keep records

Keep records

Capture attendance, schoolwork, reading, memories, and spending.

Keep records

Record attendance

Track days or hours for the family together or for individual students.

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Keep records

Manage assignments and grades

Create courses, record work, and use the grading method that fits each course.

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Keep records

Keep a reading log

Track books for each student and family read-alouds, including completion and portfolio details.

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Keep records

Journal the year and build portfolios

Capture short dated memories and collect selected learning records into a portfolio.

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Keep records

Track the homeschool budget

Set goals, organize spending categories, and record purchases by year and student.

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Keep records

Capture ideas in Scatterbook

Keep quick, low-friction notes before you decide where they belong.

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Reports & records

Reports & records

Turn the information you already keep into useful documents.

Reports & records

Create reports and official records

Choose the right report, review its source records, and create a clear final document.

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Reports & records

Prepare year-end records

Review readiness, finish courses, and assemble a durable record packet.

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Account & family

Account & family

Manage family details, logins, preferences, and your subscription.

Account & family

Manage family settings and logins

Update family details and give teachers or students the right level of access.

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Account & family

Account, billing, and support

Update your profile and theme, manage security, and know where to ask for help.

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