Practical help for your homeschool
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Find clear, step-by-step guidance for planning the year, keeping everyday records, and creating the reports you need.
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Set up your homeschool
Add the essential family, student, school-year, and subject information.
6 min read → Keep recordsRecord attendance
Track days or hours for the family together or for individual students.
6 min read → Keep recordsManage assignments and grades
Create courses, record work, and use the grading method that fits each course.
9 min read →Getting started
Getting started
Set up your family and learn the everyday workspace.
Welcome to Commonplace
A quick orientation to the workspace and the simplest path to a useful first day.
4 min read → Getting startedSet up your homeschool
Add the essential family, student, school-year, and subject information.
6 min read → Getting startedUse the dashboard and Daily Flow
See what matters today and personalize the view for your family.
5 min read →Plan
Plan
Shape the school year, calendar, curriculum, and flexible routines.
Plan with the calendar
Add one-time or repeating events, assign people, and connect learning details.
7 min read → PlanOrganize curriculum
Track resources by student and subject, with schedules and linked courses when useful.
7 min read → PlanBuild loops and weekly rotations
Create flexible sequences that keep moving even when the week changes.
6 min read →Keep records
Keep records
Capture attendance, schoolwork, reading, memories, and spending.
Record attendance
Track days or hours for the family together or for individual students.
6 min read → Keep recordsManage assignments and grades
Create courses, record work, and use the grading method that fits each course.
9 min read → Keep recordsKeep a reading log
Track books for each student and family read-alouds, including completion and portfolio details.
6 min read → Keep recordsJournal the year and build portfolios
Capture short dated memories and collect selected learning records into a portfolio.
6 min read → Keep recordsTrack the homeschool budget
Set goals, organize spending categories, and record purchases by year and student.
6 min read → Keep recordsCapture ideas in Scatterbook
Keep quick, low-friction notes before you decide where they belong.
3 min read →Reports & records
Reports & records
Turn the information you already keep into useful documents.
Account & family
Account & family
Manage family details, logins, preferences, and your subscription.
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