Getting started · 4 min read

Welcome to Commonplace

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

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Commonplace dashboard for the fictional Ingalls family
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Commonplace keeps your homeschool plan and the record of what actually happened in one connected workspace. You can start small: add a student and school year, then turn on only the modules your family needs.

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    Complete Homeschool Setup

    Add your family name, students, school year, and subjects. Those details become shared building blocks for attendance, courses, curriculum, and reports.

  2. 2

    Choose a place to begin

    Most families start with Calendar, Attendance, Curriculum, or Assignments & Grades. You do not need to configure every module before using Commonplace.

  3. 3

    Use the dashboard as home base

    The dashboard brings together today’s schedule, checklist, active loop, recent reading, attendance, and other sections you choose.

  4. 4

    Adjust the workspace

    Open Customize dashboard to choose, move, or resize dashboard sections. Use your account menu to open Homeschool Setup and other family settings.