Starting is the hard part. Then staying on the page. Then the meltdown when it has been forty minutes and nothing is finished. A homeschool curriculum for a student with ADHD has to be short, structured, interesting enough to pull them in, and forgiving when a day goes sideways.
Each of these rests on learning science that has been replicated for decades. The studies, in plain language, are on the research page.
A lesson that always runs the same five steps, in the same order, in about thirty minutes, is one a student can start without a parent in the chair. Knowing what comes next is half of getting through it.
When material connects to a student's own life, they learn more: randomized studies raised both interest and grades, with the largest gains for the students who struggle most. For a student who cannot sustain attention on something boring, the subject matter being theirs is the attention strategy.
A built-in break that gets the student off the screen and doing something with their hands, every lesson, is not time lost. Writing a word by hand or solving a problem on paper uses a different kind of memory, and for a student who struggles to stay engaged on a device it is often where things click.
Lesson, Unplugged, Puzzle, Practice, Exit Ticket, shown as a stepper at the top of the screen. Each step is checked off as it is done, so a student always knows where they are and how much is left. A lesson opens full screen, one idea at a time, with a visual drawn for that idea.
Inside a lesson →The Unplugged step is five to ten minutes with pencil and paper, built around the same skill the lesson just taught. It lists what is needed, gives numbered instructions, and ends with a Check My Work button. Or print the worksheet and do it at the table.
Unplugged activities and worksheets →
Intake asks what gets in the way (difficulty starting tasks, getting through word problems), what frustration looks like for this student, and what helps them recover: short breaks, step-by-step hints, encouragement. Those answers shape how lessons are written and sit on the Accommodations tab, where supports like transition help are listed and editable.
The intake interview →
Plan Generation sets how many lessons get built at once: one, three, or five. One lesson in the queue means nothing sits unfinished staring back at them. Delivery Mode sets how independent the student is: Self-Paced, Parent-Led, or Hybrid, where they read alone and you review practice together.
Building a weekly routine →
The Need Help? button floats on every step. The student can tap a word they do not understand, tap a sentence that is confusing, or type a question, and get an answer without calling you over. The weekly report shows how often they asked and about what, and higher numbers usually mean engaging instead of guessing.
The Help Requested report →
Some students focus better on one small chunk at a time; Pages view gives them that, and Full view gives a single scroll to students who find page flipping disruptive. The Starting Point Check has no timer and no score, and the rule that discounts fast answers is switched off for students with a pacing need on file.
Personalizing the lesson player →About thirty minutes across five steps, and the student can stop between steps. Set the batch size to one lesson and a session has a clear end. Ten minutes of handwriting or one lesson most days does more than a long session on Friday.
Nothing expires and nothing resets. Lessons stay queued exactly where they were. The useful move is to pick one short lesson and get back into rhythm rather than catching up all at once. If missed weeks keep happening, that is a signal about the pace, and the batch size and delivery mode are there to change it.
No. Intake asks about diagnosed or suspected learning differences and what has helped before, and it is explicit that nothing in the app is a clinical assessment. The lesson shape, breaks, and interest-based examples are the same for every student.
In Self-Paced mode the student reads, practices, and takes the exit ticket on their own, with the Need Help? coach on every step and read-aloud if they want it. Parent-Led and Hybrid modes are there for the days or the student that needs more of you.
One free lesson, no account: their name, one thing they love, and one topic. Or start a free trial and let them find their starting spot.