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Complete default course catalog

57 course syllabi, not just category labels

These are the current launch courses available by default, covering 1,062 lessons. Each syllabus lists every lesson title and representative learning content.

57 default courses1,062 lessonsFour age bandsSelf-paced

Scope note: HomeSchool.You is parent-directed curriculum software for ages 3–10—not an accredited school, live-teaching service, diploma program, or issuer of official credit-bearing transcripts.

Science

🦕 Dinosaur Discovery

Travel back millions of years to meet the most amazing creatures that ever lived!

13 lessonsObservationClassification

🫀 Human Body

Discover the amazing machine that is your own body!

13 lessonsObservationSystems Thinking

🌦️ Weather & Seasons

Learn about the incredible forces that create our weather!

12 lessonsObservationData Analysis

Space

🚀 Space Explorers

Blast off on a journey through our solar system and beyond!

13 lessonsObservationData Analysis

Nature

🦁 Amazing Animals

Explore incredible creatures and their habitats around the world!

13 lessonsObservationClassification

🐙 Oceans Deep

Dive into the mysterious underwater world of our oceans!

12 lessonsObservationEnvironmental Literacy

Engineering

⚙️ Inventions & Machines

Discover the brilliant inventions that changed the world!

13 lessonsDesign ThinkingSystems Thinking

History

🗺️ World Explorers

Journey through continents, civilizations, and incredible landmarks!

13 lessonsGeographic ReasoningCultural Literacy

Arts

📸 Photo & Film Fundamentals

Learn how cameras work, how to compose a shot, tell a story with pictures, and think like a filmmaker.

10 lessonsVisual LiteracyShot Vocabulary

🎨 Visual Arts Fundamentals

Learn to draw, understand color and light, explore art history, and create your own artwork with confidence.

10 lessonsObservational DrawingColor Theory

🎵 Music Fundamentals

Learn to read music, play melodies, understand chords, and compose your own songs.

20 lessonsMelody WritingRhythm Perception

Business

💡 Entrepreneur Fundamentals

Spot real problems, build real businesses. From your piggy bank and lemonade stand to trades, service businesses, scale-up, online platforms, and your first one-page pitch.

20 lessonsEntrepreneurshipBusiness Planning

Math

🔢 Math Fundamentals

Build real number sense — count, compare, group, and recognize patterns. From counting toys on the rug to spotting why even and odd numbers behave the way they do.

20 lessonsPattern RecognitionLogic

Literacy

📚 Literacy Fundamentals

Hear the sounds of language, crack the code of letters, build word power, then make meaning and write your own. From a child clapping syllables to drafting their first paragraph.

20 lessonsPhonological AwarenessDecoding

Coding

💻 Coding & Computational Thinking

Think like a programmer: give clear instructions, debug, use loops and choices, work with data, understand networks, and ship your first program.

20 lessonsComputational ThinkingAlgorithms

Civics

🏛️ Civics & Community Power

Learn how communities make rules, solve shared problems, use evidence, listen across differences, and turn your voice into responsible action.

20 lessonsCivic EngagementCivic Reasoning

Life Skills

💛 Life Skills & Emotional Intelligence

Build practical tools for naming feelings, noticing body signals, calming down, repairing mistakes, setting boundaries, making responsible choices, and working well with others.

20 lessonsSelf AwarenessSelf Management

Physical

🏃 Physical Literacy & Safety

Move well and move safely: build balance, coordination, strength, endurance, recovery habits, water and bike safety, first aid awareness, and inclusive play.

20 lessonsPhysical LiteracyBody Awareness

Digital Media

🧠 Digital & Media Literacy

Use the internet with judgment: protect privacy, check sources, understand ads and algorithms, spot misinformation and AI media, create ethically, and build a trustworthy digital portfolio.

20 lessonsDigital CitizenshipMedia Literacy

Language

🌐 World Language Foundations

Build the habits behind every language: listening, pronunciation, greetings, polite phrases, numbers, descriptions, everyday vocabulary, questions, sentence patterns, culture, memory, conversation, and portfolio reflection.

20 lessonsLanguage LearningListening

Financial

💵 Money & Financial Literacy

Make smart money choices: understand needs and wants, earning, saving, budgets, prices, banks, interest, credit, debt, shopping, ads, giving, investing, taxes, insurance, scams, family budgets, and career income.

20 lessonsFinancial LiteracyBudgeting

Geography

🗺️ Geography & World Cultures

Read the world with care: maps, directions, coordinates, landforms, waterways, climate, regions, countries, cities, cultures, beliefs, languages, migration, trade, population, map data, heritage, and current events.

20 lessonsSpatial ThinkingMap Reading

Environment

🌱 Environmental Stewardship

Turn science into care: learn Earth systems, ecosystems, biodiversity, food webs, habitats, water, air, waste, plastic, energy, climate, resilience, oceans, forests, soil, justice, citizen science, restoration, green design, and stewardship planning.

20 lessonsEnvironmental LiteracySystems Thinking

Health

🥗 Health & Nutrition

Build everyday health literacy: body signals, food groups, hydration, balanced meals, nutrients, digestion, movement, sleep, hygiene, dental care, mental health, stress, medicine safety, allergies, body respect, media messages, healthcare helpers, labels, and family wellness planning.

20 lessonsHealth LiteracyNutrition Literacy

Study Skills

📚 Research & Study Skills

Learn how to learn: ask better questions, set goals, design focus spaces, manage time, listen, take notes, read to learn, practice memory, prepare calmly, research sources, cite credit, summarize, plan projects, revise, collaborate, present, grow from mistakes, and build a portfolio.

20 lessonsStudy SkillsResearch

Philosophy

🦉 Philosophy & Ethics

Think about thinking: ask big questions, give reasons, use logic, seek truth, make good choices, explore fairness, rights, trust, care, courage, identity, mind, beauty, nature, technology, dialogue, community, thought experiments, humility, and ethical decision-making.

20 lessonsPhilosophical ThinkingEthical Reasoning

Law

⚖️ Law & Debate

Learn legal and debate literacy: rules, rights, constitutions, branches, courts, evidence, arguments, questioning, civil and criminal law, agreements, property, privacy, speech, due process, juries, mediation, advocacy, mock trial, policy debate, and civic action.

20 lessonsLegal LiteracyDebate

Home Systems

🧰 Home Systems & Practical Maintenance

Build useful household agency: safety maps, tools, measuring, electricity, plumbing, airflow, appliances, cleaning labels, laundry, kitchen care, fire safety, shutoffs, repair decisions, simple fixes, outdoor care, pest prevention, maintenance budgets, housing records, accessible organization, and a home-care capstone.

20 lessonsHome SystemsMaintenance

Creative Writing

✍️ Advanced Creative Writing

Grow a writer's craft through story seeds, character wants, conflict, setting, plot shape, scene design, dialogue, point of view, voice, showing and telling, poetry, symbol, worldbuilding, genre, creative nonfiction, humor, revision, feedback, publishing, and an author portfolio.

20 lessonsCreative WritingStory Structure

First Aid

🧯 First Aid & Emergency Response

Build emergency literacy through helper awareness, scene safety, check-call-care, first aid kits, bleeding, cuts, burns, choking, breathing trouble, CPR/AED awareness, falls, limb injuries, allergies, poison safety, heat, cold, seizures, severe weather, communication plans, and a family response capstone.

20 lessonsFirst AidEmergency Response

Agriculture

🌾 Agriculture, Gardening & Food Systems

Explore food as a living system through farms, gardens, seeds, soil, plant needs, garden planning, compost, pollinators, crops, herbs, farm animals, weather, pests, tool safety, harvest, supply chains, workers, food waste, sustainable farming, mini-garden design, and a food systems capstone.

20 lessonsAgricultureGardening

Ai Data

🤖 Advanced Computer Science, AI & Data

Move beyond coding foundations into algorithms, data evidence, features, efficiency, decomposition, logic, simulations, databases, networks, cybersecurity, AI, machine learning, training data, prompting, computer vision, recommendations, automation, privacy, responsible AI design, and a capstone project.

20 lessonsAdvanced Computer ScienceAi Literacy

Careers

🧭 Career Exploration & Apprenticeship Projects

Turn career curiosity into action through work awareness, interests, skills, career families, tools, day-in-the-life research, training paths, apprenticeships, work habits, communication, safety, money tradeoffs, career research, interviews, mini-projects, portfolios, resume/bio basics, skill pitching, path comparison, and an apprenticeship project capstone.

20 lessonsCareer ExplorationApprenticeship

Human Development

🌱 Human Development & Body Literacy

Support calm, age-appropriate growing-up literacy through body growth, systems, privacy, consent, hygiene, emotions, puberty basics, growth spurts, skin and odor, menstruation, voice and anatomy vocabulary, healthy habits, body image, identity respect, friendships and feelings, online safety, health visits, family formation basics, abuse prevention, and a growing-up capstone.

20 lessonsHuman DevelopmentBody Literacy

Worldviews

🕊️ World Religions & Worldviews

Build academic, respectful worldview literacy through religion and worldview basics, research norms, sacred stories, rituals, sacred places, Indigenous traditions, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Christian, Islamic, Sikh, East Asian, secular and humanist worldviews, pluralism, art, law, interfaith dialogue, conflict analysis, and a capstone project.

20 lessonsReligious LiteracyWorldview Literacy

Public Speaking

🎤 Public Speaking & Presentation

Practice communication as a craft through audience and purpose, message design, speech structure, storytelling, voice, body language, visual aids, listening, impromptu speaking, informative and persuasive talks, dialogue and debate, Q&A, feedback, speaking anxiety, digital presentations, leadership facilitation, showcases, and a capstone presentation.

20 lessonsPublic SpeakingPresentation

Cooking

🍳 Cooking & Culinary Skills

Build safe, practical cooking confidence through kitchen safety, clean/separate habits, knife skills, measuring, recipes, heat methods, breakfast, grains, vegetables, proteins, seasoning, safe temperatures, meal planning, grocery budgeting, leftovers, baking, global flavors, allergies and accessibility, hosting, cleanup, and a capstone meal.

20 lessonsCookingFood Safety

Psychology

🧠 Psychology & Human Behavior

Build practical psychology literacy through behavior observation, brain-body awareness, emotions, attention, memory, habits, motivation, personality, empathy, friendship, stress, conflict, bias, influence, group behavior, decisions, mental health basics, help-seeking, research ethics, and a capstone observation project.

20 lessonsPsychologySelf Awareness

Journalism

📰 Journalism & Media Production

Build practical journalism and media production skills through news judgment, questions, interviews, note-taking, fact versus opinion, source verification, headlines, story structure, photo/audio/video, data, editing, ethics, privacy, misinformation resilience, local reporting, publishing, collaboration, and a capstone local story.

20 lessonsJournalismMedia Literacy

Outdoor

🧭 Outdoor Survival & Navigation

Build calm outdoor competence through trip planning, weather awareness, clothing layers, hydration, food, Leave No Trace, map symbols, compass basics, natural direction clues, trail choices, getting lost safely, shelter, fire safety, knots and gear, outdoor first aid, wildlife safety, terrain and water crossings, emergency signals, stewardship, and a supervised mini-expedition capstone.

20 lessonsOutdoor SafetyNavigation

Leadership

🤝 Leadership & Teamwork

Build service-centered leadership through self-leadership, listening, trust, roles, shared goals, communication agreements, planning, feedback, team decisions, conflict repair, inclusion, morale, delegation, facilitation, pressure problem-solving, ethics and power, service, project management, reflection, and a capstone team project.

20 lessonsLeadershipTeamwork

Physics

⚛️ Physics & Motion

Build practical physical science literacy through motion, position, speed, forces, gravity, friction, simple machines, energy, work, momentum, waves, sound, light, electricity, magnetism, heat, fluids, pressure, measurement, experiment design, and a physics playground capstone.

20 lessonsPhysicsScientific Thinking

Chemistry

🧪 Chemistry & Materials

Build chemistry and materials literacy through matter, atoms, molecules, states of matter, properties, mixtures, solutions, separation, acids and bases, reactions, conservation of mass, the periodic table, compounds, bonding, reaction energy, water, carbon, polymers, metals, ceramics, glass, food chemistry, lab safety, measurement, and a materials design capstone.

20 lessonsChemistryMaterials Science

Theater

🎭 Theater & Performance

Build expressive theater craft through acting, body, voice, imagination, character, emotion safety, movement, script reading, improvisation, ensemble listening, scene structure, design, lighting, sound, puppetry, masks, directing, rehearsal, audience etiquette, theater cultures, accessibility, safety, and a showcase capstone.

20 lessonsTheaterPerformance

Maker

🛠️ Maker Skills & Fabrication

Build practical maker competence through workshop safety, design briefs, measuring, marking, cutting, joining, adhesives, fasteners, cardboard prototyping, textiles, wood basics, simple circuits, sensors, microcontrollers, CAD, digital fabrication, mechanisms, finishing, repair, workspace care, testing, iteration, sustainable materials, documentation, collaboration, and a prototype capstone.

20 lessonsMaker SkillsFabrication

Robotics

🤖 Robotics & Automation

Build robotics literacy through robot systems, sensors, actuators, motors, gears, circuits, programming, loops, conditionals, feedback control, navigation, autonomy, AI, mechanisms, grippers, human-robot interaction, safety, ethics, automation systems, debugging, robotics careers, and a robot challenge capstone.

20 lessonsRoboticsAutomation

Architecture

🏙️ Architecture & Built Environment

Build architecture and built-environment literacy through shelter, drawings, scale, site, climate, structures, materials, foundations, rooms, circulation, accessibility, light, air, sound, energy, water, waste systems, streets, public space, zoning, codes, model making, history, culture, construction teams, adaptive reuse, and a design studio capstone.

20 lessonsArchitectureSpatial Reasoning

Earth Science

🌎 Earth Science & Geology

Build Earth science literacy through Earth systems, minerals, rocks, the rock cycle, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, landforms, weathering, erosion, soil, fossils, geologic time, maps, topography, water, groundwater, rivers, coasts, resources, climate clues, hazards, fieldwork, stewardship, and a geologist capstone.

20 lessonsEarth ScienceGeology

Economics

📈 Economics & Markets

Build economics literacy through scarcity, choices, needs, wants, goods, services, resources, production, opportunity cost, incentives, supply, demand, prices, markets, money, labor, income, business costs, profit, competition, trade, public goods, taxes, externalities, inflation, policy, household economics, economic data, and a market simulation capstone.

20 lessonsEconomicsMarkets

Biology

🌱 Life Science & Biology

Build biology literacy through living systems, cells, DNA, traits, body systems, plants, animals, microbes, ecosystems, habitats, evolution, life cycles, biodiversity, behavior, genetics, health, conservation, lab skills, biotechnology, fieldwork, and a living-system investigation capstone.

20 lessonsBiologyEcology

Astronomy

🔭 Astronomy & Space Science

Build astronomy literacy through sky observation, Earth-Moon-Sun patterns, moon phases, eclipses, gravity, orbits, planets, small worlds, the Sun, stars, star life cycles, galaxies, telescopes, spacecraft, human spaceflight, exoplanets, cosmology, space weather, data modeling, space stewardship, and a sky-mission capstone.

20 lessonsAstronomySpace Science

World History

📜 World History & Civilizations

Build historical thinking through evidence, timelines, early humans, agriculture, ancient river civilizations, writing, law, belief systems, trade routes, classical societies, empires, Africa, the Americas, Oceania, medieval networks, global encounters, colonization, revolutions, industrialization, modern conflict, decolonization, globalization, and a source-based exhibit capstone.

20 lessonsHistorical ThinkingSource Analysis

Design

🎨 Design & Product Thinking

Build design literacy through human-centered observation, problem framing, constraints, ideation, sketching, storyboards, prototyping, usability testing, iteration, visual design, information architecture, UX, accessibility, product strategy, design systems, service journeys, metrics, ethics, privacy, sustainability, critique, and a product-design capstone.

20 lessonsDesignProduct Thinking

Statistics

📊 Statistics, Probability & Data Reasoning

Build data literacy through statistical questions, categories, measurement, graphs, center, spread, probability, sample spaces, fair games, simulation, surveys, sampling, experiments, correlation, causation, risk, prediction, misleading graphs, data ethics, statistical claims, data-informed decisions, and a data investigation capstone.

20 lessonsStatisticsProbability

Public Policy

🏛️ Government, Public Policy & International Relations

Build advanced civic literacy through government institutions, constitutions, rights, federalism, budgets, elections, courts, public services, policy tradeoffs, civic participation, diplomacy, global organizations, peace and security, human rights, migration, media, policy evidence, equity, future policy, and a policy brief capstone.

20 lessonsCivicsPublic Policy

Infrastructure

🏗️ Energy, Infrastructure & Climate Systems

Build systems literacy through infrastructure, energy, electric grids, renewables, storage, drinking water, wastewater, transportation, buildings, waste, communications, supply chains, climate systems, adaptation, disaster resilience, maintenance, environmental justice, finance, smart infrastructure, planning tradeoffs, and a resilient community capstone.

20 lessonsInfrastructureEnergy Systems

Sociology

🌍 Sociology, Anthropology & Human Cultures

Build social-science literacy through culture, meaning, norms, values, identity, belonging, groups, communities, families, kinship, institutions, power, inequality, language, rituals, work, daily life, migration, place, media, health, food, fieldwork, globalization, social change, ethics, representation, and a respectful community-study capstone.

20 lessonsSocial ScienceSociology