What your child will actually learn.
Built on top-tier US public school standards (Massachusetts, California, plus select state-of-art frameworks), then extended with the Life Skills curriculum that public school left out.
Every state has homeschool requirements that ask you to cover certain topics at certain grades. We've mapped the LLMU lessons to standards from the highest-bar US states — so when you submit your annual paperwork, you can show the unit codes alongside what was taught. Your homeschool association will recognize the framework.
The four core subjects, K through 12.
Mathematics
K – 12From counting and place value through algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus.
Counting to 100. Skip-counting by 2s, 5s, 10s. Why number lines work.
Linear equations. Ratios and proportions. Scientific notation. Exponents.
Quadratic functions. Trigonometric identities. Limits and derivatives. Integration.
English Language Arts
K – 12Reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, rhetoric, and the craft of clear communication.
Letter sounds. First words. Reading aloud. Writing your name.
Essay structure. Sentence variety. Active voice. Reading novels for theme.
Argumentative essays. Comparative analysis. Creative writing workshops. Public speaking.
Science
K – 12Biology, chemistry, physics, and earth science — taught through experiments and questions, not memorization.
States of matter. Plants vs animals. Day and night. Weather.
Cell biology. Periodic table basics. Forces and motion. Plate tectonics.
Genetics + DNA. Stoichiometry. Newtonian mechanics. Climate systems.
Social Studies
K – 12US history, world history, civics, and geography — focused on cause-and-effect, not date-memorization.
Family + community. Maps + globes. Holidays. The seven continents.
US Constitution. Civil War. Industrial revolution. World religions.
Modern US history. World wars. Comparative government. Economic systems.
The five tracks public school forgot.
Adapted by grade band: K-2 (basics + family practice), 3-5 (independence), 6-8 (real-world application), 9-12 (adult-readiness).
Money & Finance
Counting change. Allowance jars. Budgeting. Compound interest. Taxes. Credit. Investing basics. By 12th grade: read a paystub, file a return, open a Roth.
Practical Independence
Tying shoes. Making a sandwich. Doing laundry. Cooking 5 family dinners. Reading a map. Fixing a leaky faucet. Handling an emergency. Living away from home.
Systems & Citizenship
How town meetings work. How healthcare is paid. How courts decide. How elections happen. How agencies enforce. By 12th grade: registered to vote, knows where to call.
Communication & Resilience
Phone calls to relatives. Ordering food. Writing thank-you notes. Public speaking. Conflict mediation. Stress + sleep. Asking for help. Handling rejection.
Career & Entrepreneurship
Lemonade stand math. Resumes + interviews. Negotiation. LinkedIn + portfolios. Side-project economics. By 12th grade: clear sense of what they could trade their time for.
Life Skills is included in the Advanced tier. Core covers academics only. See pricing →
4 lessons make a unit. 4 units make a topic.
Each lesson is one Socratic dialogue, one mastery gate, one outcome. Typical lesson runs 15-35 minutes depending on grade and subject.
A unit bundles 4 lessons: 2 concept lessons (mastery-gated), 1 practice lesson (mastery-gated), 1 project lesson (no gate, applied creativity). Most students finish a unit in a week.
A topicis roughly 4 units — what most schools call a "chapter." A school year covers 8-12 topics per subject.
Pacing is per-student. A strong student moves faster. A struggling student gets more practice. There's no class to slow down or hold back.
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