homepen

A simple 5th grade homeschool plan

9 subjects, about 3.25 hours a day on a 5-day week. Lessons wait for you: miss a day and nothing goes overdue.

Start this plan in HomepenComing soon to iPhone, iPad and Android

SubjectWhenMinutes
Read-aloud Together
Novels together, and talk about the big questions.
Every weekday
160 lessons
20
Math
Fractions, decimals, percents, area and volume.
Every weekday
160 lessons
40
Reading
Novels and nonfiction on their own, with short narrations.
Every weekday
160 lessons
30
Writing
Short essays and stories; plan, write, then fix one thing.
Every weekday
160 lessons
25
Grammar & spelling
Sentence parts, punctuation and the words they misspell.
Every weekday
160 lessons
15
Science
Ecosystems, chemistry basics and space, with a lab notebook.
Tue, Thu
72 lessons
40
History & geography Together
US history from explorers to today, with maps.
Wed
36 lessons
40
Art Together
Art and music: one project or piece each week.
Fri
36 lessons
30
PE
A sport, a hike, active play.
Every weekday30
A week15.75 h

Using your own curriculum? Swap any subject in one tap. Set its number of lessons and the days you do it; Homepen keeps the pace.

“Together” subjects are shared by brothers and sisters: one lesson, ticked once for everyone. This is Homepen's own starter plan, not a state requirement; see what your state asks and count your days and hours.