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Built for homeschool families

The all-in-one
homeschool home.

A live AI tutor that draws on a whiteboard. A curriculum built around the things that actually matter — core academics plus life skills. Compliance, records, and a community — all under one roof.

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The demo is free — no signup required. No free trial after that, just one yearly subscription.

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Ms. Vector is drawing…
Built by a homeschool family
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Covers all 50 states
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K–12
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Plans, records, and reports included
No signup required

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We don't ask you to imagine what Hearthslate does. Click any of these and use the actual feature — same code as the paying product.

Whiteboard tutor

Watch a lesson get drawn live

Type any topic. Ms. Vector teaches it on a whiteboard — narrated, animated, real-time pen strokes.

Open the whiteboard
Reading coach

Read aloud, get graded

A built-in coach listens to your child read, scores accuracy and fluency, and tells you where to practice.

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AI tutor

Ask any question, any subject

A chat tutor that explains step-by-step, in plain language, for any age. Math, science, history, writing, life skills.

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Everything a homeschool family needs.

Six pillars, one subscription. No plug-ins, no patchwork.

Live whiteboard tutor

Ms. Vector teaches any topic by drawing on a board while she explains. Real pen strokes, real-time narration, age-tuned depth — and we ship improvements to it every single week.

AI tutor for every subject

A patient chat tutor that explains step-by-step instead of just handing over answers. Math, science, writing, life skills.

Reading coach

A built-in microphone listens to your child read, scores accuracy and fluency word-by-word, and drills the rough spots. Pause anytime — pick up where you left off.

Curriculum that actually matters

Core academics done right — math, science, history, English — PLUS the real-world skills school never gets to. The whole reason you're homeschooling in the first place.

Life skills, built in

Personal finance. Cooking. Home repair. Communication. Time management. Civic literacy. Career exploration. Practical skills your kids will actually use.

State compliance, automated

Every state has different homeschool rules. We track what you owe, when it's due, and prep the paperwork.

Records & transcripts

Attendance, report cards, transcripts, portfolios — generated automatically from what your child actually did this week.

Community & co-ops directory · mentor matching · shared pod scheduling — included in every plan

How it works

Get from “curious” to “teaching tomorrow’s lesson” in fifteen minutes.

1

Add your kids

One child or five — name, grade, and a few interests. We use it to tune lessons and pick reading material.

2

Pick what they're studying

Browse our curriculum library by grade and subject. Choose what you want them to learn this year — academics, life skills, or both.

3

Hand them the tablet

Lessons, reading, tutoring, quizzes — all under one login. You get the records and compliance paperwork as they go.

A day at home

What it actually looks like.

A real morning, start to finish — so you can picture it before you commit.

  1. 8:00 am

    You pour coffee. They open their tablet.

    Each kid signs into the student dashboard. Today's lessons are queued in order — math first, then a life-skills module on budgeting, then the read-aloud passage. You don't have to set anything up.

  2. 8:15 am

    Stuck on something? They ask the whiteboard tutor.

    Your 4th-grader can't visualize what 3/8 means. She types it in. Ms. Vector draws a pizza on the whiteboard, shades three slices, narrates it out loud. Two minutes later she gets it — and you didn't have to drop what you were doing.

  3. 9:30 am

    Reading practice with a coach that listens.

    Your 1st-grader reads “The Frog and the Pond” aloud. The mic catches every word. He gets stuck on “through.” The session ends with a 3-minute drill on -ough words. By Friday you'll see his fluency score climbing.

  4. 11:00 am

    Life skills, on the schedule.

    Twice a week, the schedule includes a real-world module: how to read a recipe, how a credit card actually works, basic plumbing, civic literacy. The stuff school never gets to. The stuff most parents say is the whole point of homeschooling.

  5. 3:00 pm

    The records keep themselves.

    When you check the parent dashboard, today's attendance is logged, quiz scores are recorded, and your state's compliance tracker shows you're 4 weeks ahead on hours. You generate this quarter's portfolio in two clicks.

  6. 5:00 pm

    Dinner. Without lesson-planning.

    No tabs open. No printouts to file. Tomorrow's plan is already there. The hardest decision left is what's for dinner.

One subscription replaces six.

Most homeschool families stitch together a math app, a reading app, a curriculum store, a compliance spreadsheet, and a transcript generator. Hearthslate does it all in one place.

What you needHearthslateIXL / ABCmouseKhan AcademyOutschoolCurriculum stores
Live whiteboard tutor
AI tutor for any subject
Reading coach (mic-based)
Real-world life skills
Year-long curriculum included
State compliance tracking
Auto-generated transcripts
Co-op & community
One yearly price

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What we're not.

Most homeschool tools oversell themselves. Here's what Hearthslate isn't— so you know what you're actually getting.

Not a video library.

We're not 1,000 hours of pre-recorded videos your kid clicks through. The whiteboard tutor draws fresh lessons live on the topics your kid is studying.

Not a homework machine.

The AI tutor refuses to just give answers. It teaches step-by-step, asks Socratic questions, and makes the kid do the thinking. Boring on purpose.

Not a magic shortcut.

You still parent. We just take the planning, paperwork, and patchwork off your plate so the hours you spend are the ones that matter.

Built for the way families actually run

Two dashboards. One household.

Parents run the household. Kids run their school day. Each gets the view that matches what they actually do.

For parents
Parent dashboard

The command center for the whole household. Manage every child, assign courses, see what they did this week, handle the paperwork.

  • Add each child, set their grade and interests
  • Assign courses from the curriculum library
  • See weekly progress, attendance, and quiz scores
  • Generate report cards, transcripts, and portfolios
  • Track state compliance deadlines + paperwork
  • Find local co-ops, mentor families, and events
  • Manage billing and household settings
For kids
Student dashboard

Their school day, simplified. They open one app and see exactly what to do today, with every tool they need built in.

  • Today's lessons, in order
  • Open the whiteboard tutor on any topic
  • Ask the AI tutor when stuck
  • Reading practice and life-skills modules
  • Quizzes and checks for understanding
  • Their schedule, progress, and earned badges
  • Portfolio of their best work

One household subscription. One login for each child. The parent view stays with you; the student view goes wherever they take the tablet.

One yearly price per student. Each additional student costs less.

Less than the cost of a single subject tutor — for every subject, every child, all year.

Core
$290/ per student / year, from

The complete homeschool platform

  • Complete K-12 curriculum (math, science, history, English, languages)
  • Life Skills Academy (finance, civics, home repair, mental health)
  • Whiteboard Tutor — 8 animated lessons/student/mo
  • AI text tutor — unlimited (any subject, any age)
  • Reading fluency coach — unlimited
  • State compliance + auto-generated transcripts
  • Parent dashboard + community + co-op tools
  • Up to 52% off each additional student
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Plus
$490/ per student / year, from

Built for high school + the college path

  • Everything in Core
  • 4× more whiteboard lessons — 30/student/mo
  • College-prep transcripts (weighted GPA, AP/honors)
  • AP-track + college-level electives
  • Mentorship matching with experienced homeschool parents
  • Portfolio audit prep for required states
  • Priority 4-hour support with named contact
  • Up to 51% off each additional student
Try every feature free first · Cancel anytime · No setup fees
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Common questions

What ages does Hearthslate cover?+
Kindergarten through twelfth grade. Every tool — the whiteboard tutor, the AI chat tutor, the curriculum — auto-tunes its depth based on the child's grade level.
What subjects do you actually teach?+
The standard ones — math, science, history, English, foreign language — done well. AND the ones most schools never get to: personal finance, cooking, time management, communication, civic literacy, career exploration, basic home repair. Most families who homeschool are doing it specifically so their kids learn the practical stuff. We built around that.
Do I still need a curriculum if I have Hearthslate?+
Hearthslate IS your curriculum. Our team builds the courses so you don't have to — year-long plans with weekly modules and daily lessons, ready to assign on day one. You can also bring your own curriculum and Hearthslate tracks the records for you.
Will this satisfy my state's homeschool requirements?+
Every state has its own rules — letter of intent, attendance, portfolio reviews, standardized tests. Hearthslate tracks what your state needs, when it's due, and generates the paperwork.
What if my child needs extra help with a subject?+
The AI tutor handles one-on-one explanations any time they're stuck — patient, step-by-step, Socratic. The whiteboard tutor draws every concept out loud. The reading coach catches and drills reading gaps before they snowball. All included.
Can I try before I subscribe?+
Yes — the whiteboard tutor and the AI tutor demos on this page are the actual product, fully functional, no account needed. Try them right now and decide before you pay.
How does billing work?+
One yearly subscription, paid up front. Core starts at $290/student/year (volume discounts on every additional student — by your 4th they're 52% off). No month-to-month, no free trial — the demos are the real product, free to try, no signup needed. Cancel anytime to stop the next renewal.
Is the product done, or still being built?+
Hearthslate gets better every single day. We ship improvements weekly — and the whiteboard tutor in particular is something we're actively making smarter and sharper all the time. Your subscription gets every new feature and every quality bump automatically. What you see today is the floor, not the ceiling.

Try it. Then decide.

Two minutes with the whiteboard tutor will tell you more than ten pages of marketing copy.

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