Hands Down Education turns a child's real interests into a complete, standards-aligned homeschool curriculum. Describe what your child is passionate about — animals, space, dinosaurs, music, soccer, art — and get a structured K-12 learning plan built around it in minutes.
Every plan is aligned to grade-level standards across Early Learners (K-2), Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8) and High School (9-12), so following your child's curiosity does not mean falling behind on the fundamentals.
Track progress across subjects, generate lessons on demand, plan educational field trips, and draw on a library of curated homeschool resources — all in one place.
Homeschool curriculum ideas by interest
Ready-made unit study guides, each with a concrete sample week across reading, math, science, social studies and art.
Dinosaurs homeschool curriculumTurn a dinosaur obsession into a full homeschool curriculum — reading, math, science, history and art built around paleontology, for K-12.
Space & Astronomy homeschool curriculumBuild a K-12 homeschool curriculum around space — astronomy, rocketry, and the history of exploration woven through reading, math and science.
Animals & Wildlife homeschool curriculumA homeschool curriculum built around animals — zoology, habitats, and conservation woven through reading, math, science and geography for K-12.
Ocean & Marine Life homeschool curriculumBuild a homeschool curriculum around the ocean — marine biology, oceanography and exploration across reading, math, science and geography.
Minecraft homeschool curriculumUse Minecraft as a genuine homeschool teaching tool — math, engineering, history builds, creative writing and even economics, for K-12.
Art & Drawing homeschool curriculumA homeschool curriculum with art at the center — technique, art history, and the math and science hiding inside drawing, for K-12 learners.
Soccer homeschool curriculumTurn soccer obsession into homeschool fuel — statistics, physics, geography and writing built around the world's game, for K-12.
Horses homeschool curriculumA homeschool curriculum built around horses — equine science, history, and the reading, math and biology inside the barn, for K-12.
Robots & Coding homeschool curriculumBuild a homeschool curriculum around robots and coding — programming, engineering design, math and the ethics of automation, for K-12.
Cooking & Baking homeschool curriculumThe kitchen as classroom — fractions, chemistry, world geography and budgeting through a cooking-centered homeschool curriculum, K-12.
LEGO & Building homeschool curriculumA homeschool curriculum built on LEGO — engineering, math, storytelling and design thinking through building, for K-12 learners.
Music homeschool curriculumA homeschool curriculum with music at its core — theory as math, sound as physics, history through its soundtrack, for K-12 learners.
Trains homeschool curriculumTurn a train obsession into a homeschool curriculum — engineering, industrial history, geography and math built around railroads, for K-12.
Weather & Storms homeschool curriculumA homeschool curriculum built around weather — meteorology, data collection, climate and forecasting across science, math and geography.
Mythology homeschool curriculumBuild a homeschool curriculum around mythology — Greek, Norse and world myths carrying literature, history, geography and art for K-12.
Gardening & Plants homeschool curriculumA homeschool curriculum grown in the garden — botany, ecology, math and patience through growing food and plants, for K-12 learners.
Ancient Egypt homeschool curriculumA homeschool curriculum built around Ancient Egypt — archaeology, hieroglyphs, engineering and daily life along the Nile, for K-12.
Cars & Engines homeschool curriculumBuild a homeschool curriculum around cars — mechanics, physics, design history and the economics of manufacturing, for K-12 learners.
Chess & Strategy homeschool curriculumA homeschool curriculum built around chess — strategy, mathematics, history and the discipline of thinking ahead, for K-12 learners.
Birds & Birdwatching homeschool curriculumA homeschool curriculum built around birds — identification, migration, ecology and citizen science you can do from the window, for K-12.
Volcanoes & Geology homeschool curriculumA homeschool curriculum built around volcanoes and geology — plate tectonics, rocks, deep time and natural hazards, for K-12 learners.
Sharks homeschool curriculumTurn a shark obsession into a homeschool curriculum — marine biology, evolution, data literacy and conservation, for K-12 learners.
Human Body homeschool curriculumA human body homeschool curriculum for K-12 — anatomy, body systems, nutrition and health taught through reading, math, science and art, with a six-week plan.
Insects & Bugs homeschool curriculumAn insect homeschool curriculum for K-12 — life cycles, entomology, pollination and ecology taught through backyard fieldwork, reading, math and art, with a six-week plan.
Ancient Greece homeschool curriculumAn ancient Greece homeschool curriculum for K-12 — Athens and Sparta, democracy, the Olympics, philosophy and myth taught through reading, geography, math and art, with a six-week plan.
Ancient Rome homeschool curriculumAn ancient Rome homeschool curriculum for K-12 — the Republic and Empire, roads and aqueducts, Latin, daily life and the fall of Rome through reading, geography, math and art.
American Revolution homeschool curriculumAn American Revolution homeschool curriculum for K-12 — causes, battles, the Declaration, Loyalists and Patriots, and the Constitution taught through primary sources, maps, math and art.
Bees & Butterflies homeschool curriculumA pollinator homeschool curriculum for K-12 — bee and butterfly life cycles, the monarch migration, hive society and a pollinator garden taught through science, math, reading and art, with a six-week plan.
Coding & Computer Science homeschool curriculumA coding homeschool curriculum for K-12 — from unplugged algorithms and block-based programs to real Python, using only free tools, with a six-week plan, CSTA standards and a project portfolio.
Baking homeschool curriculumA baking homeschool curriculum for K-12 — fractions, ratios and baker's percentages, the chemistry of leavening and gluten, and controlled experiments you can eat, with a six-week plan.
Castles & Knights homeschool curriculumA castles and knights homeschool curriculum for K-12 — medieval Europe through castle engineering, feudal society, chivalry, siege science and primary sources, with a six-week plan and C3 standards.
Solar System homeschool curriculumA solar system homeschool curriculum for K-12 — the eight planets, their moons, dwarf planets, asteroids and comets, and the robotic missions that explored them, with scale models, real data and a six-week plan.
Homeschool curriculum by grade band
What a week looks like, what the standards ask, and a 36-week year built from the guides — for each stage from kindergarten to 12th grade.
Early Learners (grades K–2)
Short daily lessons, read-alouds, phonics and counting, and an interest-led unit that carries science and social studies. About 1–2 hours of formal work a day.
Elementary (grades 3–5)
Independent reading takes hold, math turns to fractions and data, and unit studies produce real research. About 2½–4 hours of formal work a day.
Middle School (grades 6–8)
Pre-algebra, argument writing, real data and the first primary sources. Students manage more of the day themselves. About 4–5 hours of formal work a day.
High School (grades 9–12)
Credits, a transcript, lab reports and primary sources. Units run at the level of a college introductory course. About 5–6 hours of formal work a day.