Personalized homeschool activities
A homeschool day with room for their ideas.
Keep the curriculum you chose. Use Nookly to turn today’s question — dinosaurs, flour, a bug on the step — into an activity, printable, video or story built around your child.


Planning your year
Requirements and fundingCover your requirements. Plan your funding.
Keep your curriculum on track
Rules differ by state and country — many ask for set subjects, records or work samples. Create the materials your plan needs:
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Lesson plans
Weekly plans for the subjects you cover.
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Reading lists
Books matched to age and interests.
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Math practice
Printables and games for today's skill.
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Science activities
Hands-on tests with everyday things.
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Writing prompts
Journals, story starters, planners.
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Work samples
Finished pieces for your records.
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Progress notes
What you covered, and when.
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Art & music
Coloring pages, songs, projects.
ESA funding eligibility
Some US states offer Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) that help pay for approved learning materials. Each program sets its own rules.
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Check eligibility
See if your state runs an ESA and whether your child qualifies.
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Review approved expenses
Each program lists the products and vendors it accepts.
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Keep receipts
Most programs ask for proof of what you bought and how it's used.
Nookly doesn't decide ESA eligibility or give legal advice. Confirm details with your state's program.
How Nookly works
Made in five stepsFrom child to finished thing, in five steps.
Step one
First, Nookly gets to know the child.
Before anything is made, you tell Nookly who this child actually is — how they look, who lives in their house, the friends and pets they talk about, and what they are obsessed with this month. Everything Nookly creates later is built from this one profile.
Set up once. Reused in everything after.
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Home
Mom, Dad and baby brother
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Best friend
Chloe from school
Zara, age 5
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Interests
Dinosaurs, puddles and the colour red
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Pets
Biscuit, a very slow tortoise
Step 1 of 5
Siblings, same table
Different learnersOne family. Different learners.
The six-year-old wants to count. The nine-year-old wants to argue about it.
You describe each child — age, interests, what’s clicking and what isn’t — and create a version that fits. Same topic, different depth, so the whole table can work on volcanoes together.
Nookly makes the material. You still decide what’s next, what’s working and when it’s time for a break.
- The younger one
- Count the volcano layers, color the lava, retell it with a toy.
- The older one
- Compare two eruptions, write a headline, present the evidence at dinner.

Learning bundles · concepts
Bundles by ageBundles for every age
Proposed bundles for real homeschool moments. Each one mixes screen-made pieces with things to do at the table or outside. Ages are a suggested fit, not a rule.
Bundle conceptSee inside
Getting-ready picture sequence — Shoes, snack, sit down, start — with photos you choose.
Suggested for ages 2–3
I Can Help at Home
A younger sibling wants to join in while the older ones work.
Gives little hands a real job and a steady sequence, so they feel part of the homeschool day.
Formats
Proposed pieces
- 1Getting-ready picture sequence. Shoes, snack, sit down, start — with photos you choose.
- 2Sort the spoons and socks. A sorting game using things already in your kitchen.
- 3Tidy-up song. A short song that names their own toys and baskets.
- 4Adult-led matching. Match pictures to real objects around the room, together.
Beyond the screen
Into real lifeTake it into real life
Make it in a few minutes, then put the device away.
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Recipe math
Halve or double a real recipe together, then taste-test the result.
You’ll need: Measuring cups, a printed recipe card
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The question jar
Drop every “why?” of the week into a jar. Friday, pick one to explore.
You’ll need: A jar, scrap paper
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Family show-and-tell
Present one finished project at dinner, with one question from each listener.
You’ll need: The project, five minutes

What’s inside their membership?
Personalized stories and learning experiences, guided by their family. Work toward a learning goal with a personalized plan, or create something for the moment they’re in.
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Personalized creations
Stories, videos, songs, podcasts and activities made around the child in front of them.
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Learning plans
A personalized learning plan, called a Blueprint, supports a goal the family chooses and helps the kid achieve it.
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Resources to explore
Explore ready-to-use stories and activities, with personalization where available.
Ideas to try togetherIdeas for learning together
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Guide · 4 min read
ESA Funding for Homeschooling: A Calm, Practical Guide for Families
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