Questions families ask us
Everything we've been asked about how Roots & Wings actually works — grouped by topic so you can jump to what you need.
Roots & Wings, in short
It's a family learning platform that plans your kids' week for you, then gets out of the way. Under the hood, that means: personalized weekly lessons for every subject, a Family Dashboard that shows you everything at a glance, a kid-facing Student Portal your child uses on their own, real local adventure and family-activity ideas, a daily gratitude journal, a moderated community of other homeschool families, and print keepsakes of what your family made along the way.
See the dashboard & student portalGetting started
What is Roots & Wings?
A family learning platform that plans your kids' week for you — standards-aligned lessons, real local adventures, gratitude and growth tracking, and a kid-facing portal — then gets out of the way so you can actually spend the week with your family instead of building it.
Who is it for?
Homeschooling families who want real standards coverage without doing all the planning themselves, worldschooling and traveling families, and anyone supplementing school with structured or interest-led learning at home.
How do I get started?
Create a free account, add each child with their grade, subjects, interests, and learning style, and your first week of lessons generates automatically. You can review, edit, or regenerate anything before your child ever sees it.
Can I use Roots & Wings for more than one child?
Yes — each child gets their own profile (name, birthdate, grade, subjects, interests, strengths, growth areas, learning style, and any learning differences you want us to account for), and every plan is generated for that child specifically.
Can I see what it looks like before I sign up?
Yes — take a look at a sample Family Dashboard and Student Portal filled with realistic sample data, no account required.
Lessons & curriculum
Does my child ever see new content before I do?
No. Every lesson, family activity, and workbook page is generated first for you to review, edit, or regenerate. Nothing reaches your child until you've approved it.
What standards are lessons aligned to?
Common Core where it applies, or the standards framework you choose in settings — including state-specific standards if you set your state, or a general framework if you're outside the US. Each weekly plan is tagged with the specific standard it targets.
What's the difference between Complete Learning and Learn Through Life?
Complete Learning builds a full structured weekly plan for every subject, with daily tasks tied directly to a standard. Learn Through Life produces lighter, interest-led invitations — everyday ways a subject can show up in real life — for families who want a looser, more permissive rhythm. You can set this per child.
What's the difference between Daily and Weekly scheduling?
Daily assigns specific lessons to specific days, with a life-skills activity filling in the gaps. Weekly hands your child the whole week's lessons at once with no day-by-day gating, so they can work ahead or space things out however fits your family. You can set a household default and override it per child.
Can lessons account for my child's learning differences?
Yes. Each child's profile has an optional, private note for things like dyslexia, ADHD, processing speed, or an IEP/504 plan — it's never required and never shown outside your household, but it directly shapes how that child's lessons are structured and worded.
What subjects are covered?
Reading, Writing, Math, Science, History, Geography, Art, Music, Life Skills, and Financial Literacy — pick whichever apply to each child.
What if a lesson doesn't work for my child?
Edit it directly, or regenerate it for a fresh take. Updating a child's profile also regenerates that week's not-yet-viewed lessons to reflect the change.
Family life & adventures
What is Grow Together?
A weekly, household-level plan (not per-child) with one adventure, one tradition, and one service project idea — generated around your family's interests and location.
How do adventure recommendations work?
We search for real, current local events and places near you when possible, and clearly label anything that's a grounded real event versus a general idea — with a source link so you can verify details before you go.
Can I plan trips, and do lessons adjust for travel?
Yes — schedule a trip with a destination and dates, and lessons for the days you're away are tailored to tie into where you're actually going, wherever the subject reasonably allows.
Student Portal
What is the Student Portal?
A separate, kid-facing view of the week's lessons and activities, built for children to use directly — parents opt each child into it individually and set a PIN.
Is it safe for my kid to use on their own?
It's PIN-protected per child, only shows content you've already approved, and locks out after repeated failed PIN attempts.
What's Game Mode?
An optional, playful way to practice a subject's questions in a fast-paced mini-game instead of a worksheet — kids earn coins and track their best streak.
Gratitude & growth
What's the gratitude wall?
A daily reflection prompt each child can answer, building a private streak over time — with an optional conversation-starter surfaced to parents so it becomes a real dinner-table conversation, not just an entry in an app.
What's the growth recap?
A weekly look back, written by our team, at what your kids noticed and were grateful for that week — a small, honest snapshot of how they're growing, not a grade or a score.
Community
How does Community keep my family's location private?
Community is entirely opt-in. If you turn it on, other families only ever see a rounded distance range and your city/state — never your address or exact postal code.
How is community content moderated?
New posts are hidden until they're reviewed and approved; anything uncertain is held for a human admin to check. Nothing goes live unreviewed.
Can I meet other homeschool families near me?
Yes — opt into Nearby Families to see other households in your area, and browse or organize meetups with RSVPs.
Print shop
What can I have printed?
A curriculum workbook of your child's saved lessons, a day-by-day travel journal for a trip, or a gratitude keepsake book of their reflections — each personalized to that child, printed, and shipped to your door.
What does the print shop cost?
Printed books are a separate one-time purchase priced at cost plus a small margin, charged at checkout — independent of your monthly plan.
Where do you ship?
The US, Canada, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand currently, with more countries planned.
Account, privacy & pricing
What does Roots & Wings cost?
Family Connect — adventures, traditions, gratitude, community, calendar, and the Memory Book — is free, always. Life & Learning ($19.99/mo) adds interest-led lessons, compliance records, and print. Complete Learning ($39.99/mo) adds the full curriculum, the Student Portal, and the gradebook & transcript tools. Paid plans start with a 30-day free trial.
Is pricing per child or per family?
Per family. One flat price covers your whole household — every child is included, up to six, at no extra cost. Larger families can reach out via Contact for a custom plan.
Is Roots & Wings available outside the US?
Yes — location, standards alignment, and adventure suggestions all adapt to your country, not just the US.
Can I delete my account?
Yes, from Settings — this permanently removes your household's data.
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