What’s New with HomeTrail

Custom Curriculum

HomeTrail makes it easy to track and manage your homeschooling with the Custom Curriculum feature. Whether you’re using a structured program, mixing and matching resources, or creating your own less

Tracking Progress & Reporting

HomeTrail makes it easy to keep track of your student’s homeschooling journey with Progress Reports. These reports provide a clear snapshot of what has been completed and allow you to document learn

Planning, Tracking & Daily Use

HomeTrail’s Ideas Board is a simple yet powerful tool designed to help you keep track of curriculum options, learning resources, and inspiration for your homeschool—before you're ready to fully co

Planning, Tracking & Daily Use

HomeTrail’s daily check-in feature helps you stay on top of your homeschooling routine, but if you no longer need it, you can easily turn it off. Whether you're using the web or the mobile app, foll

Planning, Tracking & Daily Use

The Planner in HomeTrail is a powerful tool designed to help you stay organized, track lessons, and create a customized homeschooling experience. Whether you need to schedule lessons, log activities,

Planning, Tracking & Daily Use

At this time, HomeTrail does not support recurring activities in the traditional sense. Instead of setting a lesson to repeat automatically each week, we offer the ability to copy full weeks. Weekly Planning Made Simple with HomeTrail’s “Copy Week” Feature At HomeTrail, we believe flexibility is key to successful homeschooling. That’s why our platform is built around weekly planning , rather than rigid, long-term schedules. While we don’t currently support recurring activities in the traditional sense, we’ve built an intuitive feature to make your week-to-week planning fast and seamless using the “Copy Week” button. Why Weekly Planning? Every homeschooling family is different. Children progress at their own pace, and unexpected life events can shift your plans. HomeTrail encourages taking things one week at a time , allowing you to reflect, adjust, and stay responsive to your child’s learning needs. How “Copy Week” Works Instead of setting up recurring activities that may not always align with your real-life week, HomeTrail’s Copy Week feature gives you control and speed. With just one click, you can duplicate an entire week’s worth of planned activities into a new week, then make any edits needed. Where to Find It: Go to the Planner in the web version of HomeTrail Navigate to the week you want to copy Click the “Copy Week” button at the top Choose the target week you want to copy the activities to Review and adjust as needed Use Cases: Want to reuse a well-balanced weekly schedule? Copy it forward! Have recurring subjects like math or language arts each day? Copy your base week and tweak the details. Taking a break but want to keep the same rhythm when you return? Just duplicate the last full week. This feature provides the efficiency of recurrence without locking you into a rigid pattern. It’s perfect for homeschooling parents who want structure, but also flexibility. We’re always looking to improve, so if recurring activities are important to your homeschool flow, let us know! For now, give the Copy Week tool a try and see how it can simplify your weekly planning. Questions or feedback? We’d love to hear from you. Watch this video for a short walkthrough:

Getting Started with HomeTrail

HomeTrail’s Projects feature is designed to help you organize and track bigger goals that span across multiple sessions or subjects. Whether you're planning a science fair experiment, a unit study, or a long-term creative project, Projects help you pull everything together in one place. 🔍 Where to Find Projects On the Web : On HomeTrail, in the side menu, select the pathfinder drop-down menu and click on projects , or use this link: hometrail.net/pathfinder/projects In the App : Open Trailhead , tap the menu icon on the left side, and then select Projects . (Note: We know it’s a little hidden right now, and we’re working on making it easier to access soon!) ✅ Setting Up a Project Click or tap “New Project” . Give your project a name , optional description , and select which student it's for. Optionally add a start and end date , or keep it open-ended. Add any sessions or notes that are related to this project. These could be existing activities or ones you plan to create. 🔄 Managing Your Projects Projects grow with you! As you complete related sessions, you can continue adding them to your project to build a full picture of the work. Use notes for reflections, outcomes, or supplemental resources. You can mark a project as “Complete” whenever you're ready, and it’ll stay archived for future reference and reporting. Projects are a great way to showcase deeper learning and effort, especially when preparing for reviews or creating a portfolio. Have feedback? Let us know how you're using Projects and what features you'd like to see added! Watch this video for a short walkthrough:

HomeTrail Pages

Overview:Looking for inspiration? You can now explore HomeTrail Pages right from the app. Discover book recommendations, curriculum ideas, and real homeschool stories.How to Browse:Tap the Pathfinder

What's New with HomeTrail

We’re thrilled to introduce one of our most significant updates yet, packed with some of the most requested features, new ways to organize your journey, and meaningful improvements that make your homeschool life smoother and more flexible. Whether you’re planning, tracking, or just exploring new learning ideas, this release is designed to meet you where you are. 🧭 Pathfinder View- Now on Mobile You asked for it—and it’s finally here! The powerful Pathfinder view from the web is now available right in the HomeTrail app. This means you can browse, filter, and organize all of your homeschool data on the go. Open the app and tap on Pathfinder to: View all sessions, projects, and progress entries in one place Filter by student, subject, tag, or date Quickly access your records, edit details, or drill into specific activities Whether you're reviewing what you’ve accomplished or preparing reports, Pathfinder is now with you wherever you go. 📚 Browse HomeTrail Pages in the App Need inspiration? Discover fresh learning ideas and family-tested resources without leaving the app. With HomeTrail Pages now integrated into mobile, you can: Explore book lists, curriculum guides, and community favorites Find spontaneous learning prompts and themed activity bundles Bookmark content to reference later or use in your weekly plans It’s the easiest way to spark new ideas, right at your fingertips. ✏️ Manage Custom Activities More Easily Custom activities just got a major upgrade! You can now view, edit, and organize all your custom activities in one centralized place. In the app, go to Trailhead > Custom Activities to: Create new custom entries Edit names, subjects, or details of existing ones Organize them by type or tag for easier planning later If you've been building your own learning experiences from scratch, this is the streamlined tool you've been waiting for. 📅 Smarter Custom Curriculum Scheduling Our enhanced Custom Curriculum setup now gives you more control over how learning flows week by week. You can now: Assign lessons to specific weekdays (e.g., Monday/Wednesday/Friday) Choose custom start and end dates See everything reflected right in your Planner view This means no more guessing or manually shifting sessions, .HomeTrail will do the work for you. 🌴 Add Breaks to Your Academic Year Taking a vacation? Want to pause your schedule during holidays or seasonal breaks? Now you can add breaks directly in Trailhead by: Opening your Academic Year setup Tapping Add Break Selecting your break dates These breaks automatically remove sessions from your Planner during that time, no need to delete or move things manually. 📈 Reports Everywhere Tracking your homeschool progress just became easier. You can now access reports directly from the Home screen or within Pathfinder . View hours, subjects, completion rates, and more with just a tap. This update ensures you're always in touch with your progress, whether you're checking a single subject or compiling end-of-year records. 🛠️ Polished and Responsive App Experience Beyond new features, we’ve focused on making the app smoother, faster, and more intuitive. Here are just a few of the refinements: Cleaner form fields and better keyboard behavior on mobile A more robust and globally-friendly location selector A refined user interface that feels lighter and quicker 🎉 Ready to Explore? Update your app or visit HomeTrail.net to try out all the new features today. Whether you're planning your next learning adventure or reviewing your child’s progress, HomeTrail now offers more flexibility, clarity, and inspiration than ever before. As always, we’re here to help. If you have questions or ideas, don’t hesitate to reach out!

Tracking Progress & Reporting

HomeTrail’s Portfolio feature lets you beautifully capture your homeschool journey, one photo, project, and moment at a time. From science experiments and art to everyday learning wins, it’s an ea