Your homeschool,
in one
binder.

Binder replaces every spreadsheet, paper binder, and half-working app you've duct-taped together. One platform. Every method. Every child. Every record. Done.

How Binder supports this

    Built for how you teach

    One app. Eight methods.

    Pick your approach and Binder reshapes itself — your dashboard, sidebar, and tools adapt to put what matters most front and center.

    🍀

    Charlotte Mason

    Living books, narrations, nature study, habit training, and short lessons — everything CM families need in one place.

    Narrations Nature Journal Habit Tracker Read-Alouds
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    Classical

    Memory work with spaced repetition, timeline entries, Latin tracking, and the trivium stages — classical education, digitized.

    Memory Work Timeline Copywork Spaced Repetition
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    Montessori

    Self-directed learning blocks, practical life tracking, and observation logs that respect the child's pace and interests.

    Self-Paced Observation Practical Life
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    Waldorf & 5 More

    Traditional, Unschooling, Eclectic, Unit Studies, and Waldorf — every style gets its own tailored feature set and layout.

    Traditional Unschooling Eclectic Unit Studies
    Kindergarten to Graduation

    One platform that grows with you.

    Start when they're sounding out letters. Stay through AP exams and college applications. Binder adapts to every stage of your child's education.

    K–2nd

    Early Years

    Playful routines, read-alouds, and habit building. Track morning time, phonics progress, and nature walks with simple daily logs.

    Habit Tracker Read-Aloud Log Daily Routine
    3rd–5th

    Building Foundations

    Structured lessons take shape. Weekly planners, narration journals, memory work, and the first real portfolio entries start here.

    Lesson Planner Narrations Memory Work
    6th–8th

    Middle School

    Independence ramps up. Students begin tracking their own assignments, building study habits, and exploring deeper subjects.

    Assignment Tracking Subject Deep-Dives Study Habits
    9th–12th

    High School

    Credits, GPA, and transcripts matter now. Binder generates official transcripts, tracks credit hours, and builds a graduation-ready portfolio.

    Transcripts GPA & Credits Portfolio
    Graduation

    Launch Ready

    Every record from K–12 in one place. Export polished transcripts, course descriptions, and portfolios for college admissions or career readiness.

    College-Ready Transcript Course Descriptions Complete Portfolio
    Core Features

    Plan, teach, record.

    Weekly Lesson Planner

    A five-day grid per child, per subject. Add lessons inline, generate from saved templates, copy your plan forward, or share it with your co-op. Print-friendly view included.

    • Generate from lesson templates
    • Copy week forward with one click
    • Share & publish public plans
    • Print-ready layout
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri

    Narrations & Read-Alouds

    Track every book your family reads together. Log narrations per child with source attribution, and watch each voice develop across months and years of entries.

    • Per-child narration journal
    • Read-aloud session logging
    • Book progress tracking
    • Narration counts on dashboard
    Emma · Age 9
    History — The Story of the World
    “The Egyptians built pyramids because they believed their kings would need everything in the afterlife. They put food, furniture, even their pets inside.”

    Memory Work & Spaced Repetition

    Poems, scripture, Latin declensions, math facts — on intelligent rotation. New items cycle daily, familiar ones weekly, mastered work is archived with confidence scores.

    • 5-point quality rating system
    • Automatic review scheduling
    • Mastered items archive
    • Category-based organization
    Due for review
    Psalm 23
    Last reviewed 3 days ago
    Again Hard Good Easy

    Compliance & Transcripts

    State-specific compliance tracking for all 50 states. See required days, hours, and subjects at a glance. Portfolio PDFs per child. Transcript builder with automatic GPA for high school.

    • 50-state compliance profiles
    • Portfolio PDF exports
    • Transcript builder with GPA
    • Attendance calendar & hour tracking
    142
    Days
    780
    Hours
    3.8
    GPA

    Evidence Storage & Portfolios

    Upload photos, worksheets, videos, and assessments directly from each lesson or attendance record. Build a living portfolio that proves learning happened — organized by child, subject, and term.

    • Upload from lessons or attendance
    • 8 evidence types: photos, videos, projects & more
    • Monthly evidence review for compliance gaps
    • Export evidence bundles as CSV reports
    • Secure, encrypted cloud storage
    Evidence Timeline 94% coverage
    📷
    Science experiment photo
    Photo · Science · Today
    📄
    Math worksheet Ch. 7
    Worksheet · Math · Yesterday
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    Oral narration recording
    Video · History · Mar 28
    And so much more

    Every tool your homeschool needs.

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    1000 Hours Outside

    Log outdoor time in one tap. Watch the progress bar fill toward the goal — no separate app needed.

    ✔️

    Daily Habits

    Track morning routines, chores, and character habits per child. Check them off from the dashboard each day.

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    Daily Journal

    End each day with a quick journal entry per child. Capture what you learned, questions asked, and moments worth remembering.

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    Nature Study

    A proper digital field notebook per child. Log observations with dates, locations, and notes from your outdoor explorations.

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    Timeline Builder

    Place historical figures, events, and eras on a timeline. Build a visual record of everything your family studies.

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    Cultural Studies

    Track artist and composer studies with per-work notes. Link cultural works to your lesson plans and term records.

    ✏️

    Copywork & Handwriting

    Log copywork passages and track handwriting practice. Attach source references and mark completion per entry.

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    Resource Library

    Catalog your books, curricula, printables, and online materials. Filter by type, grade, and cost.

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    Field Trips

    Plan and document field trips with dates, locations, subjects covered, and notes for your portfolio records.

    Community

    Learn together, share freely.

    You're not homeschooling alone. Connect with other families, share what's working, and find new ideas.

    📤

    Share & Remix Plans

    Publish your weekly plan with a link. Other families can preview and import it into their own planner, adapting it for their children.

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    Co-op Groups

    Create a group with a join code. Share pages, post updates, and collaborate on curriculum planning with your co-op families.

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    Community Marketplace

    Browse published pages from other homeschool families. Filter by teaching method, page type, or search by keyword.

    8
    Methods
    Each with its own tailored dashboard, sidebar, and tools
    K–12
    Every Grade
    From first phonics to college-ready transcripts
    50
    States
    Compliance profiles with automatic progress tracking
    15+
    Tools
    Narrations, memory work, nature study, and more
    AI
    Powered
    Lesson suggestions, narration feedback, and study tips
    Flexibility
    Use what you need, ignore the rest — your way
    Why switch?

    Binder vs. the old way.

    The Old Way
    Binder
    Lesson planning
    Spreadsheets, sticky notes, 3 different apps
    check_circle One weekly planner per child
    Attendance & hours
    Manual tallies in a notebook
    check_circle Automatic tracking with daily logs
    Records & compliance
    Filing cabinets, hope you don't lose anything
    check_circle 50-state profiles, portfolio PDFs, transcripts
    Multiple children
    Copy-paste everything, lose track of who did what
    check_circle Per-child dashboards and progress
    Teaching method support
    One-size-fits-all tools that don't fit
    check_circle 8 methods, each with tailored tools
    Co-op coordination
    Group texts, email chains, shared Google Docs
    check_circle Built-in groups, chat, file sharing
    File storage
    Scattered across Google Drive, desktop, phone
    check_circle All files in one place with search
    Getting started

    Up and running in minutes.

    1

    Tell us how you teach

    Take a quick quiz or pick your method. Binder configures your dashboard, sidebar, and tools to match your approach.

    2

    Add your children & term

    Set up each student's profile and define your school year. Binder tracks weeks, hours, and attendance automatically.

    3

    Plan, teach, record

    Use the weekly planner, log lessons and narrations, track read-alouds and memory work. Everything flows into reports and portfolios.

    Our approach

    Built differently.

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    Privacy first

    Your family's data is never shared or sold. Only content you explicitly publish is visible to others. No ads, no tracking, no data mining.

    AI is optional

    Binder offers AI-powered suggestions and features, but every family can turn AI off completely. All core features work the same either way.

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    Flexible, not rigid

    Use what you need, ignore the rest. Binder adapts to your family, not the other way around.

    Stop duct-taping your
    homeschool together.

    Free to start. No credit card required. Set up your family in under five minutes.

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