Tomorrow Trail K→1
A summer trail through reading, writing, math and nature, one short stop at a time.
15+ courses · all free
Every course, start to finish, free.
Short daily lessons, week by week. Pick by grade or by what your kid loves, and there is now a course for grown-ups too. No card, no trial, and every week opens without signing in. A free account just saves progress.
Fox & Fern Books · Reading, writing, math and nature
Tomorrow Trail
A read-aloud trail of short daily stops that keeps kindergarten skills fresh and gets kids ready for first grade.
Fox & Fern Books · Phonics and early reading
Sound Trail
Step-by-step phonics with Ferris the Fox: hear the sounds, learn the letters a few at a time, and read real words from the second week.
Sound Trail Pre-K to K
12 weeks of step-by-step phonics: hear the sounds, learn the letters, and read real words.
Sound Trail Grade 1
12 weeks of first grade phonics: digraphs, blends, silent e, vowel teams and more.
Sound Trail Grade 2
12 weeks of second grade phonics: vowel teams, soft c and g, syllables, prefixes and suffixes.
Fox & Fern Books · Reading comprehension
Story Trail
Read for meaning with Chris the Coyote and Ferris the Fox: one reading strategy a week, a new short story or guide every day, and questions that send you back to the text.
Story Trail Grades 2-3
12 weeks of reading for meaning: questions, story parts, characters, main ideas, fables and more.
Fox & Fern Books · Math
Number Trail
Kindergarten to Grade 5 math with Bennie the Bear: counting and adding with real things first, then place value, times tables, fractions, decimals, measuring and shapes.
Number Trail K
12 weeks of Kindergarten math: counting, comparing, adding, taking away, teen numbers and shapes.
Number Trail Grade 1
12 weeks of Grade 1 math: adding and subtracting within 20, the equal sign, tens and ones, time and shapes.
Number Trail Grade 2
12 weeks of Grade 2 math: facts to 20, story problems, place value to 1000, adding and subtracting, measuring, time and graphs.
Number Trail Grade 3
12 weeks of Grade 3 math: multiplication and division, fractions, area, time, measuring and graphs.
Number Trail Grade 4
12 weeks of Grade 4 math: big numbers, multi-digit multiplying and dividing, fractions, decimals and angles.
Number Trail Grade 5
12 weeks of Grade 5 math: decimals to thousandths, fraction operations, volume and the coordinate grid.
Fox & Fern Books · Life skills
Home Helpers
Twelve real jobs at home, from making the bed to laundry and mending, with Ferris the Fox and friends.
Home Helpers K to 2
Twelve real jobs at home, from making the bed to kind words, with Ferris the Fox and friends.
Home Helpers 3 to 5
Laundry, kitchen, plants, plans and mending: twelve real-life skills with Ferris the Fox and friends.
Rocket & Raven · Coding and computer science
Code Crew
Picture puzzles in kindergarten, tap-to-answer code reading in the early grades, and real Python by Grade 4 and up.
Code Crew K
Coding before reading. Drag-and-drop logic puzzles your 5-year-old will figure out alone.
Code Crew G1
An early-reader-friendly intro to coding: short words, big ideas, Code Crew adventures.
Inside the Machine G1 to G2
What is inside a computer, what every part does, and the safe fixes a kid can try. Tap-only, read aloud.
Code Crew G2
Bridge to Grade 3. Functions, variables, and the first bug-hunts of your kid's coding life.
Code Crew G3
Twelve big coding ideas, from sequences and loops to algorithms, one short lesson a day.
Inside the Machine G3 to G5
How the parts of a computer work as a system, how the internet moves information, and a real troubleshooting method.
Code Crew G4
Next step from G3: real Python, read and traced on the page. Lists, loops, strings, dictionaries and functions.
Code Crew G5
The K-5 capstone: recursion, searching and sorting, and a capstone program built piece by piece.
Data and Society 9-12
Plan, run, clean, graph and model a community survey by hand, and learn how data can help or harm the people in it.
Intro to CS 9-10
Design, write, test and launch a paper app for a Moon greenhouse, and learn how data, networks and computing shape the world.
Python 11-12
Build a rover simulator in real Python with classes, grids, searching, sorting and recursion, then read the same code in Java.
Code Crew G6+
Real Python on a real computer, for kids who already know what a loop is.
Rocket & Raven · AI literacy
AI Explorers
What AI is, how it learns from examples, where it goes wrong, and how to use it wisely, with Nova as the guide.
AI Explorers K-2
What is AI? Nova helps young explorers find out, with read-aloud lessons, tap-to-answer checks and hands-on labs.
AI Explorers 3-5
Train a paper AI, test it, find its blind spots, and learn to use AI wisely, with Nova as your guide.
AI Explorers 6-8
Build a paper AI, test it, audit it for bias, and learn how generative AI works and where it goes wrong, with Nova as your guide.
AI and You 9-12
Review a proposed AI study helper the way the pros do: how it learns, where it fails, who it could harm, and who stays in charge.
Rocket & Raven · Science
Science Launch
One question a week, a hands-on investigation with household materials, and a Saturday Launch Lab the family does together.
Science Launch K
Hands-on investigations, weekly missions, and grown-up debrief notes.
Science Launch G1
Hands-on investigations, weekly missions, and grown-up debrief notes.
Science Launch G2
Hands-on investigations, weekly missions, and grown-up debrief notes.
Science Launch G3
Hands-on investigations, weekly missions, and grown-up debrief notes.
Science Launch G4
Hands-on investigations, weekly missions, and grown-up debrief notes.
Science Launch G5
Hands-on investigations, weekly missions, and grown-up debrief notes.
Rocket & Raven · Human body science
Body Lab
Twelve weeks inside the human body: senses, bones, muscles, heart, lungs, food and healthy habits.
Body Lab K-2
12 weeks inside your amazing body: senses, bones, muscles, heart, lungs and more.
Body Lab 3-5
12 weeks of body systems: build models, take your pulse, test your reflexes.
Rocket & Raven · Plant science
Grow It
Twelve weeks growing a real bean on a windowsill: seeds, roots, leaves, flowers, bees and soil.
Grow It K-2
12 weeks growing real plants on a windowsill: seeds, roots, leaves, flowers and bees.
Grow It 3-5
12 weeks of real plant investigations: germination, photosynthesis, pollinators, soil and garden design.
Rocket & Raven · Bicycle science
Bike Shop
Twelve weeks of bicycle science: forces, friction, gears, brakes, helmets and a safe pre-ride check.
Bike Shop 3-5
12 weeks of bicycle science: forces, friction, gears, brakes, helmets and a safe pre-ride check.
Rocket & Raven · Outdoor science
Backyard Explorer
Twelve weeks of field science outside: birds, bugs, plants, animal signs, seasons and a field guide for your own US region.
Backyard Explorer K to 2
Twelve weeks of looking, listening and counting outside, with a field guide for your own region.
Backyard Explorer 3 to 5
Twelve weeks of real field science: habitats, food webs, life cycles and a field guide for your own region.
Rocket & Raven · Home machines
Everyday Machines
Twelve weeks on the machines at home: a zipper, a lock, a faucet, a toilet, a light switch, a fridge, a car and an elevator.
Everyday Machines
How the things in your home work: a zipper, a lock, a faucet, a toilet, a light switch, a fridge, a car and an elevator.
Rocket & Raven · Weather and climate
Weather Lab
Twelve weeks for Grades 6 to 8: a home weather station, pressure, wind, clouds, fronts, storm safety and the climate record from real NOAA and NASA data.
Weather Lab 6-8
Build a home weather station, read real NOAA and NASA data, and learn what makes weather, storms and climate, with Rocket, Raven and Nova.
Rocket & Raven · Chemistry
Matter Lab
Twelve weeks for Grades 6 to 8: a kitchen-table chemistry bench, atoms and states of matter, density, mixtures, chemical change, acids and bases, and a design project.
Matter Lab 6-8
Turn the kitchen table into a chemistry bench: atoms, states of matter, density, mixtures, reactions and a design project, with Rocket, Raven and Nova.
Rocket & Raven · Physics
Sports Physics
Twelve weeks for Grades 6 to 8: speed, forces, gravity, friction, energy and collisions measured in the backyard with a ball, a tape measure and a timer, plus a landing-pad design project.
Sports Physics 6-8
Turn the backyard into a physics field: speed, forces, gravity, friction, energy and collisions measured with a ball, a tape measure and a timer, with Rocket, Raven and Nova.
Rocket & Raven · Life science
Cells and Systems
Twelve weeks for Grades 6 to 8: a kitchen-windowsill life-science lab, cells and what they are made of, body systems and senses, photosynthesis, growth and reproduction strategies, and a growing-station design project.
Cells and Systems 6-8
Turn a kitchen windowsill into a life-science lab: cells, body systems, senses, photosynthesis and growing things, investigated with jars, seeds, a hand lens and a timer, with Rocket, Raven and Nova.
Rocket & Raven · Earth and space science
Earth and Space
Twelve weeks for Grades 6 to 8: day and night, Moon phases, eclipses and seasons modeled with a lamp and a ball, gravity and the birth of the solar system, planet distances and sizes walked out to scale from NASA data, the rock cycle, reading rock layers, a 4.6-billion-year timeline and a solar-system model design project.
Earth and Space 6-8
Turn a window or porch step into a Sky Deck: day and night, Moon phases, eclipses, seasons, gravity, the scale of the solar system and Earth's deep past, modeled with a lamp, a ball and a jar of sand, with Rocket, Raven and Nova.
Rocket & Raven · Math
Ratios and Data
Twelve weeks of middle-school math for Grades 6 to 8: ratios, rates and percents, dividing fractions, decimals, negative numbers, proportional relationships, statistics and probability, worked out at the kitchen table with counters, paper strips, a tape measure and a timer, ending in a Data Fair.
Ratios and Data 6-8
Turn the kitchen table into a Numbers Desk: ratios, rates, percents, negative numbers, proportional relationships, statistics and probability, worked out with counters, paper strips, a tape measure and a timer, with Rocket, Raven and Nova.
Rocket & Raven · Math
Expressions and Equations
Twelve weeks of middle-school algebra for Grades 6 to 8: powers, variables, equivalent expressions, equations on a coat-hanger balance, inequalities, slope, linear functions, systems of equations and scientific notation, worked out in a garage-corner Puzzle Post, ending in a Puzzle Night.
Expressions and Equations 6-8
Turn a garage corner into the Puzzle Post: powers, variables, equivalent expressions, equations on a coat-hanger balance, inequalities, slope, linear functions, systems and scientific notation, with Rocket, Raven and Nova.
Rocket & Raven · Math
Geometry and Measurement
Twelve weeks of middle-school geometry for Grades 6 to 8: area, nets and volume, scale drawings, triangles, circles, angles, slides, flips, turns and dilations, the Pythagorean theorem and round solids, worked out at a garage Blueprint Table while building a cardboard model clubhouse, ending in a Build Day.
Geometry and Measurement 6-8
Design and build a cardboard clubhouse at the Blueprint Table: area by cutting and composing, nets and volume, scale drawings, circles, angles, slides, flips, turns and dilations, the Pythagorean theorem and round solids, with Rocket, Raven and Nova.
Rocket & Raven · English language arts
Reading and Writing
Twelve weeks of middle-school English language arts for Grades 6 to 8: citing evidence, theme and summary, plot and character, word choice and tone, point of view, informational texts, tracing arguments, and writing a narrative, an explanation and an argument, all for The Signal, the crew's neighborhood paper, ending in a Press Day.
Reading and Writing 6-8
Run The Signal, the crew's neighborhood paper: read closely for evidence, theme, character and craft, then write stories, explanations and arguments that hold up, with Rocket, Raven and Nova.
Rocket & Raven · Math
Algebra 1
Twelve weeks of high-school Algebra 1 for Grades 9 to 12: units and expressions, linear equations and inequalities, functions, linear graphs and models, sequences, systems, exponents and exponential change, polynomials, factoring, quadratic equations and graphs, and lines of best fit, all for a ramp course and a bottle-rocket launcher built in the Loft for a neighborhood Maker Fair.
Algebra 1 9-12
Build a full Algebra 1 year in the Loft: expressions, equations, functions, systems, exponents, polynomials, quadratics and data, every answer checked.
Rocket & Raven · Engineering
Builder's Lab
Twelve engineering challenges with paper, tape and cardboard. Plan, build, test, improve.
Builder's Lab
12 engineering challenges with paper, tape and cardboard. Build, test, improve.
Rocket & Raven · Astronomy
Astronomy Year
Twelve sky missions from your own backyard: track the Moon, find north, spot planets and keep a sky log.
Astronomy Year
12 sky missions. Look up, track the Moon, find the stars, keep a log.
Lantern Learn · AI for grown-ups
Applied AI
Our first course for adults: using AI tools well as a parent, a teacher or a small business owner, with checklists and practice tasks.
Applied AI
A free, plain-language course for adults: what AI tools are, where they go wrong, what never to paste, and how to check what they give you.
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