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How this schoolhouse works

For the grown-ups: first morning, how the children sit, assigning, grading, and the usual questions.

  1. 1

    Sit down

    Sign in as a parent and open the schoolhouse.

  2. 2

    Seat the children

    Names, ages, and a four-digit PIN each — no extra email.

  3. 3

    Set the work

    Assign from the shelf, the sequence, Grok, or your own task.

  4. 4

    Mark the tray

    When they turn it in, Grade is waiting. Leave a score and a sentence.

How to

Open the schoolhouse

  1. 1Tap Sign in. Use email and a password, or Google / X if those buttons are shown.
  2. 2On a first visit you can start a new schoolhouse, or join one with a spouse’s invite code.
  3. 3If you keep the sample week, four children are already seated with work for today.
  4. 4You land at the parent table: who is finished, who is waiting, what still needs a mark.

Preview and local builds also have Enter the schoolhouse — a skip that signs you in without making an account. Use that to look around; use a real parent account when the family is staying.

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How to

How a child sits down

  1. 1A child never needs email. After you sign in, tap Switch (or start from Open schoolhouse) to see portraits.
  2. 2They tap their picture and enter a four-digit PIN.
  3. 3Today is their list. Work is everything still open. Reading is the book log.
  4. 4When they finish a lesson they tap Turn in. Writing and projects wait for you; questions and practice often score themselves.

Sample-week PINs, if you kept that week:

  • Willa 1111
  • Jonah 2222
  • Elise 3333
  • Caleb 4444

Change any PIN on Family. Type four new digits and save. Pick a room there too: unicorns, kittens, mermaids, butterflies; dinosaurs, cars, trucks, dragons; or a quiet color for older students.

How to

Assign a lesson

  1. 1Open Assign. Tick the children the work is for, and a due date if you want one.
  2. 2Shelf — ready-made Lamplight lessons, filtered by age and subject. Assign again reuses one you already made.
  3. 3Sequence — Core Knowledge (K–8), high school courses (9–12), and CK-12 math and science. Pick a grade, pick a topic, make the lesson.
  4. 4Make with Grok — write a prompt (“life cycle of a frog, for a seven-year-old”) and Grok writes an original lesson.
  5. 5Custom — a title and instructions for a walk, a copywork page, or anything that lives off the screen.

Plan is a week grid of what is already due — it does not assign. Reports is the year at a glance: completion, averages, reading minutes, days present.

How to

Grade turned-in work

  1. 1When a child taps Turn in, the piece lands in Grade (and on your parent Home).
  2. 2Open it. Read the answers or the writing. Leave a score and a short note.
  3. 3Quizzes and practice often arrive already scored. You can still change the mark.
  4. 4The child sees the note the next time they sit at Today.

Home also holds the morning note (at the top of each child’s day) and a short word you can post to the table.

How to

The family calendar

  1. 1Open Calendar. Each person has a color. Filter the board to one child or keep Everyone.
  2. 2Tap a day. The right-hand list (or the panel under the month on a phone) shows that sitting.
  3. 3Parents tap Add to this day for the dentist, soccer, church, a meal, or a chore. Tick who it is for — or leave everyone unticked for the whole table.
  4. 4Weekly and monthly repeats keep piano and Sunday church on the board. Children see their own events plus family ones, and cannot edit.

Plan is still the five-day school grid. Calendar is the kitchen board: appointments, sports, church, and due work in one place.

How to

Family Scripture

  1. 1Parents set a passage (an LSB reference such as Psalm 23:1-6) on Parent Home.
  2. 2Everyone sees it on Today and Parent Home. Tap Open in LSB to read on the official site.
  3. 3Tap We read when the family has read together.
  4. 4Parents can start a reading plan (starter or custom list). After We read, the next day shows the next passage.
  5. 5Children or parents can also log personal Scripture minutes under Reading → Scripture.

Lamplight stores the reference only — not the verse text. Full LSB text lives at LSBible.org. Scripture references use the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

How to

Make a lesson with Grok

  1. 1On Assign, open Sequence or Make with Grok.
  2. 2Choose who it is for. Grok sizes the reading and the questions to that child’s age.
  3. 3Wait while it writes — usually under a minute. The lesson is saved to your family shelf and assigned.
  4. 4It is original work: a passage, questions, or practice problems. It is not a copy of a paid curriculum.

Sequence topics follow the Core Knowledge Sequence (K–8), a typical U.S. high school spine (9–12), and CK-12 math and science ideas. Grok writes the lesson from those topics. If the button says Grok is not available, the schoolhouse does not have an xAI key in this environment — Shelf and Custom still work.

How to

Invite a spouse, add a child

  1. 1Family shows an invite code. The other parent signs in, chooses Join with a code, and types it.
  2. 2Add a child with name, age, grade, portrait, and PIN.
  3. 3Mark attendance for the day: present, absent, half day, or field trip. Reports counts the present days.
  4. 4Rename the schoolhouse whenever you like. Leaves are a small XP mark children earn for finishing work.

Work, lessons Grok writes, and grades stay inside your schoolhouse. Another family cannot see them.

Questions

Asked at the table

How does the family calendar work?
Each person has a color, the way a kitchen calendar does. Filter to one child or keep Everyone. US holidays and lesson due dates land on the same board. Parents add, edit, and set weekly repeats. Children can look, not change.
Which Bible translation?
We prefer the Legacy Standard Bible (LSB). Open passages on the official LSB reader; Lamplight keeps the reference and your reading log, not the verse text itself.
What is a Scripture reading plan?
Parents can start a starter plan or a custom list of references. After the family taps We read, the next day shows the next passage. Plans store references only — not verse text.
Do the children need their own login?
No. Only parents have an email account. Children pick a portrait and type a four-digit PIN. Use Switch in the header to change who is sitting.
How do I sign in?
On the sign-in page, create a parent account with email and password, or use Google or X when those are offered. After that, Open schoolhouse takes you to the portraits. Go to sign in.
Where do the lessons come from?
Three places. The shelf is a small built-in library. Sequence is a map of Core Knowledge (K–8), high school courses (9–12), and CK-12 math and science — Grok writes an original lesson for the topic you pick. Custom is anything you type: a nature walk, copywork, a page from a book on the table.
Can we import a paid curriculum?
Do not paste or upload copyrighted teacher’s guides. Use Sequence topics as a spine, then let Grok write original passages and questions, or assign your own custom work beside a book you already own.
Make with Grok did nothing. What now?
Give it close to a minute. If you see that Grok is not available, this schoolhouse does not have an API key here — Shelf, Sequence (once a key is present), and Custom still assign. Check that at least one child is ticked, and try a shorter prompt if a long one times out.
Who can see our work?
Only parents in your schoolhouse, and the child who is sitting. Lessons Grok writes are saved to your family shelf, not a public library.
How do I invite my spouse?
Family shows a short invite code. They sign in with their own email, choose Join with a code, and enter it. They become a parent at the same table — same children, same grade tray.
What do the statuses mean?
To do — assigned, not opened. Started — they began. Turned in — waiting on you. Graded — you left a mark. Leaves are a small tally for finishing, shown next to their name.
Does Plan assign work?
No. Plan is a Monday–Friday grid of what is already due. Assign is where work is given. Calendar is the family board — color-coded people, appointments, sports, church, and those same due dates. Reports is completion, averages, reading minutes, and attendance for the year.
Can I change a PIN if they forget?
Yes. Family → that child → type four new digits → Save. The old PIN stops working immediately.

A quiet day is a good day

You do not have to fill every subject every morning. One well-chosen lesson, turned in and marked, is a full sitting.

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