Line upon Line Family School: A Latter-day Saint Homeschool Plan That Follows Come, Follow Me

A lot of Latter-day Saint homeschool families start the day with Come, Follow Me, then put the scriptures away and open a different curriculum for history, reading and science. Line upon Line Family School keeps them on the same table. When your family studies Matthew 5, the school day goes to Galilee too: the map, the history, a painting of the Sermon on the Mount, a hymn about light and an experiment with salt.

It's a K–8 program. You spend about an hour a day together, each child does short work at their own level, and every lesson comes with a parent script. The Spring Term pilot opens in January 2027 with the New Testament. You can teach a full week with your family right now, for free: Week 7, “Blessed Are Ye”.

What it covers

• Scripture study: the week's Come, Follow Me chapters, with Sketch Notes interactive stories, maps and memory verses.
• History and geography: the ancient world around the scriptures, from Galilee and Rome to Jerusalem and the early Church.
• Literature and writing: read-alouds, narration, copywork and dictation, growing from oral narration (K–2) to essays (6–8).
• Art and music: a public-domain painting and a hymn each week, with simple picture-study and hymn-study routines.
• Science and nature: hands-on experiments tied to the week's story, like salt and light, seeds and soil, or boats and storms.

Math and phonics aren't included. Keep the programs that already work for your family.

One lesson, three levels

The family lesson is read aloud for everyone, so a kindergartner and an eighth grader hear the same story and talk about the same questions. Then each child does 15–30 minutes of work at their level. Here's Monday of the sample week:

Level	What it looks like	Monday in Week 7
Little Learners (K–2)	Picture pages, tracing, oral narration, coloring maps	Trace and copy “Ye are the light of the world,” then draw a time you made peace with someone.
Explorers (3–5)	Written narration, short copywork and dictation, labeled maps	Match each Beatitude's need to its promise (8 pairs) and copy Matthew 5:9.
Scholars (6–8)	Primary sources, paragraphs and essays, timelines, “go deeper” study	Build a Beatitudes chart, then compare 3 Nephi 12:1–3 with Matthew 5:3.

A week at a glance

Monday through Thursday each lean on a different subject. Friday reviews the week with a game and a short check for each child.

Day	Subject	Week 7 lesson	Together
Monday	Scripture	Up the Mountain: The Beatitudes	About 45 min
Tuesday	History & Geography	Life in Galilee When Jesus Taught	About 45 min
Wednesday	Literature & Art	Read-Aloud and Picture Study	About 60 min
Thursday	Hymn & Science	Salt and Light	About 65 min
Friday	Review & Play	Family Showdown and Weekly Check	About 50 min

The parent script is written so you can teach without preparing ahead. Each step is marked Say, Show or Ask, and the prep time and supplies are listed at the top of each day. Wednesday's read-aloud is a chapter of Hurlbut's Life of Christ for Young and Old, free on the site, and the picture study uses Carl Bloch's The Sermon on the Mount with a two-minute looking timer.

When a parent can't teach that day

Some days you're sick, at an appointment or at work. Every day of the sample week has a switch at the top: Together or Parent away today. Switch it, and Explorers and Scholars get the same lesson rewritten for them to do on their own, with steps marked Do, Read and Write, a “Check yourself” box that hides the answers until they've tried, and a short list of questions for you to ask at dinner.

Little Learners still need a grown-up, so each solo day includes a short Helper script that any adult or an older brother or sister can read with them. If a step needs a grown-up, like slicing a cucumber on Thursday, it's marked, with a no-knife option. Solo days are logged separately in the week's record, so your hours stay honest.

Records

Each printable week has a record page with minutes by subject, books read and portfolio samples. In the sample, the five family lessons log 4.3 hours across religion, science, language arts, art, geography, history, literature and music, plus any math and phonics you add. One-tap check-offs work now. An hour log in your account, an end-of-term report and a planner that moves missed days forward are still in development.

Does it meet my state's requirements?

In most states, no one approves a homeschool curriculum. Parents choose it, so Family School isn't “state approved,” and in most states no curriculum is. Your state may ask you to file a notice, teach certain subjects or keep records. Our state-by-state guide explains what Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Texas and Missouri ask, and how Family School fits each one.

We plan to apply as a vendor for Utah Fits All, Arizona ESA and Texas TEFA, but we're not approved yet, so please don't plan on those funds until we announce it.

Planned pricing

• Try it, free: the full sample week, online and printable, plus the Come, Follow Me 2027 hub and every Weak Things game.
• Family Digital, $129 a year (or $14.99 a month): all 52 weeks (36 full and 16 light), every child K–8, with printable pages for each level.
• Print Bundle, $179 a year: everything in Family Digital, plus printed parent guides for both terms.

These prices are planned for launch. Families on the waitlist get a founding-family price for the first year.

Questions

Is this a complete homeschool curriculum?

It covers history and geography, literature, writing, art, music, science and scripture study. Math and phonics are separate, so keep using what works for you.

Do I need teaching experience?

No. Every day has a parent script that tells you what to say, what to show and what to ask.

How is it different from Come, Follow Me?

It follows the same weekly scripture schedule, so your family study and your school day line up. It adds the history, geography, literature, art, science and writing around those chapters.

Is it affiliated with the Church?

No. Weak Things is an independent publisher. We quote the scriptures and link to official Church materials, but we don't copy them or speak for the Church.

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