Our units are made to be parent-directed. We write the lessons to you, the grown-up. We encourage parents to be involved in facilitating the lessons, but some lessons and activities can be easily assigned and child-led. In other words, you probably don't have to be there the whole time. It is our hope to encourage conversations about the readings, videos, and topics to strengthen critical thinking skills and reading comprehension. With that said, some families decide that older students can work independently—children do their own reading, research, experiments, STEM activities, writing, and projects. In these cases, we suggest using the trackers to keep a record of what lessons your child is working on so these conversations can be had later to see what the child is retaining and what has made an impression. As always, do what works for your family!