Communication counts
Pointing, eye gaze, signs, AAC, sounds, movement, spoken words, and choosing not to respond are respected.
The Founding Level | Ages 2-3
First roots. First words. A whole world of wonder begins here.
A bright, culturally grounded homeschool journey with flexible communication and participation, created for real toddlers and the adults who know them best.
- Speech, gesture, AAC, movement, and rest all count
- Culturally rich and welcoming to every family
- Parent-led with flexible participation
225 total pages | 36 weeks | 180 days
Built for the child in front of you
Learning without forcing one way to communicate.
Short lessons, meaningful repetition, practical communication, movement, culture, and connection.
Culture has context
History and culture are connected to real people, places, objects, sources, and everyday life.
Flexible participation belongs
Movement, quiet, breaks, communication choices, and caregiver-selected supports are built into learning without turning the book into therapy.
Parents get a real guide
The 120-page child workbook pairs with a 99-page parent companion, 6-page visual card pack, and curated resource library.
Everything inside the Founding Level
225 total pages. One complete 36-week journey.
The child workbook, parent homeschool companion, visual communication cards, and curated extensions work together across one flexible 36-week journey.
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Child Workbook
Large, toddler-friendly activity pages for communication, identity, early literacy and math, movement, nature, culture, science, review, and celebration.
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Parent Homeschool Companion
Practical adult guidance for all 36 weeks, with 180 distinct daily plans and flexible ways for a child to look, point, gesture, sign, move, use AAC, make sounds, speak, pause, or finish.
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Visual Communication Card Pack
Printable visual cards that support everyday choices, participation, breaks, help, transitions, and all-done communication.
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Curated Linked Resource Library
Week-connected books, museum and public-history resources, authorized media links, no-screen bridges, and caregiver notes for thoughtful extension.
Four bright learning worlds
Learning can move from home to the whole wide world.
Lessons invite children and caregivers to notice, move, wonder, communicate, and connect through bright everyday experiences.
Animals, Nature + Belonging
Meet animals, notice habitats and plants, count what you find, and connect the natural world to language and movement.
Rhythm, Music + Movement
Clap, tap, drum, dance, compare fast and slow or loud and quiet, and make space for rest.
Little Science + Big Curiosity
Explore color, water, plants, magnets, light, shadow, texture, and body movement through simple supervised experiences.
Weather, Places + Wonder
Watch the sky, notice changing weather and landscapes, and build words for the places and patterns children see.
Digital Founding Level: These downloadable resources are included together. No physical or sensory product is included.
The only Phase 1 offer
One complete household digital library.
One $79 download with a 120-page child workbook, 99-page parent companion, 6-page visual card pack, and curated resource library. No physical shipment is included.
Phase 1 digital release
First Roots, First Words — 36-Week Homeschool Curriculum for Ages 2–3
Give your 2–3 year old a strong start — at home, on your schedule. First Roots, First Words is a complete 36-week digital homeschool...
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This is the beginning
A learning system designed to grow with your child.
First Roots, First Words is the only completed level shown. Additional age-appropriate levels may be developed only after they are fully written, reviewed, proofed, and accurately described.
Founding Level | Ages 2-3
First Roots, First Words
Identity, functional communication, early math and literacy, movement, nature, culture, science, and parent-guided access choices.
Why this work began
Built from a family's real experience.
This work began with my sons, and Pharaoh Onyx is part of its heart. As we navigated sensory needs and speech development, I did not always have the means to reach every resource they needed. I know the weight of loving your children deeply while feeling overwhelmed, alone, and unsure where to turn. I am building the thoughtful learning support and community I once needed—so another parent can feel seen, capable, and less alone.
Founder story
A careful future vision
A place for parents to be understood.
We are designing an adults-only, carefully moderated community for parents and caregivers navigating neurodivergence, disability, developmental differences, sensory needs, speech development, and different ways of learning.
A later Family Support Program is intended to help selected families receive learning libraries, courses, carefully chosen sensory resources, outings, and sensory-considerate respite getaways. A private nomination path is part of that future vision.
As future education levels are completed, each may also have its own lesson-matched learning kit after product-safety and fulfillment review.
The full vision stays.
We intend to add donations, family nominations, sensory-resource support, outings, and respite getaways after the receiving, selection, privacy, safety, and accounting rules are ready. Those programs are not open today. A separate direct gift purchase for one named adult recipient may open after manual-delivery testing. No charitable, nonprofit, or tax-deductible status is claimed.
Purchase documentation
Clear invoices and learning connections for eligible families.
The Digital Family Library has an itemized description, subject crosswalk, scope and sequence, and digital-delivery documentation. Families must verify the current rules for their own student and program before purchase.
Program funding is not preapproved or guaranteed. Each program and administrator determines eligibility and reimbursement under its current rules.
Straight answers
Before your family begins.
Can education program funds be used?
No universal approval claim is made. Some eligible families may be able to purchase through specific programs after that program reviews the student, product, documentation, and current rules.
Does my child have to speak or finish every page?
No. A look, point, sign, AAC choice, movement, sound, spoken attempt, pause, or all-done response can be meaningful participation.
What is included in the Digital Family Library?
The $79 household download includes the 120-page child workbook, 99-page parent companion, 6-page printable visual card pack, curated resource library, start-here instructions, and family license.
Is anything shipped?
No. Phase 1 is digital curriculum only. No printed book, sensory product, subscription, original audio, video course, or live instruction is included.
Will there be more levels?
This is the Founding Level. Additional age-appropriate levels may be developed, but no unfinished level is represented as available.
Can I donate to a pool or nominate a family now?
Not yet. The planned Family Support Program is meant to add donations, family nominations, learning resources, sensory items, outings, and respite getaways once its receiving, selection, privacy, safety, and accounting rules are ready. No cash pool or nomination program is open today.