{"product_id":"capable-roots-elementary-life-skills","title":"Capable Roots: Elementary Life Skills","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCapable Roots: Elementary Life Skills\u003c\/strong\u003e is a complete 144-day digital life-skills course for ages 6–9. Through 36 hands-on Life Skill Labs, children practice the everyday skills that help them become more confident, responsible, safe, thoughtful, and increasingly independent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the standalone life-skills portion of the Capable by Design elementary curriculum. It is designed for families who want a thorough, open-and-go life-skills course without purchasing the complete physical curriculum box. Capable Roots works alongside any homeschool curriculum, private-school program, public-school experience, co-op, or family learning plan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTwo flexible ways to teach it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth options use the same complete 144-day course. With the \u003cstrong\u003eOne-Year Plan\u003c\/strong\u003e, teach life skills four days per week for 36 weeks and complete the full course in one school year. With the \u003cstrong\u003eFour-Year Plan\u003c\/strong\u003e, teach life skills one day per week for 36 weeks and complete one of the four course parts each year, allowing the curriculum to grow with your child across ages 6–9.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow each Life Skill Lab works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery four-day lab follows a purposeful mastery cycle. On \u003cstrong\u003eSee It\u003c\/strong\u003e day, the child learns what the skill is and why it matters. On \u003cstrong\u003eTry It\u003c\/strong\u003e day, the child practices the steps with clear choices and examples. On \u003cstrong\u003eUse It\u003c\/strong\u003e day, the child applies the skill to a new situation. On \u003cstrong\u003eCapable Quest\u003c\/strong\u003e day, the child creates a reusable portfolio tool and demonstrates what they can do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach lesson begins with an 8–10 minute \u003cstrong\u003eMorning Mindset\u003c\/strong\u003e and affirmation, followed by a 20–30 minute practical lesson. Clear instructions, examples, safety boundaries, checklists, and built-in mastery checks make the course easy to follow without lesson planning or guesswork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat children learn\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePersonal responsibility and daily routines; caring for belongings and shared spaces; listening and clear communication; asking for help appropriately; boundaries, permission, and personal safety; friendship, teamwork, and conflict resolution; problem-solving and handling setbacks; home, food, and community safety; privacy and safe decision-making; caring for living things; basic money handling, saving, wants, and needs; thoughtful choices; goal-setting and planning; helping at home; and contributing to a community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFour parts, one complete course\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Know Me, Care for Me\u003c\/strong\u003e — confidence, emotions, routines, belongings, and knowing when to try, ask, or stop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: Kind Words, Helpful Hands\u003c\/strong\u003e — listening, communication, permission, fair play, apologies, teamwork, and projects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: Safe, Ready, and Resourceful\u003c\/strong\u003e — personal, home, food, travel, privacy, and community safety\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart 4: Wise Choices, Growing Independence\u003c\/strong\u003e — money, saving, needs and wants, persuasion, goals, planning, service, and reflection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat families receive\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComplete 618-page printable PDF\u003c\/strong\u003e — all 144 instructional days in one organized file\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e36 four-day Life Skill Labs\u003c\/strong\u003e — See It, Try It, Use It, and Capable Quest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDaily Morning Mindset pages\u003c\/strong\u003e — short confidence-building routines and affirmations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapable Quest portfolio tools\u003c\/strong\u003e — practical artifacts that make growth visible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMastery checks and logs\u003c\/strong\u003e — focused on demonstration and transfer, not worksheet completion alone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne-year and four-year pacing options\u003c\/strong\u003e — choose the rhythm that fits your family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDesigned for ages 6–9\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges 6–7 may have directions read aloud while still making the choices, drawing, circling, explaining, and demonstrating the skill. 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