ChildSafe Content Controls
Our ChildSafe Content Controls offer unprecedented insight into and control over the content your children consume without the need to read every book in advance. Our matrix of content ratings contains categories broken down into dozens of nuanced subcategories based on both maturity and values factors. Our controls allow parents to see what factors each book contains, block, allow, or require parental approval for individual titles or entire subcategories, and personalize settings for each child in the family.Family Faith Toolkit
Immerse your family in a wealth of faith-building content,
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Faith-Based Content
Lesson Plans
Library Collections
Verse Quotations
Bookmark Selections
Verse Memorization Module
Parental Control Features
Content Import Wizard
Faith-Based Content
Lesson Plans
Library Collections
Verse Quotations
Bookmark Selections
Verse Memorization Module
Parental Control Features
Content Import Wizard
Explore our award-winning content and tools especially designed to help families learn about God’s Word and grow in their faith together.
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Faith-Based Content
From classic works to the newest releases
Lesson Plans
Add structure to your family’s Bible study time
Library Collections
Study faith-based themes & topics
Verse Quotations
Build collections of verses to study and savor
Bookmark Selections
Group chapters or longer passages for study
Verse Memorization Module
Prompts practice and retention of memory verses
Parental Control Features
An online experience aligned with your values & worldview
Content Builder
Convert outside content to a family-friendly format
Our Faith based Literacy Formula
ChildSafe Content Controls
Verse Quotations Feature
Verse Memorization Tool
100% Oversight of Child Chats
10,000+ Christian Books for Purchase
Complete Faith-Based Literacy Solution
Thousands of Family-Friendly Titles Included
Full Multimedia Access Controls
Faith-Based Lesson Plans
Bookmarks (Organize Bible Passages)
Library Collections on Christian Topics
Verse Quotations Feature
Our Quotations feature lets parents and children organize collections of Bible verses into groups and subgroups. Parents can assign Quotations to a child for self-study, add leveled assessment questions to check a child’s understanding of the content, or incorporate Quotations with Library Collections for thematic learning. Quotations can also be used with the Verse Memorization Module to assign recitation practice of memory verses.Verse Memorization Tool
Incorporate memory verses using LightSail’s Quotations feature. Then assign the verses to your child and set a schedule for study and recitation at regular intervals. Choose the days of the week and even hours of the day for LightSail to prompt your child to read the selected verses and record themselves reciting them aloud. Choose whether the verse will be available for the child to read during recitation or whether they should recite from memory. Parents have easy tools to check and record the accuracy of their recitation and track it over time.100% Oversight of Child Chats
We understand that oversight and control over your child’s online interactions is of paramount importance. We allow parents to block chatting altogether, restrict the grades your child can chat with, view every chat your child is in, and remove them at any time.10,000+ Christian Books for Purchase
In addition to the thousands of titles included with your LightSail subscription, tens of thousands of additional faith-based titles are available for purchase from publishing favorites like Zondervan, Baker Publishing, and Kingstone Comics.Complete Faith-Based Literacy Solution
LightSail has created a comprehensive language arts platform that adapts to a child every step of the way, helping them grow their skills in reading, writing, grammar, fluency, vocabulary, spelling, and more. Then, we have added tens of thousands of family-friendly and faith-based books, an exceptional suite of parental control features, and other specialized tools that provide families with a complete faith-based literacy solution.Thousands of Family-Friendly Titles Included
Thousands of family-friendly books and public domain content are included with your LightSail subscription, including the King James Bible, the works of Martin Luther, Pilgrim’s Progress, and more.Full Multimedia Access Controls
Rest easy with full control over your child’s multimedia access. Restrict the hours of the day children can watch educational videos, use videos or audiobooks as incentives for reading, block or allow individual pieces of content, and more.Faith-Based Lesson Plans
Build your own lessons or select from our library of complete faith-based lesson plans created exclusively for LightSail users by our experts with backgrounds in teaching and hearts for sharing the love of God..Bookmarks (Organize Bible Passages)
Organize passages from a few paragraphs to several chapters in length into groups and subgroups, attach leveled assessment questions and discussion questions, and assign them to your children for study.Library Collections on Christian Topics
Curated collections of books and other multimedia resources on compelling Christian topics that include essential (discussion) questions and quizzes for different grade levels.Equipping families to grow disciples!
Explore our faith-building content and features that help families grow closer to God together. LightSail provides innovative solutions that help families delve into God’s Word, unlock His powerful lessons, internalize His truths, and apply them to their lives. Our tools transform superficial readers into serious scholars. Come see the difference LightSail can make when it comes to discipleship in your home.
Block or allow content
Require parental approval
Control classics settings
Control unrated content settings
Faith-Based Content
Curate your family’s LightSail library, choosing from thousands of family-friendly books included with your LightSail subscription and hundreds of thousands more that can be purchased from the world’s top publishers. We partner with many faith-based favorites like Zondervan, Baker Publishing, and Kingstone Comics.
Also included in your LightSail subscription is a wealth of public domain Christian content like Pilgrim’s Progress and the works of Martin Luther, as well as the King James Bible.
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How many parent accounts are included with a child's license?
Every family account includes two Parent Accounts.
I am part of a homeschool group and we share teaching responsibilities. How can I access those accounts?
LightSail has created a Teacher/Coach role that can connect with multiple accounts. This is available as an add-on purchase. This account acts as additional parent with full teacher control to all connected accounts.
Is your platform only Faith-Based?
LightSail is available for both Faith-Based and Secular families. A parent can choose to allow or hide faith-based content including Unit Studies. LightSail has created hundreds of faith-based Unit Studies, Bookmarks, Quotations, and Memory Modules.
If I want to purchase a book with your Premium Books Shop, do I have to buy a copy for each license I purchased?
No, when you purchase a book using our Premium Books Shop, you only need to purchase one copy for your entire family. Your purchase includes unlimited checkouts.
How does LightSail’s ChildSafe protection work?
At LightSail, a parent’s ability to oversee their child’s online experience and align it with their faith and values is of the utmost importance. To this end, LightSail contains an entire suite of parental control features and never-before-seen ChildSafe Content Controls giving parents ultimate peace of mind.
These content controls contain dozens of nuanced subcategories for potentially objectionable material based on both maturity and religious factors. Then, it shows parents if a book contains a reference to any of those subcategories and allows them to block or allow single titles or entire subcategories for each child individually. Our ChildSafe Content Controls offer unprecedented insight into and control over the content your children consume without the need to read every book in advance.
- Block or allow individual pieces of content.
- Block or allow entire subcategories of content.
- Require a child to request parental approval before opening entire subcategories of content.
- Block, allow, or require requesting parental approval for all Classics library content.
- Block or require requesting parental approval for all unrated content.
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Parental Controls
Complete oversight and control over all of your children’s content and activity.
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We are LightSail for Homeschoolers—a complete language arts platform built on the shoulders of LightSail Education, advancing the literacy skills of K-12 students in public, private, and charter schools since 2012.
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Fun built into every aspect of LightSail’s platform encourages kids on every step of their learning journey. Badges, Social Sharing, and Gift Rewards are all within the Parental Controls!