The History Year 2: Course Book guides parents through teaching the 56 open-and-go lessons in the course. The wide-ranging lessons are divided into four units: 

• Ancient Greece & Ancient Asia
• Vikings, Exploration, & Pre-Columbian America
• Colonial America & the US Constitution
• History of US Education & World War I Through the Great Depression

The interactive lessons in the History Year 2: Course Book include questions and activities that encourage family discussions. “Lesson Prep” and “Items Needed” lists at the beginning of each lesson ensure that your teaching time will be effective and productive. “Time Line Event” icons sprinkled throughout the course book alert the students when to find an event or place a sticker on their time line. The “Hard & True Facts” sections are intended to create opportunities for optional discussion with children about sensitive topics and controversial events. “Around the World” sections give more context about events that occurred in other parts of the world during the same time period. 

• 216 pages
• Full-color illustrations
• Paperback; layflat binding; 8.5”x11”

The History Year 2: Course Book is non-consumable, and one is needed per family. It can be purchased as part of the History Year 2: Family Set. One set of the Time Tunnel Review Cards will also be needed for your family. Purchase on the History 2 Course page if not previously purchased with another History year.

This collection of 17 fiction and nonfiction stories accompanies some of the lessons in this course to bring the children into the lives and events of the people in the time period being taught. Each story features beautiful full-color illustrations as well as an optional audio recording for the parent or instructor to follow along with. The password-protected audio recording for each story can be found on the Good and Beautiful Homeschool app or by clicking here. 

The Big Book of History Stories: Year 2 includes original stories about well-known and lesser-known historical figures such as Marco Polo, James Madison, William Penn, Greek lawgiver Draco, and Chinese diplomat Zheng He. This delightful collection also highlights inspiring stories about people groups and events such as the Vikings, Puritans, Ancient Mayans, the World War I Christmas truce, the Dust Bowl, and 20th century Black migration to the North that you and your children will be delighted to read about!

• 290 pages
• 17 stories
• Full-color illustrations
• Paperback; layflat binding; 11”x8.5”

The Big Book of History Stories: Year 2 is included in the History Year 2: Family Set. This non-consumable resource is a necessary component of the History Year 2 Course.

History Year 2: Maps & Images is full of illustrated and real-life images of the events, people, and places talked about in the lessons, along with maps of the locations in the world where these events happened. The richly illustrated maps, artwork, and authentic photos bring the lessons to life and provide meaningful context for students. The Maps & Images book also includes reference maps and punch-out cards used for matching games and more. A wonderful resource that is necessary to complete the History Year 2 Course, History Year 2: Maps & Images provides in one convenient and beautiful book all the maps and photos needed for an enriching year of history study.

• 176 pages, including 40 punch-out pages
• Full-color illustrations and photos
• Paperback; wire binding; 11”x8.5”

History Year 2: Maps & Images is included in the History Year 2: Family Set. This non-consumable resource is a necessary component of the History Year 2 Course.

The History Year 2: Student Explorer Grades 3–6 accompanies the History Year 2 course. The engaging activities and rich illustrations help children apply the information learned in the lessons in a tangible and meaningful way. Through art study, map work, critical analysis and more, the Student Explorers enhance learning and bring to life the events and people of history. 

• 54 pages
• Full-color illustrations
• Paperback; layflat binding; 8.5"x11"

The History Year 1: Student Explorer Grades 3–6 can be purchased as a PDF here. 

The History Year 2: Student Explorer Grades 7–8 accompanies the History Year 2 course. The engaging activities and rich illustrations help children apply the information learned in the lessons in a tangible and meaningful way. Through art study, map work, critical analysis and more, the Student Explorers enhance learning and bring to life the events and people of history. The Student Explorer Grades 7–8 provides similar activities to the 3–6 explorer, but they are often presented in a more challenging way for the older students. Unique to the 7-8 grade explorer are lesson extensions—articles written about topics that go into more detail at a higher level than the course-book lessons. The lesson extensions conclude with comprehension questions and extension activities that will challenge older students.

• 204 pages
• Full-color illustrations
• Paperback; layflat binding; 8.5"x11"

Spanning all four years of The Good and the Beautiful History curriculum, the Time Tunnel Review Cards provide a fun and colorful way to review important people and events discussed in the course. Every few lessons, the course book will prompt the parent to review with the children the cards that cover topics already discussed in previous lessons. The insert in the Time Tunnel Review Cards box provides several different review methods to help the parent adjust to each child’s learning style.

• 85 cards, packaged in a handy box
• Full-color cards
• Glossy laminated; 3.5”x5”

The Time Tunnel Review Cards are a non-consumable resource and are a necessary component for all four years of History.

The History Time Line Book: Years 1–4, filled with beautifully colored stickers depicting important historical events, is used across all four years of The Good and the Beautiful History courses. Events and figures on the time line are color coded according to the region or period in which they occurred. Throughout the course book, the children will be instructed to place a numbered sticker, located in the back of the Time Line Book, onto the designated square on the time line.

The 20 full-color, coated sheets help tie the history of the world together in a visual way. Not all historical events or figures mentioned in the course have a sticker, and many major events are printed right on the time line.

• 30 pages including 20 coated time line pages, 8 glossary pages, and 2 sticker pages
• Full-color time line and sticker pages
• Paperback; wire binding; 11"x8.5"

Each child will need his or her own copy of the History Time Line Book. The same Time Line Book is used across all four years of The Good and the Beautiful History courses.

Grades K–2

The History Activity Book: Year 2 is an exciting history learning resource for your students in grades K–2. Now your younger children can join in with their older siblings and learn about Ancient Greece, Ancient China, the Vikings, the early Americas, the forming of the Constitution, and even modern history topics including World War I and the Roaring 20s! Jam-packed with fun activities—including mazes, drawing, cut-and-paste, and more—these unique, expansive activity books are a valuable addition to family-style history.

• 136 pages
• Black-and-white illustrations
• Paperback; saddle-stitch binding; 8.5”x11”
• Stay tuned for more History Activity Books releasing with their corresponding History Course!

History Activity Book: Year 2 correlates to our History Year 2 Course, with every two-page spread in the activity book corresponding to a lesson in the history course. However, the activity books are not integrated into the course and the history-based activity pages included can be used independently.

Print-at-home PDF

The History Year 2: Course Book (PDF) guides parents through teaching the 56 open-and-go lessons in the course. The wide-ranging lessons are divided into four units: 

• Ancient Greece & Ancient Asia
• Vikings, Exploration, & Pre-Columbian America
• Colonial America & the US Constitution
• History of US Education & World War I Through the Great Depression

The interactive lessons in the History Year 2: Course Book (PDF) include questions and activities that encourage family discussions. “Lesson Prep” and “Items Needed” lists at the beginning of each lesson ensure that your teaching time will be effective and productive. “Time Line Event” icons sprinkled throughout the course book alert the students when to find an event or place a sticker on their time line. The “Hard & True Facts” sections are intended to create opportunities for optional discussion with children about sensitive topics and controversial events. “Around the World” sections give more context about events that occurred in other parts of the world during the same time period. 

• 216 pages
• Full-color illustrations; 8.5”x11”
• Print-at-home PDF

The History Year 2: Course Book (PDF) is non-consumable, and one is needed per family. It can only be purchased individually. Purchase the physical version of the History Year 2: Course Book here.

Print-at-home PDF

This collection of 17 fiction and nonfiction stories accompanies some of the lessons in this course to bring the children into the lives and events of the people in the time period being taught. Each story features beautiful full-color illustrations as well as an optional audio recording for the parent or instructor to follow along with. The password-protected audio recording for each story can be found on the Good and Beautiful Homeschool app or by clicking here.

The Big Book of History Stories: Year 2 includes original stories about well-known and lesser-known historical figures such as Marco Polo, James Madison, William Penn, Greek lawgiver Draco, and Chinese diplomat Zheng He. This delightful collection also highlights inspiring stories about people groups and events such as the Vikings, Puritans, Ancient Mayans, the World War I Christmas truce, the Dust Bowl, and 20th century Black migration to the North that you and your children will be delighted to read about!

• 290 pages
• 17 stories
• Full-color illustrations; 11”x8.5”
• Print-at-home PDF

The Big Book of History Stories: Year 2 (PDF) is only available for purchase individually and not as part of a digital course set. This non-consumable resource is a necessary component of the History Year 2 Course.

Print-at-home PDF

History Year 2: Maps & Images (PDF) is full of illustrated and real-life images of the events, people, and places talked about in the lessons, along with maps of the locations in the world where these events happened. The richly illustrated maps, artwork, and authentic photos bring the lessons to life and provide meaningful context for students. The Maps & Images (PDF) book also includes reference maps and cards used for matching games and more. A wonderful resource that is necessary to complete the History Year 2 Course, History Year 2: Maps & Images (PDF) provides in one convenient and beautiful book all the maps and photos needed for an enriching year of history study.

• 176 pages
• Full-color illustrations and photos; 11”x8.5”
• Print-at-home PDF

History Year 2: Maps & Images (PDF) is only available for purchase individually and not in a digital course set. This non-consumable resource is a necessary component of the History Year 2 Course.

Print-at-home PDF

The History Year 1: Student Explorer Grades 3–6 accompanies the History Year 1 Course. The engaging activities and rich illustrations help children apply the information learned in the lessons in a tangible and meaningful way. Through art study, map work, critical analysis and more, the Student Explorers enhance learning and bring to life the events and people of history. 

• 80 pages
• Full-color illustrations
• 8.5"x11"
• Print-at-home PDF

Print-at-home PDF

The History Year 2: Student Explorer Grades 7–8 (PDF) accompanies the History Year 2 Course. The engaging activities and rich illustrations help children apply the information learned in the lessons in a tangible and meaningful way. Through art study, map work, critical analysis and more, the Student Explorers enhance learning and bring to life the events and people of history. The Student Explorer Grades 7–8 (PDF) provides similar activities to the 3–6 explorer, but they are often presented in a more challenging way for the older students. Unique to the 7-8 grade explorer are lesson extensions—articles written about topics that go into more detail at a higher level than the course-book lessons. The lesson extensions conclude with comprehension questions and extension activities that will challenge older students.

• 204 pages
• Full-color illustrations
• 8.5"x11"
• Print-at-home PDF

Purchase the physical version of the Student Explorer Grades 7–8 here.

Print-at-home PDF

Spanning all four years of The Good and the Beautiful History curriculum, the Time Tunnel Review Cards (PDF) provide a fun and colorful way to review important people and events discussed in the course. Every few lessons, the course book will prompt the parent to review with the children the cards that cover topics already discussed in previous lessons. The instructions included with the Time Tunnel Review Cards (PDF) provides several different review methods to help the parent adjust to each child’s learning style.

• 85 cards
• Full-color cards
• 3.5”x5”
• Print-at-home PDF

Print-at-home PDF

The History Time Line Book: Years 1–4 (PDF), filled with beautifully colored icons depicting important historical events, is used across all four years of The Good and the Beautiful History courses. Events and figures on the time line are color coded according to the region or period in which they occurred. Throughout the course book, the children will be instructed to place a numbered icon, located in the back of the Time Line Book, onto the designated square on the time line.

The 20 full-color sheets help tie the history of the world together in a visual way. Not all historical events or figures mentioned in the course have a sticker, and many major events are printed right on the time line.

• 30 pages including 20 time line pages, 8 glossary pages, and 2 icon pages (stickers in the physical version)
• Full-color time line and cut-out icon pages
• 11"x8.5"
• Print-at-home PDF

Grades K–2

Print-at home PDF

The History Activity Book: Year 2 (PDF) is an exciting history learning resource for your students in grades K–2. Now your younger children can join in with their older siblings and learn about Ancient Greece, Ancient China, the Vikings, the early Americas, the forming of the Constitution, and even modern history topics including World War I and the Roaring 20s! Jam-packed with fun activities—including mazes, drawing, cut-and-paste, and more—these unique, expansive activity books are a valuable addition to family-style history.

• 136 pages
• Black-and-white illustrations; 8.5”x11”
• Print-at-home PDF

History Activity Book: Year 2 (PDF) correlates to our History Year 2 Course, with every two-page spread in the activity book corresponding to a lesson in the history course. However, the activity books are not integrated into the course and the history-based activity pages included can be used independently.