The Good and the Beautiful Year 1 History Course is designed to foster a true love of learning history through engaging lessons combined with beautiful and effective additional resources.

The History Year 1: Course Set includes the following non-consumable products that are necessary components of the History course:

History Year 1 Course Book

The History Year 1: Course Book guides parents through teaching the 60 open-and-go lessons in the course. The wide-ranging lessons are divided into four units: 

• Ancient History
• The Middle Ages & the Renaissance
• The French & Indian War Through the Revolutionary War
• The Victorian Era, The History of Flight & the Cold War

The interactive lessons in the History Year 1: 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. 

The Big Book of History Stories: Year 1

This collection of 19 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 1 includes original stories about fictional characters and well known historical figures and events such as Saint Patrick, Leonardo da Vinci, Paul Revere’s famous ride, and David Livingstone. This delightful collection also highlights inspiring stories about lesser known people and events such as the real Good King Wenceslas, Madeleine de Verchères, and the Estonian Singing Revolution that you and your children will be delighted to have discovered!

Maps & Images: History Year 1

The History Year 1: Maps & Images book 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, art work, 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 1 Course, History Year 1: Maps & Images provides in one convenient and beautiful book all the maps and photos needed for an enriching year of history study.

Time Tunnel Review Cards

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.

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The History Year 1: Course Set includes all non-consumable items needed for your family’s history studies for one full year. One course set is needed per family.

Each child will also need one Student Set.

The History Year 1: Grades 3–6 Student Set is a necessary accompaniment to the History Year 1: Course Set. Including the Student Explorer Grades 3–6 and the History Time Line Book, this consumable set is a convenient way to purchase the items needed for each student for a full year of history. The History Time Line Book is used for all four years of history, so families will only need to purchase it once for each child.

The History Year 1: Grades 3–6 Student Set includes the following components:

• Student Explorer Grades 3–6
• History Time Line Book

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One consumable Grades 3–6 Student Set is needed for each student in grades 3–6. 

 

The History Year 1: Grades 7–8 Student Set is a necessary accompaniment to the History Year 1: Course Set. Including the Student Explorer Grades 7–8 and the History Time Line Book, this consumable set is a convenient way to purchase the items needed for each student for a full year 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. The History Time Line Book is used for all four years of history, so families will only need to purchase it once for each child.

The History Year 1: Grades 7–8 Student Set includes the following components:

• Student Explorer Grades 7–8
• History Time Line Book

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One consumable Grades 7–8 Student Set is needed for each student in grades 7–8.

The History Activity Book: Year 1 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 early Bible history, Ancient Egypt, early Britain, America's fight for independence, and modern history topics including flight and the Cold War! 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.

• 146 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!

Each US Constitution and Government Course Set includes one copy of the US Constitution and Government Course Book and one copy of Mystery on Constitution Island. To complete the course, each student grades 4–8 will also need their own copy of the consumable US Constitution and Government Student Journal. The optional US Constitution and Government Activity Book can also be added for children grades K–3. Containing the lessons, the 184-page full-color course book directs the teacher or parent when to use the other two components. It also includes the activities, pages to cut out, and the mini books. Additionally, History Case Files are included in the course book to walk students through how to critically think about bias, truth, facts, and primary sources. Access to short audio biographies that provide inspirational accounts of the lives of important men and women during the framing of the Constitution and constitutional amendments are also included in the course book purchase. An exciting adventure story written just for this course and incorporated into lessons, Mystery on Constitution Island is a unique and fun way to learn about the Constitution. Purchase of this book also comes with access to a free audiobook version. 151 pages

Each student needs a copy of the 85-page US Constitution Student Journal. The student journal incorporates the full text of the founding documents and original coloring and activity pages. Each student will complete his or her own student journal, which will serve as a treasured keepsake when the course is finished.

• Layflat binding

This optional activity book for grades K–3 allows for younger students to join in and learn along with their older siblings. The 38-page Activity Book is not integrated into the course, nor does it follow the scope and sequence of the course. It simply has fun activities about colonial times and Founding Fathers for younger children to enjoy.

• Saddle-stitch binding