History Year 1: Quick Start
Before you being History Year 1
Bring history to life for the whole family with our brand-new History Year 1 course. This highly anticipated family-style history course for children in grades 3–8 promotes truth, sparks critical thinking, and encourages family interaction.
Required Items Needed for This Course
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History Year 1 Course Set
One set per family
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History Year 1: Grades 3–6 Student Set
One per student in grades 3–6
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History Year 1: Grades 7–8 Student Set
One per student in grades 7–8
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History Activity Book: Year 1
OptionalOne per child grades K–2
Course Pacing
Course Book
The 227-page, full-color, lay-flat bound course book guides parents through teaching the 60 lessons in the course. Lessons instruct the parent or teacher when to use each component of the course. The course book also contains a supply list for all lessons. For your convenience, we have included the About This Course pages here.
The Big Book History Stories
Each of the 19 stories in The Big Book of History Stories 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.
Maps & Images
Bringing the lessons to life, the first section of the 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. In the second section, children can find punch-out cards used for matching games and more.
History Time Line Book
Spanning all four years of this curriculum, the History Time Line Book helps the children put the events they hear about in the lessons into the context of the history of the world. Every few lessons, each child will place a colorful and detailed sticker onto his or her own time line, or the course book will prompt the parent to locate a specific event or person on the time lines with the children. The glossary provides additional detail for nonsticker events mentioned in passing.
The History Time Line Book is included in each Student Set so that each student can complete their own time line. Each child will need only one History Time Line Book they will use throughout the entire four years of history courses.
Time Tunnel Review Cards
Spanning all four years of this curriculum, these 85 Time Tunnel Review Cards provide a fun, 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.
Only one set of cards are needed per family and will be used throughout all four years of history courses.
Student Explorers
The activities in the Grades 3–6 and Grades 7–8 Student Explorers help children apply the information learned in the lessons in a tangible way. Most lessons have accompanying written assignments, which increase in complexity for the higher grades.
The Grades 7–8 Student Explorer also includes 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 the older students. Because the Grades 7–8
Student Explorer is more advanced and in-depth, older children will need to spend additional time completing the included lesson extensions and activities.
Answer keys for the written activities in the Student Explorers are available for free on the Good and Beautiful Homeschool app or as a free download at goodandbeautiful.com/history-resources.
History Activity Book
The optional History Activity Book: Year 1 is an exciting history learning resource for your students in grades K–2. 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.
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