Containing the lessons, the 184-page full-color US Constitution and Government course book directs the teacher or parent when to use the other components. Items also needed to complete the US Constitution and Government course are one Student Journal for each student grades 4-8 and one copy of Mystery on Constitution Island. Younger children might enjoy working through the Activity Book for grades K-3.

This course includes hands-on activities and pop-out 3D models of important government buildings for your kinesthetic learners; audio biographies for your auditory learners; and stunning full-color mini books for your visual learners. 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 with the course book purchase.

• Layflat binding

An exciting adventure story written just for this course, 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
• Perfect binding

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 with the US Constitution and Government Course. 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

Completing the US Constitution and Government Student Journal is even more fun, colorful, and creative with this set of six erasable colored pens! Comes with a red, green, light blue, dark blue, purple, and black pen that all have an eraser and The Good and the Beautiful logo. We highly suggest a set for each student who is completing the US Constitution and Government Course.

PDF for self-printing

The History Course Book (PDF): Year 1 guides the parent and child through the course and requires no prep time other than glancing at future lessons to see if there are any extra items to gather. Only one course book needed per family. Includes access to audio dramatizations and student explorers. Add the Big Book of History Stories (PDF): Year 1 for a complete year of history!

The units in History Year 1 are:

Unit 1—”Ancient Egypt”

Unit 2—”The Middle Ages & the Renaissance”

Unit 3—”The French and Indian War Through the Revolutionary War”

Unit 4—”The Victorian Era; The History of Flight; The Cold War Era”

• Full-color cover
• 215 black-and-white pages
• 8.5″x11″
• PDF for self-printing

The History Year 1 course requires the History Course Book (PDF): Year 1 and the Big Book of History Stories (PDF): Year 1. Audio dramatizations and Student Explorers for Year 1 are included with the purchase of the course book and are available on the History Year 1 page. You will find the password to access both in the “About This Course” section of your course book.

PDF for self-printing

The Big Book of History Stories (PDF): Year 1 includes maps and color images as well as 21 illustrated stories that correspond with the lessons in the course book. This compilation of beautifully written storybooks is designed to save you money and time as you do not have to track down or purchase the equivalent of over $200 in books. The History Course Book (PDF): Year 1 indicates when to read each story and is needed to complete your History Year 1 course.

• 216 full-color pages
• 11″x8.5″
• PDF for self-printing

The History Year 1 course requires the History Course Book (PDF): Year 1 and the Big Book of History Stories (PDF): Year 1. Audio dramatizations and Student Explorers for Year 1 are included with the purchase of the course book and are available on the History Year 1 page. You will find the password to access both in the “About This Course” section of your course book.

PDF for self-printing

The History Course Book (PDF): Year 2 guides the parent and child through the course and requires no prep time other than glancing at future lessons to see if there are any extra items to gather. Only one course book needed per family. Includes access to audio dramatizations and student explorers. For a complete year of history, you will also need Maps & Images (PDF): Year 2, History Timeline (PDF): Year 2, and History Timeline Stickers (PDF): Year 1 and 2.

The units for History Year 2 are:

Unit 1—”Ancient Greece; Ancient Asia”

Unit 2—”Vikings; Exploration; Pre-Colombian America”

Unit 3—”Colonial America; The U.S. Constitution”

Unit 4—”History of US Education; WWI through the Great Depression”

• Full-color cover
• 214 black-and-white pages
• 8.5″x11″
• PDF for self-printing

The History Year 2 course requires the History Course Book (PDF): Year 2, the History Maps & Images (PDF): Year 2, the History Timeline (PDF): Year 2, and the History Timeline Stickers (PDF): Year 1 and 2. Audio dramatizations and Student Explorers for Year 2 are included with the purchase of the course book and are available on the History Year 2 page. You will find the password to access both in the “About This Course” section of your course book.

PDF for self-printing

The History Maps & Images (PDF): Year 2 includes beautiful full-color maps, paintings, and images that correspond with the lessons in the course book. This book compiles into one convenient resource all the visual elements needed to provide context and enhance learning for the History Year 2 course. The History Course Book (PDF): Year 2 indicates when to refer to the maps and images. 

• 72 full-color pages
• 11″x8.5″
• PDF for self-printing

The History Year 2 course requires the History Course Book (PDF): Year 2, the History Maps & Images (PDF): Year 2, the History Timeline (PDF): Year 2, and the History Timeline Stickers (PDF): Year 1 and 2. Audio dramatizations and Student Explorers for Year 2 are included with the purchase of the course book and are available on the History Year 2 page. You will find the password to access both in the “About This Course” section of your course book.

This fun game for 2-8 players helps children of all ages memorize key historical figures who were settlers and explorers. This interactive card game adds variation and family interaction as you learn about history.

*Original game by The Good and the Beautiful

*History Years 1-4 and all components are currently being discontinued. Physical components are available only while supplies last. All sales for discontinued items are final. We don’t have a release date yet, but we know that they will not release before end of 2024. US Constitution and Government is not being discontinued.