Hi, I’m Kaushay. In this brief video, I am going to give you an overview of The Good
and the Beautiful K-8 homeschool curriculum, answering questions like “What do I need
to buy to get started?” and “How do I teach using the curriculum?”
With The Good and the Beautiful, some subjects are taught family style, with all kindergarten
through eighth grade students together. Other subjects will be taught one on one, at each
child’s individual level.
Science and history are both designed to be taught family-style. Teaching these subjects
together as a family is a beautiful experience. It allows for interaction, discussion, activities,
and games. It also shortens the time that homeschool parents have to teach each week.
Our K-8 science program includes unit studies for many science topics. We suggest doing
science twice a week and most families will go through 3 to 5 science units a year. To
get started, simply choose whatever units you want, they can go in any order. You will
only need one copy for your entire family. Each of the lessons take about 45-50 minutes
to complete. Our science units also feature lesson extensions for Grades 7-8, which will
take an additional 15-25 minutes for older students.
Once you receive your science units we recommend that you watch the “How to Organize The
Good and the Beautiful Science Units” video available on our Science FAQ page. Once your
unit is organized and prepped and you have gathered supplies, the science lessons are
completely open and go, you don’t need any scientific knowledge or expertise. You will
learn right along with your children! Our science units have videos for our experiments
for times that you are unable, or don’t want to gather supplies. Also, our units feature
amazing, original videos created by us, The Good and the Beautiful.
Our K-8 history curriculum is divided into four separate years. We suggest starting Year
1 history when your oldest child is in second grade. You will need just one copy of the
Year 1 history course set for your entire family. It comes with a course book, an illustrated
book of history stories, a board game, and digital access to audio dramatizations and
lesson extensions by grade level. Each day, just open the course book and follow the instructions.
No lesson planning is needed. We suggest doing a history lesson 2 days a week to complete
the course in a school year. Lessons take about 45-60 minutes each .
Those are our two family style subjects: science and history. Now let’s look at subjects
that are taught on individual levels: math, language arts and handwriting
Our math course levels match public school levels, although our programs exceed public
school standards. Start your child on their grade level, or take our Math assessment test
if you feel your child might be behind or ahead of their level. The Good and the Beautiful
math is like no other math curriculum. Our rigorous process of reviewing and piloting
by math experts, professional educators, and actual children and homeschool parents makes
sure that our math is academically solid while using auditory, kinesthetic, and visual learning
to connect math to meaning and God and beauty. Teaching math to multiple children likely
seems overwhelming, especially if you are a busy parent and math is just not your strong
point. We’ve got you covered. Watch our video “How to Teach The Good and the Beautiful
Math to Multiple Children” available on our Math FAQ page. We’ve designed our math
so you can teach 3 different levels completely and thoroughly in just 60 minutes. We suggest
you do four math lessons a week, to finish an entire math course in one school year.
Our math course sets have everything you need to get started. Like all of our courses, you
do not need to read the math lesson ahead of time. Just open and go, learning along
with your child.
Our language arts courses are the heart and soul of The Good and the Beautiful and have
been described as life-changing. These all in one courses thoroughly cover and beautifully
connect phonics, reading, writing, grammar, punctuation, literature, spelling, vocabulary,
art instruction, art history, and even geography. To get started, administer the Language Arts
course level assessment on our website to determine your child’s level. Our Pre-K
through Level 3 courses are mainly parent directed, but also contain independent practice
sections. You will need to spend 20-35 minutes a day with each child on level Pre-K through
3. Levels 4 and above are mainly self-directed by the child. You will only need to spend
5-10 minutes with your children on Levels 4-8. We suggest doing 4 lessons a week to
finish a course in one school year. Lessons are 100% open-and-go, and 100% beautiful and
enjoyable.
The Good and the Beautiful handwriting courses match public school grade levels. Make sure
to add them to your order to help your child learn and improve correct letter formation
for both print and cursive. Our handwriting courses also include drawing instruction and
activities, which are a lot of fun and help develop fine motor skills.
And one last course you won’t want to miss is typing. Our unique typing courses are best-sellers.
We suggest children start typing in Grades 3 and above.
So a quick recap. To get started with The Good and the Beautiful you will need:
2-5 science units of your choice The year 1 history course
A math course set for each child A language arts course set for each child
A handwriting workbook for each child And a a typing course for Grades 3 and above
These are all the items you need for a beautiful and effective homeschool year.
To round out your homeschool year we also recommend books from The Good and the Beautiful
Library. Reading powerful, wholesome literature is one of the best ways to improve the hearts
and minds of your children.
The Good and the Beautiful is unique. We believe there are too many children in today’s world
that are losing a love for what is truly good and beautiful in literature and in learning.
We invite you to join us in lifting up the hearts and minds of children to see beauty,
meaning, and God’s hand in their education. We hope this video has helped you see how
easy it is to get started on your own good and beautiful homeschool journey.