Hey, everyone, I want to give you a look into Simply Good and Beautiful Math.
I’m Jenny Phillips, the owner of The Good and the Beautiful. We have done something a little
crazy with this math program. I’ll tell you what that crazy thing is at the end of this short video.
Homeschool math shouldn’t feel like a chore to check off your list each day. I feel so strongly
about that. Math is wondrous. The patterns of math we see in our world testify to the majesty of God.
At The Good and the Beautiful, we want math to be joyful and alive for children. We want math
to be easy and quick for the parent to teach, all while building the strongest of math foundations.
Simply Good and Beautiful Math is academically thorough--that is very important to our company,
and we put a lot of money and effort into expert review and piloting programs. Not only does Simply
Good and Beautiful Math have a thorough scope & sequence, but it has clear and effective teaching,
continual review, unique assessments, and a focus on gaining a strong number sense. Our math
curriculum meets or beats national math standards. The math is hands-on and fun but it is carefully
designed to maximize time and to be simple to teach, and that’s why it’s called SIMPLY good and
beautiful math. It contains stories and meaningful connections to life. The beautiful and
engaging full-color course books include a large amount of diversity in their images and stories.
OK, before I tell you what we did that was a little crazy, and pretty scary,
let me briefly tell you about the math activity boxes and videos from the Simply Good and Beautiful Math.
Our simple Math Boxes for levels K-3 include a small amount of high-quality manipulatives
that are fun and they bring variety and more effectiveness to math. The wooden Math Boxes have easy open
lids and quick access compartments. You can get out the manipulatives you need in just
a few seconds. The courses include activities and games that are super simple and super fast to set up, but super fun.
We have streamlined the courses so that time is not wasted and children’s focus is not lost
while you search for manipulatives or take time to read instructions for games and set them up.
Math K through 3 is directed by the parent, with independent work for the child to do
while you work with other children.
Math 4 and above is mainly student directed, but parents can always be as involved as they want.
The child watches an engaging video lesson and then uses a physical course book to do
a lesson practice and review work, which should be checked by the parent using the answer key.
The course book also includes a mini-lesson as a quick reference with examples of what was taught
in the video lesson. I am so excited about these videos!
It is hard to express how much our pilot
families have loved them. They repeatedly say things like this comment we received:
I. Love. This. Video! I couldn't believe how it kept my son's attention. He is usually very
fidgety and "bored" by most videos, but not these. I also love the connections to the real world.
Take a quick look for yourself at some clips of the videos from Math 4 and 5:
Isn't it wonderful that math also brings beauty into our lives? Wait - are you wondering if you heard me right?
Math is beautiful?
Absolutely! We already explored beautiful and amazing math patterns in shapes found in nature.
Today we'll explore beautiful math patterns and shapes found in artwork.
Tens are ten times smaller than hundreds and ones are tens times smaller than tens.
The first three decimal place values are tenths, hundredths, and thousandths.
To start our lesson today, I'm going to make a cake! The recipe says I need these ingredients.
I think I'll save some time and not read the rest of the recipe!
On a sundial the shadow cast onto the dial forms an angle. However, in geometry, we typically
look at angles with two rays connected at a vertex, or a common end point where two lines meet.
We can draw an angle like this using rays connected at a vertex.
Can you see the angle on our sundial picture now?
Alright, so what did we do with our math that was crazy?
Well, the first thing is that we spent over $1.3 million dollars to create this program.
With this level of funding, along with our math experts,
our passion for creating good and beautiful curriculum, and our thorough pilot programs that
helps refine our courses, we were able to create exactly what we were hoping for in a math program.
But one day while the math was being created,
I was reading notes from our pilot families, and I was reading these comments;
"While doing Simply Good and Beautiful math today, my daughter said: "Mommy,
I LOOOOOOVE my Math! I love all of it!" She was humming happy tunes while doing her work."
And here’s another;
"This week's lessons were so enjoyable, and I just want to let you know that it is
a joy to watch him love math and not think of it as a chore.
What a blessing to instill a love for math at such a young age."
And this one, that was one of my favorites.
"My mama heart is beaming :) After my daughter completed the elapsed time she said:
"I like this Math!! Can we just keep doing this? I don't want to stop!"
So, in my heart, I was reminded that I never started The Good and the Beautiful to build up
wealth or success for myself. I never wanted a company. I just want more momma hearts to beam
as they teach their children and see them grow in knowledge, light, and character.
I really feel that this math can be a total game changer for homeschool families, and I
want everyone to try it. So, I made the decision to offer Levels 1 through 5 of Simply Good and
Beautiful math downloads -- the course books and the videos -- completely free, permanently. When I told
this to our math team over video chat, we cried together, knowing all the work we put into it,
and hoping that this decision would mean that so many more families would be blessed.
We know that most people want a physical course set, so we also did something crazy,
by pricing our physical course sets at only $49.99. It is unheard of to have
full-color course books and high-quality manipulatives for this pricing. The math
boxes are included in the price of the physical course sets, but if you choose to take advantage
of the free download, we recommend purchasing a physical math box, which we do sell separately.
We priced the Math Boxes as low as we possibly could, but we also have tips
on our website about how to put together your own math box if you aren’t able to buy one.
We know that not every math program is a fit for every child. And I know from experience that
it is expensive to jump around from one math program to another to find
the right fit for your child. So we are glad that you can try Simply Good and Beautiful Math totally free to
see if it is the right fit for your child. You can download the entire course book and check it out.
With hundreds of thousands of precious children using The Good and the Beautiful curriculum,
we recognize that we have the incredible opportunity and responsibility to do good
in this world. We never want to lose sight of why we do what we do. We hope that these free math
courses will bless your home. Check out Simply Good and Beautiful Math today and see the beauty
and variety through the lessons, as well as the ways that we have woven in nature
and real-life into math. In all we do at The Good
and the Beautiful, we are here to make parent’s hearts beam and children's hearts and minds grow.