Hi, it's Jenny Phillips. I'm excited to do a flip through of the Level 5 Language Arts Course
for The Good and The Beautiful. Each lesson is carefully designed to be academically strong,
maximize learning time by connecting multiple subjects, create strong spellers and writers,
and explore the beauty and the power of art, geography, and literature.
The entire course is available as a free download on goodandbeautiful.com. And, like all of our
language arts courses, the following subjects are integrated into one course: reading, writing,
literature, spelling, geography, art appreciation, art instruction, grammar usage and punctuation,
and even a little bit of baking and cooking that is connected to the literature in the course.
The Level 5 Course Set comes with three items: the Level 5 Course Book,
the Level 5 Book Set, and the Geography and Grammar Cards.
An Answer Key is also available as a download, or a physical Answer Key is available to purchase.
The Level 5 Book Set comes in a sturdy box so you can keep the items stored together.
In the box are 4 full-length books, a watercolor instruction book, and a watercolor pad
with templates that come shrink-wrapped together.
Let's take a look at the books that are integrated with the course. They are all packed with high
moral, education, and literary value. And we also made sure our pilot children loved them.
First is Chico of the Andes, written in 1943.
This book takes place high in the Andes mountains of Ecuador.
Next is Marjorie, written in 1950. The book is set on an island off of the coast of Maine.
Then we have the Clockmaker's Son. Some of our editors said that this book made them laugh,
cry, and even change them for the better.
And last we have Captured Words, a biography that tells the incredible story of Sequoia who, against
all odds, worked to create a written form of the Cherokee language with the help of his daughter.
In addition to these books, lessons in the course direct the child to listen
to a classical book titled Gabriel and the Hour Book by Evaleen Stein,
which is set in the middle ages. The audiobook is available on our free homeschooling app.
For each of these books, the coursebook tells you when to read the books and how to use them.
The next component was a big favorite with our pilot families. The watercolor book has
step-by-step instructions for 12 projects that are integrated throughout the course.
Each project is connected to what the student is learning in the course. And,
the book comes with an accompanying watercolor pad with light gray templates on high-quality
watercolor paper to make the projects easier and more fun for the child.
So, now let's take a look at the coursebook. The 398-page book does not have bulky coil binding.
Rather, the book is bound with lay-flat, perfect binding which allows the child
to work on pages without the book starting to close.
The pages are perforated for easy removal in case you want to take them out.
We recommend keeping a sticky note on the current lesson.
The course is mainly student-directed, but each lesson starts with a short section that the parent
completes with the child. The child then completes the independent sections of the lesson. Every
lesson ends with either a writing workshop or a spelling workshop found right in the sourcebook.
For the parent-teacher section of lesson 42, the child reads an "Introduction to Hymns" to the
parent. This allows the child to read advanced text with the parent guiding the child through
any difficult words. The child also gains knowledge about hymns and their power,
and is inspired while reading the story behind the hymn "Count Your Blessings".
The course guides the child through memorizing this hymn, which contains powerful words that
will always remain with the child. The child then completes the student section for Lesson 42, which
first directs the child to work on memorizing U.S. State capitals. The child will also memorize
Canadian provinces and territories, the location and names of islands, and more in this course.
Next in the lesson, the child completes a grammar section, then completes an editing section which
also doubles as a biography of Sidney Baldwin, the author of the book the child is about to read.
Finally, the child completes a writing workshop. These writing workshops are a highlight of our
courses, as they create strong, beautiful writers. The writing workshops integrate art, geography,
and literature that connects the integrated books and the art and geography being studied. Some
writing workshops focus on exercises to improve writing in specific ways
and to encourage the child to write from the heart and enjoy writing.
At times, the child does writing workshops titled "Learning From the Masters",
where the child studies and learns from the best authors.
The writing workshops gently lead the child through many full-length writing projects,
such as handwriting, essay writing, thank you note writing, story writing, and also writing
geography articles, a family newsletter, a book review, nature poetry, and more.
The spelling workshops which are included in every other lesson are a powerful and fun way
to create strong spellers. These workshops cover spelling rules, unit spelling words,
suffixes and prefixes, contractions, commonly confused words, and more.
Let's quickly look at how lessons are not the same every day so the child
does not get fatigued and is always excited to see what the lesson holds.
In Lesson 66, for example, the parent section covers spelling
dictation and reviewing Geography and Grammar Cards with the child.
The student section instructs the child to complete an art project correlated with the
Black Forest, which is a theme of the unit, and the child also completes a spelling workshop.
In Lesson 92, the child reads nature poems to the parent and talks about alliteration. The
student section contains grammar and assigned reading in the book "The Clockmaker's Son",
followed by reading comprehension exercises, and then the child completes a spelling workshop.
There are 6 units, and each one ends with an assessment so you can check
progress the child is making.
The assessment includes extra practice for any principle the child does not pass.
I'll end the video with a look at some other pages in the coursebook.