Are you interested in using the Good and the Beautiful Preschool curriculum? Read or watch my review of this curriculum.
My Story with the Good and the Beautiful Pre-K
The summer before my son’s official Pre-K year, I thought I was going to homeschool him. I planned to quit my job and bought all the curriculum. However, by the time the school year started in August, I realized I couldn’t afford to quit my job. So, he stayed in his full-time preschool program, and I packed away the books and curriculum.
In October, I decided to give homeschooling a try in the evenings. I started using the Good and the Beautiful Preschool Curriculum. When I tested him on his letters, he only knew a handful of them. This program had a systematic approach that helped him review letters repeatedly. Unlike his preschool, which introduced one letter a week, this curriculum kept reviewing previous letters while introducing new ones.
Spiral Curriculum Approach
The Good and the Beautiful Preschool follows a spiral curriculum, which means that the student will repeatedly learn and practice with the same concept multiple times. For example, in Unit One:
- Lesson One: Learn letter A.
- Lesson Two: Review A, learn letter B.
- Lesson Four: Learn letter C, review A and B.
This method provided constant practice and repetition, which was extremely helpful.
Supplemental Resources that You Should Definitely Buy
During the Christmas break, we took a few weeks off, and my son forgot some of the letters he had learned. The Practice Sheets that came with the program were great for helping him relearn these letters.
Each unit also includes a game. The very first game we played was called The Mouse House, covering letters A, B, C, and D. This game, along with others, made learning fun and kept him engaged.
Halfway through the curriculum, I started using additional resources like the Good and the Beautiful Preschool App’s movement activities and songs. These tools were invaluable, especially when my son struggled with the middle letters of the alphabet.
The curriculum provided everything we needed: practice sheets, games, songs, and movement activities. By the end, after a final assessment, I could see his growth and mastery in letters.
Two months after we started the curriculum, I pulled my son out of full-time preschool. It allowed us to homeschool more easily while I worked. This was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
Curriculum Highlights
- Affordable
- Under 50$ for course book and supplemental activities
- Review and Learn Approach:
- Learn one letter in each lesson.
- Constant review of previous letters.
- Engaging Games:
- Mouse House Games for each set of letters.
- Supplementary Resources:
- Practice sheets.
- App with movement activities and songs
My Observations
- Constant Practice: Helped him not forget letters between lessons.
- Games: Made learning fun and engaging.
Practice Sheets: Essential after breaks, like the holiday season, to refresh his memory.
Check out a video of my son and I doing a lesson together!
This post was all about the Good and the Beautiful Preschool curriculum to help you determine if it is the right fit for your child. I would recommend it for any mom who wants a fun and engaging way for their child to master the letter sounds.