📘 How to Use This Curriculum: Step-by-Step
Our curriculum is designed to make your homeschooling journey smoother, simpler, and more meaningful — all while keeping Christ at the center. Whether you’re new to homeschooling or just new to us, here’s how to make the most of your materials.
✅ Step 1: Take the Placement Test & Get Your Foundational Workbooks
Before diving into a unit study, we recommend starting with our placement test to determine your child’s current level in reading, grammar, and math.
The placement test will tell you:
- Which book in which level your child needs next
- Whether any earlier books might help strengthen weak areas or fill in gaps
Our foundational courses are available in 10 distinct levels, covering roughly Preschool through 8th grade, with 7 books per level. (See our Scope and Sequence for more details.)
✏️ Step 2: Choose Your Unit Study
Each unit focuses on a central theme — like kindness, George Washington and obedience, or Fanny Crosby and biblical self-worth.
Unit studies are available in three learning levels:
- Beginner (PreK-1st): hands-on and playful
- Intermediate (2nd-4th) guided and interactive
- Advanced (5th-8th): thoughtful and skill-building
This lets the whole family explore the same topic together — with age-appropriate workbooks for each child.
See our planned studies on our Scope and Sequence.
📦 Step 3: Gather Your Materials
You won’t need to hunt down a massive supply list. Each unit includes:
- A clear weekly overview
- Daily open-and-go lessons
- Built-in hands-on activities, reading, and science
- Links to music, memory verses, and optional extras
Basic supplies you may want to keep on hand:
- Scissors and glue sticks
- Colored pencils or crayons
- A printer (for optional printables)
- A Bible (KJV recommended)
- A few household or nature items for science activities
Don’t stress this step too much though, every week your workbooks will give you a heads up about any supplies you might need.
🗓️ Step 4: Establish a Weekly Routine
There’s no rigid schedule — just a flexible rhythm:
- Most families complete 4–5 lessons per week
- Go faster or slower depending on your family’s needs
- Feel free to adapt or rearrange activities — you’re in charge!
🧾 Step 5: Track Progress (If You Want To)
Some families like to keep attendance records or save completed work for personal or state requirements.
Our parent portal makes it easy to:
- Log learning hours
- Save notes and observations
- Organize records in one place (for your eyes only)
Want to know when new unit studies and workbooks are released?