Program 1
Pre-17th Century History
Years 2-12
Program Guides will cover 3 Terms or 1 Year. Students will now begin to work through the programs according to historical time period divisions. Program 1 includes history before and just into the 17th century.
For children in Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory or Year One, please see Foundations.
For more information about the programs, please see the notes and sequences which can be found on the Curriculum by Programs page.
Step 1: Lesson Guide
Program 1: Lesson Guides contain the lessons which accompany each specific year within each level.
Each guide will include program booklists and resources, pre-reading notes, reading schedules, recitation selections, teaching notes, narration prompts, natural history demonstrations, object lessons, literary technique lessons and much more.
Select the lesson guide which corresponds to the level you need and purchase.
To see book carousel see above and below, based on level, and for further details scroll further down on this page.
To access FREE teaching notes which accompany the guide, then go on to Step 2.
Step 2: Teaching Notes
Download and save or print the teaching notes for this level -FREE with the purchase of a program guide for the level you need. These notes will be sent as an automated second email with purchase. These notes were specifically meant to augment and accompany A Mind in the Light curriculum guides.
If you would like to add supportive resources to accompany your level, then go on to Step 3.
Step 3: Supportive Resources
Program 1 supportive resources include some books which have been republished for your convenience as well as Spotlights: Illuminating Great Artists & Musicians, which are mini guides covering an assortment of artists and composers for your study of the arts.
Select the supportive resources, such as republished books, which correspond to the level you purchased in Step 1. If you'd like to add any mini guides for your study of the arts, then choose any of these you prefer.
Once your choices have been selected and purchased, then you should have all that you need for a complete and thorough program for the year!
Republished Books
Lower School B
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Send an email for a FREE PDF copy of this book with purchase of Program 1: Lesson Guide for Lower School B.
The Arts
Students typically study 3 of each per year.
Spotlights: Illuminating Great Artists & Musicians
What's Included in Program 1: Lesson Guide for LSB
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Three Terms of Complete Daily Lessons -One Year
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Full 6 Week Lesson/Reading Schedule for all 36 weeks for Ease of Planning
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Weekly At-A-Glance Lesson/Reading Schedule for Tracking
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Teaching Notes are FREE with Purchase of the Lesson Guide -Available to Download as a PDF at Shop.
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Program 1 Companion Pages -a FREE PDF file of Additional Resource pages, Poetry, Printable Pages, etc. Are Sent as an Automated Email After Purchase of Program 1: Lesson Guide for LSB -Be Sure to Look Out for It.
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Includes Lessons for American History [Pre-17th C.], British History [Y4}, World History [OPT], Geography, Poetry, Ballads, Historical & Narrative Poems [Y4], Literature, Recitation & Natural History
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The Arts -Picture Study and Music Appreciation are scheduled but You Choose Which Ones to Study [Spotlights: Illuminating Great Artists & Musicians Are an Optional Addition]
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Natural History Includes Demonstrations, Experiments, Object Lessons and Concept Lessons.
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6 Literature Guides are Included in Each Program -Allowing You to Choose 4/5 of Your Favorite Books to Read Aloud to ALL LSB Students -No More Reading Multiple Books to Students in Different Years; All 6 Guides Are Included.
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Literary Terms are Lightly Introduced as They Apply [OPT]
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Many Resources Needed are Included in the Appendix -FREE
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A FREE Copy of Into the Forest: Enchanted Explorations (Vol. 2) [Collection of Fairy Tales] and The Children's Book of Birds by Olive Thorne Miller is Included.
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Other FREE Resouces are Conveniently Linked at the Website -Including Coloring Pages & Maps- See the Tab "Resources" on the Menu Bar
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All Books Studied Include Pre-Reading Notes & Follow-Up Narration Prompts; Prompts are Varied and Interesting and Build Writing Skills
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Additional Booklists for Free Reading and Reading Development & Fluency Are Also Included -Some Which Fit the Time Period Studied
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All 3 Terms + the FREE Teaching Notes & Companion Pages = Almost 1500 Total Pages of Support
Click on Cover Page -the Link Will Take You to the Digital Shop Where a Generous Sample Can Be Found
