This 120-lesson course was designed to be done 4–5 days a week. Each child’s pacing is individual, and you should not feel your child needs to finish an entire lesson or complete only one lesson each day.

A parent or teacher reads sentence dictation to the student daily, but for the most part, lessons are completed independently. Your child is responsible for completing a daily checklist of the following items:

• Practice grammar cards or geography cards for 5–7 minutes.
• Complete one lesson in the course book.
• Read books from The Good and the Beautiful Book List.

Note: Spelling dictation is completed within the course book lessons.

An answer key allows parents and teachers to check the child’s work. When needed, adjust the level of parental involvement. Occasionally quiz the child on grammar and geography flashcards to assess progress.

Also note that this course directs your child to do online research for a few lessons. Please talk with your child before starting the course about the rules he or she should follow for researching online. Alternatively, you may choose to have your child do only off-line research, perhaps at a local library.

It is suggested that outside of the assigned readings, your child also reads independently at least 15–20 minutes a day.