Level K
Language Arts Course Set
The Level K Language Arts course is all you need to teach your child to read and to lay a strong foundation in language arts! This full-year kindergarten language arts course incorporates God, family, nature, beautiful art, and strong moral values. This beautiful and academically strong course combines the following subjects into one easy-to-teach, no prep-time needed course: reading, phonics, writing, spelling, literature, grammar & punctuation, geography, and art.
The Level K Language Arts Course Set includes the Level K Course Book and the Reading Booster A Cards and Books Set. The Reading Booster resources teach phonics and reading in a powerful, fun, and sequential way creating strong and enthusiastic readers.
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Recommended Resources
Level K Flip Through
My First Reader and Kindergarten Books Flip Throughs
Required Course Items
Course Book Language Arts Level K
Details:The 120 parent-led lessons in the Level K Course Book are open-and-go and cover over 80 foundational principles, such as phonics, spelling, homophones, plural nouns, capitalization, discussing literature, art appreciation, poetry memorization, using appropriate pencil grip, writing fiction and nonfiction, oral narration, reading comprehension, studying and creating maps, starting sentences with capital letters, and so much more. All of this is taught in gentle, natural, and enjoyable ways for the child.
- 368 pages
- Full color; wire binding; 8.5”x11”
The Reading Booster A Cards and Reading Booster A Books Set are also needed to complete this course.
Reading Booster A Cards
Details:Each lesson in the Level K Course Book will direct you to work on the beautiful and fun Reading Booster Cards and/or Books. The child will go through the Cards and Books at his or her own pace. Once a card is mastered, your child selects a sticker from the sticker sheets in the back and places it on the “Mastered” circle at the bottom of the card.
Each card focuses on a certain phonics principle or a group of kindergarten sight words. Review cards are placed intermittently throughout the cards. These Reading Booster Cards will also tell you when to read the Reading Booster Books. These adorable and fascinating books correlate directly with each card.
- 64 full-color cardstock pages and 2 pages of stickers
- Wire binding; 5.5”x8.5”
Reading Booster A Books Set
Details:The Reading Booster A Books Set includes 20 adorable and fascinating books that correlate directly with the Reading Booster A Cards. The Reading Booster Cards will tell you when to read the Reading Booster Books. These books can be read as many times as desired for review and for cementing principles.
Each book focuses on just one or a select few reading concepts, phonics principles, word families, or kindergarten sight word groups that were just learned on the corresponding Reading Booster Card. The books also only contain words including phonics principles the child has not already learned.
- 20 full-color books in a sturdy box
- 5.5”x4.25”
- Saddle-stitch binding
Recommended Resources
My First Nature Reader
Details:My First Nature Reader includes 20 short stories for brand-new readers. Each story focuses on one or two phonics concepts or groups of kindergarten sight words. My First Readers follow the exact scope and sequence of the Reading Booster A Cards, which are integrated into the Level K Language Arts Course Set. For example, Story #11 in My First Nature Reader covers ending consonant blends that correlates with a reading booster card, and avoids any concepts the child has not learned yet.
- 172 pages
- Hardcover
My First Africa Reader
Details:My First Africa Reader includes 22 short stories for brand-new readers. Each story is set in a different country in Africa and focuses on one or two phonics concepts or groups of kindergarten sight words. My First Readers follow the exact scope and sequence of the Reading Booster A Cards, which are integrated into the Level K Language Arts Set. For example, Story #11 in My First Africa Reader covers ending consonant blends that correlate with a corresponding reading booster card, and avoids any concepts the child has not learned yet.
- 178 pages
- Hardcover
Kindergarten Books—Pet Pals
Details:Kindergarten Books—Pet Pals is perfect for beginning readers to boost confidence and make reading less overwhelming and a more enjoyable and positive experience. Each book in Kindergarten Books—Pet Pals features stories about a child and his or her pet with cute illustrations and simple text. Use these adorable books alongside the Level K Language Arts Course or independently to boost any new reader’s confidence and skill!
The four books in the set are just the right size for little learners and come in a sturdy box for storage.
- 40 separate, fun stories in four layflat books
- Each story is carefully crafted to use only certain phonics principles and sight words.
- Full-color illustrations
- Each book has 120 pages, 5.5″x4.25″
Kindergarten Books—Bees & Trees
Details:Kindergarten Books—Bees & Trees is perfect for beginning readers to boost confidence and make reading less overwhelming and a more enjoyable and positive experience. Each book in Kindergarten Books—Bees & Trees features cute stories about a particular animal or plant from God’s creation with simple text and gorgeous original illustrations. Use these adorable books alongside the Level K Language Arts Course or independently to boost any new reader’s confidence and skill!
The four books in the set are just the right size for little learners and come in a sturdy box for storage.
- 32 separate, fun stories in four layflat books
- Each story is carefully crafted to use only certain phonics principles and sight words.
- Full-color illustrations
- Each book has 96 pages, 5.5″x4.25″
Kindergarten Books—Little Go Books
Details:Strengthen the skills of brand-new readers with simple text about things that go in the Kindergarten Books—Little Go Books set! The 24 adorable stories along with their gorgeous illustrations follow the gentle, carefully crafted sequence of phonics principles that is a feature of all The Good and the Beautiful’s Kindergarten Books boxes. The Little Go Books have a new element that makes them unique among our other kindergarten books sets–a fun Can You Find It? activity card with 12 different items for children to search for as they read! Your children will want to pick these books up again and again as they zip and zoom, fly and float through the pages!
Use these cute books alongside the Level K Language Arts course or independently to boost any new reader’s confidence and skill!
The four books in the set are just the right size for little learners and come in a sturdy box for storage.
- 24 separate, fun stories in four layflat books
- Each story is carefully crafted to use only certain phonics principles and sight words
- Full-color illustrations
- Each book has 72 pages, 5.5″x4.25″
Handwriting Level K Workbook
Details:Handwriting Level K is for children in kindergarten and focuses on the correct print formation of letters and numbers. This course introduces 2–3 new letters at a time, going in alphabetical order, and introduces short words and sentences near the end. Text size is reduced halfway through the course as the child gains the fine motor skills for smaller print.
The Good and the Beautiful handwriting courses incorporate drawing activities to make handwriting more enjoyable and increase fine motor skills. This workbook includes 100 sheets, which is 3–4 sheets per week for an average school year.
- Wire Binding
- Black and White with One Color
- 8.5”x5.5″