Hi! My name is Sarah. I'm so excited to give you a quick look at the Safety science unit from The
Good and the Beautiful. This unit is great for families to start discussions about safety in and
out of the house. The full-color, bound course book contains guided lessons, vocabulary words,
activities, and supply lists. Once you gather the supplies, the lessons are open and go. Just
turn to a lesson and start reading and learning together! This course includes interactive student
journals. You'll want one for each of your young scientists. These journals are divided into two
age categories: one for grades 3 through 6 and one for grades 7 and 8. The student journals include
age-appropriate activities, games, and worksheets. Also included in the older journals is a lesson
extension for each lesson. This allows your older students to dive deeper into the lesson concepts.
These fun, beautifully designed student journals give children a sense of ownership and also allow
you to see their progress and record their work. Let me show you one of the lessons in this unit.
At the top of the page it clearly states anything you need to prepare for the lesson.
You can also find a list of any supplies you'll need in this lesson. You'll start a discussion
with your children about cooking and kitchen hazards. Next, you'll learn vocabulary terms
having to do with kitchen safety. After that, you'll complete a cooking activity together
while practicing the kitchen safety rules that are listed on this collectible poster included
in your course book. Finally, the students will complete a kitchen seek-and-find worksheet in
their student journals to practice what they just learned. The lesson closes with a reminder to the
parent to have children in grades 7 and 8 complete the lesson extension in their student journals.
The safety unit also has an optional but wonderful book pack. These beautifully designed
and illustrated books cover additional learning topics in greater detail. The three books are The
Turnaway Game: A Gentle Book About Pornography, A Mushroom Walk: A Gentle Book About Sexual Abuse,
and Safety and Cyber Safety: a Question and Answer Book. While the book pack is not a required item,
it is an excellent way to introduce sensitive topics and start good conversations with your
children. We hope that your family loves the safety unit. Do you want to see more?
Take a look at some of the other pages from the course book and student journals.
Long-term users of The Good and the Beautiful science units may have noticed that this unit
is organized differently than our original science units. We are thrilled to announce the following
changes which are now available for select units and eventually for all units. The course books
will now be bound for your convenience. Lessons are shorter and more effective with less text
for the parent to read out loud. In addition, each unit will offer two student journals:
a younger and older student option. Throughout 2022 and early 2023, our hard-working science
team will be converting all science units to this new style of organization. Our science units have
been best sellers for many years and are loved by thousands of families around the world.
We hope that these new changes will make science a favorite part of your homeschool day!