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Four decades of experience have taught us a thing or two about creating curriculum that works. Here’s how we do it.
Roadtrip the United States from your living room. Through impactful books, this K-3rd grade geography curriculum will give your student a foundational understanding of geography and social studies concepts as well as appreciation for the diverse geography, culture, and ecology of the United States.
Introduce your student to the vibrant geography and diverse ecosystems of the United States with this engaging U.S. geography teacher guide for Kindergarten through 3rd grade. This early elementary resource blends meaningful lessons, colorful maps, and hands-on activities to build foundational geography and social studies skills through real-world exploration.
This guide supports parents in using living books that help children connect emotionally and intellectually with people and places across the country. Students will meet a grandma who hiked the Appalachian Trail, a family traveling west in a covered wagon with fruit trees, Pony Express riders, and a boy from New York City adjusting to life in New Mexico. These stories nurture character, curiosity, and sympathy as students learn about regional customs, landscapes, and ways of life from coast to coast.
While exploring each U.S. region, young learners build essential map skills and geography concepts. Cultural exploration is woven throughout, including regional recipes, national parks, and monuments. Field trip ideas encourage real-world learning.
Flexible instructions and optional activities help parents tailor lessons and pacing to their child’s individual needs.
Teacher Guide for U.S. Geography K-3
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I'm really excited to have found this beautiful curriculum for my 2nd, 1st and pre-k children! I love that it's something we can do all together. It's evident that the books selected were thoughtfully chosen and most of them we haven't read yet! My only critique is that I felt the description of materials was slightly unclear in terms of receiving a hard copy of the guide. I ordered the History and Character studies and assumed that I needed to print both myself, which can be pricy if you want to print in color. The character study did not come with a hard copy of the lessons, but the history did.
Love this curriculum just as much as we’ve loved the other guides we’ve bought from Beautiful Feett
My son was so excited we started the day it came in the mail. I love how it is literature based, not scripted, and easy to add onto. I appreciate the convenience of the books and main points being laid out there. The activities and recipes are great. None of this is overwhelming. I also purchased the seasons afield. We are looking forward to that and getting history in the future.
My son looks forward to Geography day every week. Some weeks we split it into a few days, and some weeks we devote an entire day to this subject as it easily includes, writing, history, reading, art and more. My son loves it and I do as well! I highly recommend!
My 5 and 8 year old have really enjoyed learning geography using this curriculum. Using the map to color the states that the stories are about is what my kids' favorite part is. It helps them "see" where the stories are taking place. We do not do the state books because my kids aren't interested in facts about each state, instead we watch videos about each state during lunch. This subject has been our favorite this year.
“Beautiful Feet has built a family bond around wonderful literature.”
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“History is alive and loved in our home thanks to BFB.”
“We are totally sold on Beautiful Feet – the quality of the teacher’s guides is just incredible.”
“History with BFB is actually my favorite part of the homeschool day.”
“Switching to your curriculum was truly the best decision in our home education.”
“The books used in the curriculum are ones you’ll want to keep forever.”
“Using your studies brings peace to our days. I can teach everyone at once and they love it.”
“Rich conversations and deep connections – that’s why we’re homeschooling.”
Four decades of experience have taught us a thing or two about creating curriculum that works. Here’s how we do it.
We handpick timeless, award-winning literature to nurture learning and character development.
Crafted by educators with expertise in history, children’s literature, English, science and education.
We’ve been there. Our curriculum is tailored to meet the real-life challenges and joys of homeschooling.
Decades of experience supporting homeschool families with beloved and time-tested curriculum.