Notgrass History vs Beautiful Feet Books
The main differences
Both teach history through real books and ship the novels with the course. Notgrass sells courses for 1st to 12th grade with daily lessons, primary sources, maps and a timeline; a middle school bundle was $221, and a full lesson takes 45 to 90 minutes. Beautiful Feet Books writes each study for a span of grades, such as 4th to 6th, with a teacher guide of daily lessons and discussion questions; its Early American History pack was $255.95, and it takes returns within 90 days.
| Notgrass History | Beautiful Feet Books | |
|---|---|---|
| Subjects | History and geography | History and geography and science |
| Grades | 1st to 12th grade: elementary courses for 1st to 4th, middle school for 5th to 8th, high school for 9th to 12th | Kindergarten to 12th grade, in grade spans such as K to 3rd, 4th to 6th and 5th to 8th |
| Method | Literature-based | Charlotte Mason, Literature-based |
| Format | Books and workbooks | Books and workbooks |
| Faith label | Faith-based | Faith-based |
| Cost a year | $221. America the Beautiful bundle (one year of US history for 5th to 8th grade: lessons, primary sources, maps, timeline, answer key, workbook, lesson review and ten novels): $221.00, with $245.82 shown crossed out. | $255.95. Early American History pack for 4th to 6th grade (teacher guide in print and download, 23 books, timeline and notebook; 129 lessons at 3 to 4 a week): $255.95 on sale, against $306.38 retail. |
| Placement | Scope and sequence and course guide ↗ | None on the publisher's site |
| Parent time | Not stated by the publisher | Not stated by the publisher |
| It fits | A family that wants an open-and-go history course with real novels and primary sources, used with one child or several together. | A family that wants to teach history and geography through real books read aloud together, with discussion rather than worksheets, across several grades at once. |
| It doesn't fit | A family that wants short daily lessons, or a history course that is one inexpensive book. | A family that wants a textbook with tests and grades, or a low-cost history option. |
Notgrass History
Notgrass History sells history, geography, government and economics courses for 1st to 12th grade: three elementary, three middle school and five high school courses, each complete on its own. A middle school course such as America the Beautiful has 30 units of five daily lessons that a child reads alone or hears aloud, with primary sources, map work, a timeline, workbook or review questions and assigned novels; most lessons take 45 to 90 minutes. You buy a bundle of printed books for each course.
Does well: Each course stands alone, and courses at a level can be used in any order, so you can start in any grade.
Watch for: A lesson with all its activities takes 45 to 90 minutes, which is a long history day for a younger child.
Beautiful Feet Books
Beautiful Feet Books sells literature-based history, geography and science studies for kindergarten to 12th grade, each written for a span of grades so siblings can learn together. A pack holds a teacher guide with daily lessons, discussion questions, activities, recipes and answer keys, plus the children's books the study is built on, a timeline and a notebook. The publisher suggests about 30 to 45 minutes a lesson in K to 3rd grade, an hour in 4th to 8th and up to two hours in high school.
Does well: Each study covers a span of grades, such as 4th to 6th, so children of different ages can share the same books and lessons.
Watch for: Packs cost more up front because they include every book: the 4th to 6th grade Early American History pack is $255.95.
Lists with both
- Homeschool history and geography curricula 8
- Faith-based homeschool curricula 22
- Literature-based homeschool curricula 12
- Homeschool curricula for middle school 51
- Homeschool curricula for high school 38
- Print homeschool curricula 44
- Homeschool curricula for $100 to $300 a year 18
- Faith-based homeschool history and geography curricula 5
How we label
Every fact on a card was read on the publisher's own website on the date shown, and the page it came from is linked. A fact we could not confirm there is left out. Costs are for one child and one year of the main package, as the publisher's page showed them that day; prices and sales change. Method and format are the publisher's own description where it gives one. The only thing we say about religion is one label, secular or faith-based, given by the rule above; where the publisher's pages don't settle it, the card has no label.
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