• Develops literacy, vocabulary!
• Helps your child understand the world we live in!
• Fun, hands-on activities!
• Develops critical thinking skills!
• Lesson plans are complete and ready to use!  Start now!

History is a tale that should be usually told from the beginning. And so it is with Step 1 studies, for ages 5-6, and preliterate students. Step 1 teaches history in the order that it happened, and with a global rather than a local perspective.

Through 14 fun-packed lessons, the student explores in an unbiased manner what science and religion think happened at the birth of our Universe. The student is provided the information through hands-on exercises, and is allowed to decide for himself what ideas interests him, and what to believe. This is followed by a similar look at how Earth came into existence. And then, the amazing appearance of life on our planet is investigated. But all the information is presented to the student in simple, informative essays and through active, on-your-feet exercises he will love to do.  And no "opinion" is pushed.  Different ideas are simply presented for the student's inspection, and in fun and creative ways.

Concepts covered in this course include:

• What a universe is
• The fact that change is the normal order of things in this universe
• Ways that things change
• What can change things
• How a person can change things
• People's beliefs
• The concept of God
• The idea of a universe created by God
• The concept of many Gods
• The idea of a universe created by many Gods
• Scientific concepts of creation, including the Big Bang (a single lesson for those who want to skip it.)
• What the Earth is
• Ideas of Earth before there was life on it
• The way the lands and oceans of Earth are arranged
• Early life on Earth
• How sunlight helps sustain life on Earth
• A scientific idea of where the universe came from