CircleUp Planner · Language Arts
Planning a year of The Good and the Beautiful Language Arts
Most levels of The Good and the Beautiful Language Arts have 120 lessons, and the publisher suggests four or five days a week. At four, a level fills 30 weeks, which leaves room in a 36-week year for the weeks that do not go to plan.
Every level, laid out
What the Planner lays out for each level at its usual pace, before you add breaks, co-op days or days off.
| Level | What it holds | Days a week | School days | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preschool | 90 lessons | 4 | 90 | 23 |
| Kindergarten Prep | 30 lessons | 4 | 30 | 8 |
| Level K | 120 lessons | 4 | 120 | 30 |
| Level 1 | 120 lessons | 4 | 120 | 30 |
| Level 2 | 120 lessons | 4 | 120 | 30 |
| Level 3 | 120 lessons | 4 | 120 | 30 |
| Level 4 | 120 lessons | 4 | 120 | 30 |
| Level 5 | 120 lessons | 4 | 120 | 30 |
| Level 6 | 120 lessons | 4 | 120 | 30 |
| Level 7 | 120 lessons | 4 | 120 | 30 |
Four days a week, by default
The Planner lays out every level at four lessons a week, the low end of the publisher's range, so a fifth day stays free for co-op, a field trip or catching up. Change language arts to five days and a 120-lesson level finishes in 24 weeks instead.
In Levels 1 and 2, each unit's review lesson is counted inside the 120 rather than added on top. In Level 7, the six unit assessments and twelve project lessons are inside the 120 too, across its two course books (58 and 62 lessons).
The short levels
Preschool has 90 lessons and Kindergarten Prep has 30. At four days a week, Preschool fills about 23 weeks and Kindergarten Prep about eight.
The first weeks of The Good and the Beautiful Language Arts Level 3
As the Planner shows them, 4 days a week from a Monday start.
Week 1
- Mon
- Lesson 1
- Tue
- Lesson 2
- Wed
- Lesson 3
- Thu
- Lesson 4
Week 2
- Mon
- Lesson 5
- Tue
- Lesson 6
- Wed
- Lesson 7
- Thu
- Lesson 8
Week 3
- Mon
- Lesson 9
- Tue
- Lesson 10
- Wed
- Lesson 11
- Thu
- Lesson 12
When the week does not go to plan
Tap “didn’t get to it” and choose: catch up on Saturday, double up, spread it out or push it back. You see the new finish date before anything moves. If your co-op runs on CircleUp, its days and breaks are planned around by themselves.
Questions
Can I plan two children in different levels?
Yes. Each child has their own plan, so one can be in Level 2 and another in Level 5, each with their own days and their own finish date. One Planner subscription covers every child.
Does the Planner include the lessons themselves?
No. It knows how the course is structured (how many lessons, in what order) and lays them out on your calendar. You still teach from the course book; the Planner tracks where you are.
What if we do two lessons on Friday?
Check both off. Everything after them moves forward a day, and the finish date updates.
Where the counts come from
- Preschool: 90 lessons per publisher product page. Publisher pace commonly 4-5 days a week.
- Kindergarten Prep: 30 lessons per publisher product page. Publisher pace commonly 4-5 days a week.
- Level K, Level 4, Level 5, Level 6: 120 lessons per publisher product page. Publisher pace commonly 4-5 days/week; 120 lessons fills a ~30-week year at 4/week.
- Level 1, Level 2: 120 lessons, 4–5 days a week, per the publisher's Quick Start page (Checked 2026-10-17). Each unit's review lesson is counted within the 120.
- Level 3: 120 lessons, 4–5 days a week, per the publisher's Quick Start page (checked 2026-10-17). Review placement is unconfirmed.
- Level 7: 120 lessons in two course books (58 and 62), per the publisher's product page (Checked 2026-10-17). Its 6 unit assessments and 12 project lessons are counted within the 120. 4 days a week is ours.
Also in the Planner: Saxon Math · Math-U-See and the rest of the catalog.
Lay out The Good and the Beautiful Language Arts around your own year
Pick your school days, your breaks and your co-op, and every lesson is placed. 30 days free, no card needed.