Utah Fits All Families: All 20 Elementary History Units for Grades 1–4
Utah Fits All Families: All 20 Elementary History Units for Grades 1–4
Utah Fits All lists textbooks, curriculum and other instructional materials as approved goods, so a history curriculum is a reasonable thing to look at with your scholarship funds. The Elementary History Curriculum puts all 20 Grades 1–4 history units in one download, each with lesson plans already written. Confirm the program's current expense and vendor rules yourself before ordering.
Browse all 20 history unitsUtah Fits All names curriculum among its approved goods, but the program decides what it pays for and through which vendors, so check before you buy. Teach Lessons is not an approved vendor. The Elementary History Curriculum ($169.99) contains all 20 Grades 1–4 history units, from the Stone Age, Egypt and Rome to Native Americans, Pilgrims and pioneers, each with an overview and three sub-units with lesson plans, worksheets, activities, answer keys and slides.
The resources
Elementary History Curriculum, Grades 1–4
20 resources in one download: $169.99 instead of $499.80 bought separately.
Start with the first resource; the others are optional add-ons. Open any cover for the full contents and price.
Elementary History Curriculum | All 20 History Units | Grades 1–4
Early American History Bundle | Native Americans, Explorers, Pilgrims & Pioneers | 8 Units | Grades 1–4
Ancient Civilizations Bundle | Egypt, Greece, Rome, China, Vikings & Stone Age | 8 Units | Grades 1–4
Complete Learning Books Bundle | 10 Units: Grammar, Math, Science, History, ESL, Art & Music | Grades 3–6
Teach-Life-Balance: The Complete Time-Saving Course for Teachers (incl. Planner, Guides & Templates)
The real problem
History is the subject that gets skipped at home
When a homeschool week gets busy, history is the easiest subject to let slide. Reading and math feel urgent; history feels optional until you notice a whole year has passed without it. For young children the problem is also format. A seven-year-old cannot learn from a dense text, and a parent who wants to teach the pyramids or the first Thanksgiving has to find a story, a picture, an activity and a way to check understanding, then do it again next week. Utah Fits All families have one advantage here: the program lists textbooks, curriculum and other instructional materials as approved goods, so a structured history program is a realistic purchase. What remains is choosing one that a parent can actually teach without hours of preparation, that works for a first grader and a fourth grader at the same table, and that treats topics like Native Americans and the Pilgrims with care. It also helps if the material comes from one source, so the units feel connected rather than pieced together from scattered printables.
Why it fits
What a Utah family gets in the 20 units
Every unit follows the same pattern, which makes the week predictable for parent and child.
- Each unit has an overview and three sub-units, so one topic can fill two or three weeks.
- Each sub-unit includes a step-by-step lesson plan you can read the night before and teach.
- Differentiated worksheets with a reading passage and word bank help younger and older siblings work side by side.
- Ancient topics include Egypt, hieroglyphs, mummies, Greece, Rome, China, the Stone Age and the Vikings.
- Early American units on Native Americans, explorers, Pilgrims and pioneers are written respectfully and factually.
- Then-and-now units on school, family, trades and inventions connect history to a child's own life.
Getting started
From scholarship account to first history lesson
Do the rules check first, then plan the year. The pacing below is a suggestion you can change freely.
- Check the Utah Fits All rulesRead the program's current list of approved goods and its vendor and purchasing rules. Confirm how a digital curriculum from an outside store is handled before you spend any scholarship money.
- Decide between bundle and single unitsIf you want history for the whole year from one source, the full set makes sense. If you only need one strand, compare the two smaller eight-unit bundles first.
- Order and save your recordsThe download link comes by email right after purchase and stays under Orders in your account. Keep the order confirmation with your scholarship records in case the program asks for it.
- Map out a loose yearOne option is a unit every two weeks: ancient civilizations in fall, Knights & Castles and medieval towns in winter, early America and then-and-now topics in spring.
- Teach one sub-unit per sittingRead the lesson plan, show the slides, read the passage together, then do the worksheet or the project. Check answers with the key and save finished work.
What to buy
Full curriculum or a smaller bundle
The Elementary History Curriculum at $169.99 is the right choice if you want every elementary history unit; bought separately, the 20 units cost $499.80. If your focus is the ancient world, the Ancient Civilizations Bundle ($99.99, parts $199.92) has eight units on Egypt, Greece, Rome, China, the Stone Age and the Vikings. For American beginnings, the Early American History Bundle ($99.99, parts $199.92) has eight units including Native Americans, Pilgrims, pioneers and source work. The Complete Learning Books Bundle ($99.90) mixes subjects for Grades 3–6, and Teach-Life-Balance ($89.90) is a planning course for the adult.
Honest limits
Honest limits for Utah Fits All families
The curriculum is not written for Utah and contains no Utah history or Utah standards codes. If you want your child's history to reflect the Utah standards, compare the topics yourself. Teach Lessons does not claim to be an approved Utah Fits All vendor; the program decides what it covers, so check its rules first. Homeschool requirements can change, so confirm current law with the state or a homeschool legal resource. You supply crayons, paper and any craft items for projects. A co-op with several teachers should message Teach Lessons before sharing. Within 7 days, an unsuitable purchase can be exchanged for store credit, not cash.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Can I pay for this with my Utah Fits All scholarship?
Utah Fits All lists textbooks, curriculum and other instructional materials as approved goods, but approval depends on the program's own vendor and purchasing rules. Teach Lessons is not an approved vendor, and the curriculum is not aligned with or endorsed by the Utah standards or the program. Check with Utah Fits All before buying.
Does it include Utah history?
No. The 20 units cover world and early American history topics for young children, such as ancient Egypt, the Vikings, Native Americans and pioneers. There is no unit on Utah. Many families add local history from museums, libraries or field trips alongside a general curriculum like this one.
How are Native Americans and the Pilgrims taught?
Native Americans: First Peoples of North America and Pilgrims & the First Thanksgiving are written to be respectful and factual for Grades 1–4. Each comes with a lesson plan, a reading passage, a project or source activity and an answer key. Read the unit descriptions on the product page to see the approach before you buy.
Will it work for children in different grades?
Yes. The worksheets are differentiated and include a reading passage and word bank, so a first grader can work with more support while a fourth grader reads and writes more independently. Both children can follow the same slides and lesson plan, and you check each child's work against the same answer key.
How much preparation does each lesson need?
Each sub-unit has a step-by-step lesson plan, so preparation is mostly reading that plan, glancing at the slides and printing the worksheet. Projects may need simple supplies from home. Most parents can prepare a lesson in the time it takes to read through it once.
What if it turns out not to suit us?
You get the files by email right after purchase and in your account under Orders. If you decide within 7 days that the curriculum is not right for your family, you can exchange it for store credit of equal value and pick something else from the store.
A year of early history, already planned
Check your Utah Fits All rules, then look through all 20 units on the curriculum page.
Browse all 20 history units