First Roots, First Words
Arizona ESA Documentation Center
Arizona ESA Documentation Center
Luminara Prep helps Arizona ESA families and reviewers identify the educational purpose of our curriculum and mapped learning resources.
This page supports documentation and review. It does not guarantee approval of any individual purchase.
Book 1 • Beginning of the complete pathway
First Roots, First Words starts a planned learning sequence through high school graduation.
This is the first published book in Luminara Prep’s planned complete curriculum pathway. Learning begins with ages 2–3, continues into preschool and Pre-K, and is being developed to progress grade by grade through elementary school, middle school, Grade 12, and high school graduation.
Only Book 1 is currently published. Future Pre-K–12 books and grade levels are in development, not yet for sale, and not represented as currently ESA/ClassWallet approved.
Current anchor curriculum
First Roots, First Words — 36-Week Homeschool Curriculum for Ages 2–3 is Luminara Prep’s currently published course of study for early-childhood learning and Book 1—the first release in the planned complete Pre-K–12 pathway through high school graduation. The current customer delivery is a 233-page complete family library: 120-page Child Workbook + 99-page Parent Homeschool Companion + 6-page Core Visual Card Pack + 8-page Evidence & Resource Library, plus a Start Here guide and household-use license.
Current First Roots family-library contents
- 120-page Child Workbook — child-facing 36-week learning journey.
- 99-page Parent Homeschool Companion — weekly plans, materials, parent modeling language, access adaptations, extension ideas, and observation prompts.
- 6-page Core Visual Card Pack — reusable communication and participation visuals.
- 8-page Evidence & Resource Library — references supporting the educational approach.
Total: 233 PDF pages, plus Start Here guidance and the family license.
Course of study
Early language and communication, early literacy foundations, early numeracy, shapes and concepts, identity and self-awareness, routines, movement, guided play, social-emotional learning, and family-centered learning.
Learning objectives
- Build functional first-word and early communication skills.
- Strengthen receptive and expressive language through everyday routines.
- Introduce age-appropriate early literacy and pre-reading concepts.
- Develop early counting, matching, shape, color, and concept awareness.
- Support fine-motor, gross-motor, imitation, turn-taking, and guided-play skills.
- Encourage identity, confidence, family connection, and culturally affirming learning.
Teaching methods
Parent-led guided play, modeling, repetition, visual supports, routine-based learning, movement, songs and rhythm, shared reading, hands-on practice, observation, and flexible review.
Mapped digital supplemental resources
- Bright Start Learning Pack | Ages 2–3 — introductory and review activities supporting communication, counting, shapes, movement, identity, and guided play.
- Family Success Toolkit | Ages 2–3 — implementation and planning support for routines, guided play, communication, movement, observation, and repetition.
- First Words & Daily Routines Visual Toolkit | Ages 2–3 — communication and routine visuals supporting first words, receptive and expressive language, self-advocacy, feelings, and participation.
Mapped physical course supplies
Depending on the specific lesson or activity, families may use printed visual cards, laminating supplies, dry-erase markers, folders or organizers, age-appropriate manipulatives, shape-sorters, movement materials, art supplies, and other materials directly tied to the curriculum’s learning objectives.
View the current education collection
Current shopping paths
Families and reviewers can also review the catalog by educational purpose:
- Preschool ESA Curriculum
- Early Literacy
- Communication + Language
- Homeschool Starter Packs
- Sensory + Visual Learning Supports
- ESA Learning Bundles
Each product page identifies its educational purpose and, where applicable, its connection to the current course of study. Bundle pages also identify the included component products and bundle price.
Curriculum pathway in development
Luminara Prep is developing future curriculum from preschool through high school. Planned grade spans include preschool/Pre-K, elementary, middle school, and high school. Each future release is intended to include a defined course of study, scope and sequence, learning objectives, teaching methods, pacing guidance, assessment or progress tools where appropriate, and a mapped supplemental-materials list.
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Reviewer distinction: Future curriculum is shown as a development roadmap only. It is not yet for sale, not part of the current product review, and not represented as currently ESA/ClassWallet approved. Current review should be based on the published, itemized products and documentation available today.
What families may need to submit
Arizona ESA may require curriculum documentation for supplemental materials. Families should retain the curriculum title, learning objectives, teaching methods, lesson or activity connection, itemized product information, and the specific supplemental materials requested.
ClassWallet status and invoice checklist
ADE approved Luminara Prep’s curriculum vendor pre-registration on September 22, 2026, and ClassWallet DirectPay vendor setup is now complete. Families may request an unpaid itemized invoice and submit it through their own ClassWallet account for review. Regular Shopify checkout remains separate from DirectPay unless a separate ClassWallet website checkout integration is activated. Read how to request an itemized invoice.
Our unpaid invoice for an ESA request will include an invoice number, the student's name, Luminara Prep’s name, address and contact information, an itemized description of the products and educational purpose, date or delivery details as applicable, quantities, individual prices, a separately itemized 2% ClassWallet Vendor Pay processing fee, and the total amount. Luminara Prep passes the ClassWallet vendor fee through to the ESA customer instead of hiding it in product pricing. Families should submit only the exact invoice total through their own ClassWallet account.
Important approval notice
Final eligibility and expense approval are determined by the Arizona Department of Education and/or ClassWallet. Luminara Prep does not represent that every item is automatically approved or that inclusion on this page guarantees reimbursement or payment authorization.
Questions: luminaraprep@gmail.com
Need an itemized invoice or purchase help?
The dedicated Funding Purchase Support page brings the current ClassWallet status, invoice-request steps, shopping paths, and documentation links together in one place.
Arizona ESA quick actions
Your ESA/ClassWallet account stays under your control
The ESA account holder submits the unpaid invoice and any required supporting documentation through the account holder's own ClassWallet account. Luminara Prep will never ask for or access your ESA/ClassWallet password, login credentials, payment-card information, or other account-access information.
Approval reminder: An invoice request is not an ADE/ClassWallet approval or a completed ESA purchase. Final purchase eligibility is determined by ADE/ClassWallet.
ADE unpaid-invoice fields used by Luminara Prep
Our ESA invoice template includes a unique invoice number, student name, Luminara Prep vendor name/address/contact information, clear itemized product or service descriptions, service or purchase date information as applicable, quantities and line amounts, and the total amount charged. A professional-license number is included only when a licensed service provider is actually being invoiced.
For supplemental educational materials, we also provide or reference the applicable curriculum connection or supporting documentation when needed.
How Luminara curriculum is designed
Review the public Luminara Learning Framework for the curriculum-development cycle, standards/guidelines references, play-based design, multimodal access, progress monitoring, cultural responsiveness, and quality review process.