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Apr. 5, 2021
The Three Rs: Covering the Basics as a New Homeschooler
When you think about a good education, you think about the three Rs: reading, writing and arithmetic. How might you approach these key areas in your children's homeschool education? Here's a basic overview of the foundations you'll want to cover … Continue reading
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Feb. 16, 2021
2021 Sonlight Scholarship Winners Announced
Please meet and join us in congratulating these exceptional Sonlight-educated students who are poised to make a difference in the world. As the winners of our annual Sonlight scholarship competition, they have each been awarded $20,000, $10,000, or $4,000 for college. … Continue reading
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Feb. 1, 2021
3 Secrets about Language Acquisition for Babies
If talking (and reading) to babies is the best way to help them learn grammar and vocabulary, should we talk to them all the time? What role does touch play in helping babies acquire language? Focused human interaction is by … Continue reading
Jan. 6, 2021
33 Techniques for Better Handwriting
Some children almost seem born to write neatly. From their first letters on, they write carefully and neatly, staying between the lines with enviable precision. Most children, however, need a lot more work to write neatly. Here are techniques to … Continue reading
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Jan. 5, 2021
Is My Child Learning Enough?
Every homeschool parent occasionally wonders if their children are learning everything they need to know. Since a literature-based learning approach doesn't use traditional testing, it can be even harder to objectively assess what your children are learning. If you are feeling … Continue reading
Jan. 1, 2021
How Homeschooling Can Prep Teens for Leadership
Can you name one surprising thing influential leaders such as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, and others have in common? They all spent their teen years in a similar fashion. Check out this intriguing 2015 article from Time about … Continue reading
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Dec. 30, 2020
My Hand Hurts! | When Muscle Strength Makes Handwriting Hard
Handwriting is a subject which can elicit complaints by young students: “Writing makes my hand hurt.” “It’s too much writing.” “That assignment is too long.” “It’s too hard.” These complaints can be indicative of muscle weakness—one of the major causes … Continue reading
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