Most Popular
The Top Summer Reading List For Middle Schoolers Jun. 4, 2024
Category Archives: Reading and Literature
Feb. 13, 2019
7 Q&As for Homeschooling the Advanced Reader
Some children are advanced readers who excel at reading. Either they read naturally without a lot of instruction, or they learn it effortlessly after a few lessons and quickly zoom way ahead of grade level. If you have an advanced … Continue reading
Tagged advanced, gifted, Homeschooling, pace, reading, special needs, teaching
Leave a comment
Jan. 21, 2019
5 Simple Ways to Extend and Deepen Your Homeschool Bible Reading
Seven years ago when we began our homeschool journey, my goal was simple. We wanted to raise children to love the Lord with their hearts, minds, and souls, and to love their neighbor as themselves. We figured that if we … Continue reading
Tagged Bible, christian, curriculum, extensions, Homeschooling, Sonlight, teaching
Leave a comment
Dec. 19, 2018
Fast and Easy Extension Ideas for The Boxcar Children
The Boxcar Children has always been a family favorite. We’re glad Sonlight includes this simple, heartwarming adventure in its Kindergarten program (also in History / Bible / Literature A). Expensive, complicated projects that require a lot of prep work or cost a … Continue reading
Tagged activities, extensions, hands on, HBL A, kindergarten, reading
Leave a comment
Nov. 23, 2018
Extension Activities for Winnie the Pooh
Winnie the Pooh is one of the Read-Alouds from History / Bible / Literature A Intro to the World: Cultures. But it's more than that to me. It's a childhood favorite and one that I love introducing to my children each time one … Continue reading
Nov. 16, 2018
You Want Me To Talk to My Kindergartener About Nazis?
Although it’s been a decade and a half since I first unboxed History / Bible/ Literature A Intro to the World: Cultures (HBL A), I can still remember my awe as I familiarized myself with each book. Some titles I knew … Continue reading
Tagged books, difficult, HBL A, kindergarten, reading, Sonlight, twenty and ten, war
1 Comment
Nov. 14, 2018
Seven Reasons to Celebrate Picture Books
At Sonlight, we believe picture books are a vital, wonderful part of a child's education. So to celebrate Picture Book Month in November, here are seven reasons to snuggle up with your children and read a picture book right now. … Continue reading
Tagged books, picture books, reading
Leave a comment
Nov. 12, 2018
Extension Activities for James Herriot’s Treasury for Children
I love to supplement the literature-based approach of Sonlight with hands-on crafts and extension activities. Besides the Hands-on History kit available for purchase, I like to add on even more projects inspired by the great books we read. I find that … Continue reading
