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Jun. 24, 2020
Teaching the Hidden Curriculum by Integrating Sonlight into Life
If Charlotte Mason was right, education is a life. Education will restructure a life, but it’s a two-way street. Life also structures education, intentionally or accidentally. It is near-impossible to drum up a sustained interest in ancient literature if it … Continue reading
Tagged Homeschooling, Sonlight, teaching
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May. 20, 2020
Three Tips For Reading Usborne Books
For several decades, Usborne has been publishing staples of home learning. Every time we open one of these favorites, we encounter a new vein of knowledge to be mined and new connections to be made. Four we especially love are … Continue reading
Tagged books, history, homeschool, reading, science, tips, usborne
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May. 18, 2020
Teach Your Child To Read With Happy Cheetah
Do you have a child struggling to read or one just learning to read? Happy Cheetah Reading can help. Your child can learn to read frustration-free. Continue reading
May. 18, 2020
The Sonlight Biographies That Changed My Life
Four years before I was born, my father quit the band. He had made a living as a musician and record producer since the age of 18, and now he was in search of a life that prioritized family. He … Continue reading
May. 15, 2020
5 Sonlight Books on the Big Screen in 2020
Which did you like better, the book or the movie? This common question lends a wonderful opportunity to extend the experience of a story. Practice critical thinking by comparing a director's presentation of a plot-line or an actor's impression of … Continue reading
Tagged books, film, Homeschooling, movie night, movies
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May. 13, 2020
10 More Cry-Alouds: Books That Move You to Tears
Did you know that the tears shed from happiness or sorrow are chemically different from the tears caused by an irritant in the eye? A good cry is cathartic—a way to pour out emotions that may be stuffed down and … Continue reading
Tagged book lists, books, cry, tear-jerker
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May. 4, 2020
12 Books from American History That Develop Empathy
It's quite amazing and wonderful that we can sit on the couch with our kids, get engrossed in a great book on American history, and develop empathy. No travel required. No argument resolution needed.
Tagged American history, books, empathy
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