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Dec. 5, 2018
Does Beauty Even Matter in Homeschooling? (Yes! Here's Why)
As home educators, we shoulder the responsibility of ensuring our children learn to read, calculate figures and sums, and transcribe thoughts to paper. In the pursuit of these essential three Rs—reading, ‘riting, and ‘rithmetic—where do truth and beauty fit in? … Continue reading
Tagged beauty, books, christian, family culture, God, Homeschooling, Sonlight
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Nov. 19, 2018
How After School Reading Develops Emotional Intelligence
We often praise living books for their academic value—as well we should! But what is often overlooked is the emotional intelligence our children develop from exposure to great literature. Though my children attend public school now, we often read books from … Continue reading
Tagged afterschooling, books, emotional, enrichment, intelligence, maturity, reading, wrad
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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
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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
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Oct. 19, 2018
5 Ways Read-Alouds Foster Mature Oral Communication Skills
My whole crew was sick with walking pneumonia and journeyed en masse to the doctor’s office. At the appointment, my six-year-old daughter and four-year-old son collectively informed the nurse that they felt feverish, fatigued, and as if they must gasp … Continue reading
Tagged books, language arts, oral communication, read-alouds, reading, speaking, speech, vocabulary, wrad
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Oct. 8, 2018
4 Reasons I Pre-read My Children's Books
Teaching Sonlight with a large family takes a delicate balance of the time I spend teaching, grading, and keeping track of assignments, with my need to work, clean, and cook. Finding the time to stay one step ahead of my children's … Continue reading
Tagged books, planning, pre-reading, reading, Sonlight
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Sep. 26, 2018
4 Great Reasons to Read Your Favorite Book Again (& Again)
Did you know that I reread the Chronicles of Narnia, and especially my favorite, The Horse and His Boy, annually? One of the marks of a good book is that it grows along with you. It bears repeated readings and … Continue reading
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