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Oct. 5, 2018
A Literature-Based Approach to Homeschooling Science
Sonlight for history, literature, and Bible—sure. But Sonlight for science? Absolutely! A literature-based approach introduces a feast of discovery, allowing elementary- and middle-school students to uncover a wide range of wild and wondrous scientific concepts. Each Science level from A … Continue reading
Tagged curriculum, Homeschooling, literacy, literature, science, Sonlight
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Jul. 13, 2018
4 Reasons to Read Books with Dynamic (not Static) Characters
Recently we moved—a rather sudden, unplanned move—seven-hundred-miles inland, in the middle of the school year. I’m not the type to go poking around for change. We didn’t move because I wanted a change; in fact, I’d be quite content in … Continue reading
Jul. 6, 2018
5 Reasons to Teach History Without a Textbook
Sonlight teaches History using great books, in a method that over the last three decades has proven itself to be both powerful and effective. But why would we choose to rely on literature instead of other tried-and-true materials or methods? … Continue reading
Jun. 29, 2018
Raising the Advanced Reader: Challenging While Protecting
If you’re raising an advanced reader, you are probably, like me, thankful for the public library. We have raised ten kids who love books. You can imagine, that’s a ton of books being schlepped back and forth, piled in little … Continue reading
Tagged advanced, books, choosing, gifted, literature, reader, reading
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Mar. 16, 2018
9 Lessons from Miss Agnes for the Homeschool Mom
As a homeschool mom, I’ve pored over dozens of homeschool help books, but none inspired me as much as the Read-Aloud The Year of Miss Agnes from History / Bible / Literature B. We recently read it for the second time, … Continue reading
Tagged homeschool, lessons, literature, moms
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Feb. 9, 2018
4 Ways to Engage a High Schooler with Literature
It’s easy to engage a high schooler with literature if the high schooler already loves literature. And there’s the rub. To add to the rub, as it were, Sonlight high school history and literature courses are so compelling, so engaging, … Continue reading
Tagged high school, literature, teens
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Feb. 7, 2018
5 Reasons a Sonlight Program May Have Anachronistic Books
As you’re going through your homeschool year with Sonlight, you might occasionally wonder about the dramatic change in subject matter. Maybe you’re in Sonlight C, studying the Renaissance, when suddenly you have a Read-Aloud set in contemporary Manhattan. What?! Where … Continue reading
