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Mar. 7, 2018
10 Ways to Cut Back But Still Stay on Schedule in Your Homeschool
When I started homeschooling my daughter, I read a small excerpt in the Instructor’s Guide (IG) of my curriculum about how to track progress. The recommendation was to place a checkmark after each completed activity. Adding the date was optional. … Continue reading
Tagged homeschool, Instructor's Guide, schedule, scheduling, Sonlight, tips
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Mar. 6, 2018
Sonlight's New History of Science Curriculum: HBL J
HBL J is designed for students ages 13-15. Through Sonlight's all new History / Bible / Literature and Language Arts J: History of Science, you'll follow the path of scientific inquiry over the last 4,000 years. This fantastic new program shows you physicists, … Continue reading
Tagged curriculum, history, homeschool, news, products, science, Sonlight, STEM
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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
Nov. 20, 2017
How Homeschooling Enriched Us: Lessons from 4 Sonlight Graduates
This post is part of the Where Are They Now series in which we hear the stories of long-time Sonlight users who are now thriving young adults. When you are in the trenches of homeschooling, it's easy to lose perspective … Continue reading
Nov. 16, 2017
5 Reasons Not to Supplement Your Sonlight Curriculum
This post was originally published as 5 Reasons I Don't Supplement our Homeschool Curriculum on Raising the Extraordinary. It is reposted here with permission of the author, Amy Mattson. I’ve noticed there are several traps homeschool moms tend to fall … Continue reading
Tagged curriculum, Sonlight, supplement, syndicated
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Nov. 15, 2017
Teaching Our Children to Learn From Mistakes with Read-Alouds
Sonlight Read-Alouds give students a breadth and depth of knowledge—of world changers and famous stories, of poems and important events. This foundation of cultural literacy comes easily and pleasantly through reading and discussing great books. Reading great books also increases connection … Continue reading
Tagged learning, mistakes, read-alouds, Sonlight, wrad
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Nov. 6, 2017
How to Clean Up Your Homeschool Schedule Like You Tidy a Room
I can clean a child’s room, spotless, in under 10 minutes—even the biggest disaster of a room. All it takes is a broom and some determination. The trouble with cleaning a messy room isn’t the stuff in the room—it's the … Continue reading
Tagged cleaning, curriculum, homeschool, organizing, schedule, Sonlight, switch
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