Sonlight Connections: A Homeschool Podcast

#sonlight #homeschoolmomlife #homeschoolmom #homeschool #burnout If you’ve hit a snag in your homeschool journey and feel like you’re struggling to keep going, Sonlight can help!  Don’t let fatigue, frustrations, too many demands, or chaos prevent you from enjoying the experience.  Whether you feel like you’ve been homeschooling forever (or will be!), or you’ve just hit a bump in the road, you can find your rhythm, a healthy balance, and re-discover joy in learning alongside, mentoring, and teaching your children at home.  Get excited again by joining longtime Sonlighters for encouragement.  They know exactly what it is like to be on this adventure with all its peaks and valleys. They’ll help you overcome doubts and give you ideas to implement with your family.  Links & Resources From This Episode Sonlight Connections Podcast: https://anchor.fm/sonlight Sonlight YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/sonlight Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

#sonlight #homeschoolcurriculum #besttimetobuy #sonlightcurriculum Every year we study and plan our upcoming school year.  We plan the best choices for our children.  But when is the best time to purchase the curriculum with Sonlight?  Tune in with Sunny and Johna as they talk about the changes this coming school year and when is the best time to purchase to save the most for your family school. https://www.sonlight.com/contact/curriculum-updates/whats-new https://www.sonlight.com/homeschool/curriculum/samples https://www.sonlight.com/online-guides https://www.sonlight.com/sale Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Embarking on your homeschool journey is the best adventure your family can have. Johna and Amber have many years of homeschooling experience, and in this final session from School Choice Week 2023, they are bringing their best practical advice to new homeschool families.  In this event, they will discuss the highs and lows you may experience in your first year and advise how to make this journey enjoyable for the whole family. Links & Resources From This Episode CHAT w/Sonlight Podcast Sonlight YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/sonlight Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Hours of research, conversation, and prayer brought you to the decision to choose homeschool for your children. What comes next? During the second session from School Choice Week 2023, join homeschool veterans Judy and Sheila as they help you navigate the next steps: *  School district notification *  Navigating curriculum choices *  Organizing your materials *  Building a schedule *  And so many more! Links & Resources From This Episode CHAT w/Sonlight Podcast Sonlight YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/sonlight Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Are you curious about homeschooling, or are you dissatisfied with your child’s current education options and unsure of what to do?  Join us for this session recorded during School Choice Week 2023. You’ll hear from current and former homeschool families who faced their fears and made the decision to homeschool despite some hesitations. You’ll learn why they made that choice and how it worked out for them.  They’ll also share whether or not they’d do it again. Links & Resources From This Episode Sonlight Connections Podcast: https://anchor.fm/sonlight Sonlight YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/sonlight Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

#sonlight #freshstart #homeschoollife A new year is a perfect time to start fresh, but many resolutions are quickly abandoned or forgotten.  Don’t let that happen in your homeschool! Sonlight can help you get back into the swing of things, become excited about school again, and remain relaxed while you also stay on schedule.  Our homeschool veterans will provide solutions for transitioning from the festive holiday season back to everyday life. Topics (or agenda) include: Determining your family’s goals in the upcoming year Fully committing to your homeschool Planning for success Turning intentions into action Deciding what is critically important And more! Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Sonlight Mentors talk about their family holiday traditions.  Sometimes our traditions change as the kids grow or time passes.  Keeping traditions is sometimes more about time spent together over the activity. #sonlight #traditions #holiday #christmas    Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Do your children know how to cook? Katie Kimball from Kids Cook Real Food shows you how vitally important cooking skills are, and she’ll share her 3-step superpower process to teach kids anything. Learn all about teaching knife skills, fitting cooking into your homeschool routine, inspiring therapeutic creativity, and motivating kids to get into the kitchen. You’ll also discover how to simply incorporate meal planning, food prep, and cleaning up into your family’s lifestyle. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Do you wonder if you can really homeschool? Or are you in the middle of a really hard time, and you’re trying to figure out how to keep going? Life has overwhelming seasons, but you can do this! We’re going to tell you how to face your fears, overcome challenges, find a good rhythm, and love your homeschool experience. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Whether your children are in high school already or you’re simply planning ahead, there’s a lot to think about when it comes to homeschooling teens. We’re here to break it all down, so you don’t have to stress and can enjoy those last few years of your kid’s childhood. You can help your children figure out their next steps, graduate, and move on to college and careers successfully! Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

The holiday season can be a time of joy and a time of chaos. Be intentional about how you spend this year’s holiday season and implement the traditions you choose with our live Holiday School Q&A session. When you homeschool, you have so much freedom, but you might be overwhelmed. Our Sonlight experts will help you weave your school and holiday traditions together and will answer all your questions about having your best holiday season yet. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Demystify teaching your kids to write with Sonlight Language Arts. You do not have to be a great writer yourself to teach your kids to write well. When your children were young, you taught them to speak as you spoke to them. In the same vein, children learn to write by learning from good models of writing—and trying out those models for themselves. In this session, we’ll explain just how easy teaching writing with Sonlight LA can be. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

#sonlight #homeschool #stereotypes   Anyone can homeschool and no two homeschool families are the same, but it doesn’t always feel that way. If misconceptions are holding you back, you don’t know how to justify concerns from others, or you feel alone, we’re here to break those Homeschool stereotypes. Join the conversation with four homeschool veterans and be encouraged as they discuss common homeschool myths and share their unique experiences.  Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! ❓ Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.✨ HELPFUL RESOURCES:  Why Choose Sonlight? : https://www.sonlight.com/about/why-choose-sonlight Free Downloads & Homeschool Unit Studies: https://www.sonlight.com/homeschool/homeschool-101/sonlight-media/ebooks  🔔 VISIT AND SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE SONLIGHT:  Sonlight Curriculum: https://www.youtube.com/c/sonlight 📚 SONLIGHT CURRICULUM:  History/Bible/Literature: https://www.sonlight.com/homeschool/subjects/history-bible-literature Science: https://www.sonlight.com/homeschool/subjects/science Language Arts: https://www.sonlight.com/homeschool/subjects/language-arts Math: https://www.sonlight.com/homeschool/subjects/math Handwriting: https://www.sonlight.com/homeschool/subjects/language-arts/handwriting Electives & Enrichment: https://www.sonlight.com/homeschool/subjects/electives   High School: https://www.sonlight.com/homeschool/high-school High School Electives: https://www.sonlight.com/homeschool/subjects/college-prep

Middle school is a transitional time when your kids have moved beyond the years of early learning and are moving toward greater independence. It’s a time when expectations change, and you start looking toward the future. If you’re wondering how to master middle school, what to plan, or how to best relate to your preteen/teen, you’re in the right place. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Join Amber O’Neal Johnston, speaker, author, and veteran homeschool mom, as she explains how to blend quality living books with an inclusive atmosphere. She’ll teach you how and why to give your children a wide variety of literary options according to their needs and circumstances. In turn, you’ll foster diversity, kinship, equity, and inclusion. You’ll learn to build bridges by focusing on what we all have in common: a desire for our children to be loved and to love others. Links & Resources From This Episode Heritage Mom Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

If you have a hands-on, kinesthetic learner who likes to move, create, and touch what they’re learning, you might wonder if a literature-rich curriculum like Sonlight is right for your family. We believe learning through literature works well for all types of children. Listen in for tips to help your kids focus and enjoy learning no matter what their tendencies are. You’ll also hear all about the Sonlight hands-on materials that make your life more convenient and homeschooling easier. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

The shift from struggling to learn a foreign language to actually using it every day creates an unparalleled experience in your home. Adelaide Olguin of TalkBox.mom shows you the proven roadmap to speaking in a different language using natural language progression. Parents are the most successful language teachers in the world, but so many approaches don’t teach the way they do. Learn the way you learned your first language, and you will progress daily. You can do it even if you don’t speak another language yet! She’ll explain how simple it is to lay the foundation and experience life-changing results. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community. Sonlight and Talkbox: Talkbox.mom on Sonlight

Listen in to gather some ideas and make your homeschool experience entirely unique to your family. Sonlight guides you and makes homeschooling easy, but there’s no one right way. Just as everyone is different, homeschooling is easily customized to what works best for you. Take advantage of the flexibility and discover how enjoyable learning together can be when you homeschool your way! #sonlight #homeschool Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

#Sonlight #Homeschooling #homeschoolcurriculum Homeschooling in elementary school can be so fun, but it can be challenging as well. Young children are learning so much for the first time, and every child develops differently. If you’re struggling to teach or worried about teaching elementary school, we’d love to help you figure it all out! You’ll receive practical advice for choosing the right level, ensuring progression, staying on task, and keeping school enjoyable. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

A Sonlight Instructor’s Guide (IG) turns a stack of beautiful, living books into a full curriculum that’s easy to teach. We’ve done all the planning for you and provided you a road map for the entire school year, You’ll be amazed at how much you all learn, so easily and enjoyably with notes and teaching tips along the way, In this session, we’ll tell you all about how to make your big blue binder(s) your own and multiple ways to use this tool in your homeschool. #Sonlight #Livingbooks #curriculum #homeschoolcurriculum #homeschool Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Whether you are new to homeschooling or simply moving to a new place, it’s not uncommon to be confused about your legal requirements. In this session, you’ll hear from an expert and former Sonlight student. Amy Buchmeyer, an attorney with the Homeschool Legal Defense Association, will answer all the questions they often receive as the authority on homeschool laws. Learn about record-keeping, academics, teaching children with special needs, what to do if you move, your child’s future career options, college, and more. #Sonlight #Homeschool #HSLDA Links & Resources From This Episode Want to know more about HSLDA? HSDLA Website Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Sonlight Spotlight showcases our Sonlight families with their unique stories.  The Sonlight community is made up of people around the world who love teaching their children with our Christ-centered, literature-based curriculum. Be encouraged and inspired, get creative ideas, and find out how Sonlight can impact your family. Tune in to hear from this month’s Sonlight Spotlight family, the Fiedlers, as they talk about their Sonlight homeschool experiences along with their three children. #sonlight #homeschool  Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

One of the best parts of using a literature-based curriculum is the opportunity to combine kids into the same program even if they’re not the same age. In this session, we’ll walk you through how it works, things to consider, and the pros and cons of combining certain subjects, so you can choose what will give your family the best homeschool experience. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

When it comes to preschool or pre-k, these early years lay the foundation for a lifetime of learning. It can be daunting to determine when you should start formal education or what methods you should use. Here at Sonlight, we gently introduce learning to kids through literature and Montessori activities which make homeschooling fun. Listen in as we help you determine your child’s readiness and how to get started with your youngest learners. #sonlight #sonlightconnections Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

If you are new to Sonlight, the idea of learning through literature may be new or unknown. When you teach using living books, your children absorb information in a fun way that is easy to retain. As the original literature-based curriculum, we’ll tell you all about learning the Sonlight way - enriching discussions and shared experiences that will help your family develop a love for learning. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Sonlight Spotlight showcases our Sonlight families with their unique stories.  The Sonlight community is made up of people around the world who love teaching their children with our Christ-centered, literature-based curriculum. Be encouraged and inspired, get creative ideas, and find out how Sonlight can impact your family. Tune in this month to hear from Jon and Brandi Dyke as they talk about utilizing Sonlight while they travel the country in their RV doing mission work. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

At Sonlight, we hear from parents about the quality conversations they have and the special memories made while reading stories to their children.  They see their kids' daily joys and struggles and love that they can support them through it all.  But what about the kids?  If you’ve ever wanted to know how our Sonlight kids feel, listen in while we talk to them. Ranging in age from preschool to high school, we’ve asked them what they think about homeschooling, whether or not they’d recommend it to their peers, and what their favorite Sonlight books really are. ✨ HELPFUL LINKS & RESOURCES : Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! ❓ Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community. Why Choose Sonlight? : https://www.sonlight.com/about/why-choose-sonlight Free Downloads & Homeschool Unit Studies: https://www.sonlight.com/homeschool/homeschool-101/sonlight-media/ebooks 🔔 VISIT AND SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS: Sonlight Curriculum: https://www.youtube.com/c/sonlight History/Bible/Literature: https://www.sonlight.com/homeschool/subjects/history-bible-literature Science: https://www.sonlight.com/homeschool/subjects/science Language Arts: https://www.sonlight.com/homeschool/subjects/language-arts Math: https://www.sonlight.com/homeschool/subjects/math Handwriting: https://www.sonlight.com/homeschool/subjects/language-arts/handwriting Electives & Enrichment: https://www.sonlight.com/homeschool/subjects/electives  High School: https://www.sonlight.com/homeschool/high-school High School Electives: https://www.sonlight.com/homeschool/subjects/college-prep

Sonlight Spotlight showcases our Sonlight families with their unique stories.  The Sonlight community is made up of people around the world who love teaching their children with our Christ-centered, literature-based curriculum. Be encouraged and inspired, get creative ideas, and find out how Sonlight can impact your family. Tune in to hear from this month’s Sonlight Spotlight family, the Smiths, as they talk about their adventures while homeschooling with Sonlight. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Sonlight Spotlight showcases our Sonlight families with their unique stories.  The Sonlight community is made up of people around the world who love teaching their children with our Christ-centered, literature-based curriculum. Be encouraged and inspired, get creative ideas, and find out how Sonlight can impact your family. Tune in to hear from this month’s Sonlight Spotlight family, the Bucklers, as they talk about their first year homeschooling with Sonlight. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to be a Sonlight Spotlight Family or Nominate a family? Sonlight Spotlight Favorite Books of the Family: The Silver Ballons The World According to Humphrey Ecosystems, Meteorology, Physics, and Engineering Design Science K Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Join Sunny, Emme, and Ann as they discuss the lessons beyond academics that homeschooling provides. Topics include incorporating things like financial responsibility, communication skills, household maintenance and chores, emotional strength, and critical thinking. Additionally, discover why extracurricular activities play a leading role in your child’s development and why the “Extras” are important for a holistic homeschool experience. Learn how to help your children pursue their individual passions while equipping them in their future endeavors. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Join a group of Sonlight moms as they talk candidly about some of their greatest homeschool fears. Learn how community and connections helped these moms to overcome the challenges they faced. This session showcases how the connection between homeschool parents (especially through Sonlight’s community opportunities) can help all homeschool moms. Join us for encouraging, real-life stories—everything from socialization, scheduling, feelings of inadequacy, behavioral issues, and more. Links & Resources From This Episode Watch the Video of today's episode: https://youtu.be/AWNZsaEP8vA Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community. ✨ HELPFUL RESOURCES: https://blog.sonlight.com/learning-skills-all-summer-long.html https://blog.sonlight.com/summer-schooling.html https://blog.sonlight.com/learning-loss.html  https://blog.sonlight.com/summer-reading.html  📖 SUMMER READERS  🔔 VISIT AND SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS AND PODCASTS: 📽️ Sonlight: https://www.youtube.com/c/sonlight Sonlight Podcast: https://www.anchor.fm/sonlight 📚 SONLIGHT CURRICULUM & CONNECTIONS: Sonlight Website: https://www.sonlight.com All-Subjects Packages: https://www.sonlight.com/homeschool/all-subjects-packages Sonlight Connections: https://www.sonlight.com/about/get-involved/connections 🤔 WHY CHOOSE SONLIGHT: ❤️ ASK AN ADVISOR: Do you have questions about Sonlight or choosing your curriculum? Ask an advisor

Words are power. Language Arts provides the foundation for all communications - written, spoken, read, and most importantly thinking critically. God created the world with his word, He left us his word, and words have been there since the beginning. Immerse yourself into the world of Language Arts to discover lifelong benefits and how to make it fun in your own home - even if it’s not your favorite subject. Come along with Sonlight Language Arts expert, Rhonda, as she shows you how. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Sonlight Spotlight showcases our Sonlight families with their unique stories.  The Sonlight community is made up of people around the world who love teaching their children with our Christ-centered, literature-based curriculum. Be encouraged and inspired, get creative ideas, and find out how Sonlight can impact your family. Tune in to hear from this month’s Sonlight Spotlight family, the Birches, as they talk about their Sonlight experience raising 5 children and two pets while homeschooling year-round. Links & Resources From This Episode Favorite Books of the Family:  Milly Molly Mandy The Year of Miss Agnes Time Traveler and ALL the Get Ready for the Code/Explode the Code Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Whether you need support, friends, or advice, joining a homeschool community and finding a mentor can make a big difference in your homeschool experience. Join veteran homeschool moms, Judy and Lisa, to learn more about the benefits of a homeschool community, identifying your mentor, and when you might be ready to mentor someone else. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

One of the fantastic benefits of homeschooling with Sonlight is having access to a team of Sonlight Advisors. These experienced homeschool moms have walked the road before you and can offer support, encouragement, and wisdom. Sonlight Advisors are your advocate whether you’re considering homeschooling or have been homeschooling with Sonlight for years. Join Sonlight Advisors and veteran homeschool moms, Barbara and Marci, as they answer some of the most frequently asked questions they receive. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Whether it’s your first time ordering Sonlight, or you’re a longtime Sonlighter, Box Day is always a reason to celebrate!  But if you are feeling a little overwhelmed by the volume of materials and not sure how to organize them, the Sonlight Connections Community has got you covered. Tune in and get inspiration for creating your own home library with a variety of suggestions from other Sonlight users.  When you homeschool with Sonlight, you get help every step of the way for an educational experience your kids (and you) are guaranteed to love! Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Sonlight Spotlight showcases our Sonlight families with their unique stories.  The Sonlight community is made up of people around the world who love teaching their children with our Christ-centered, literature-based curriculum. Be encouraged and inspired, get creative ideas, and find out how Sonlight can impact your family. Tune in to hear from Brian and Julie as they share how they’ve customized their children’s educations. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community. Read about the Beida Family on our Blog: https://blog.sonlight.com/sonlight-spotlight-april-family.html

Do you ever feel like you cannot homeschool because the house is so messy you cannot even find a space to work? If your table is piled up, you’re tripping over toys, and you just can’t get anything done, you’ll want to listen in as Kristi Clover shares real solutions for organizing your home and creating the homeschool atmosphere you want. A self-described lazy perfectionist and messy neat-freak, she wrote the book on it - M.O.M. Master Organizer of Mayhem. Kristi will help you shift your mindset, create realistic goals, and get organized in ways she developed while homeschooling her five children. You don’t have to be paralyzed by messes and mayhem anymore. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Every child is unique, so there is really no such thing as average. Some children are harder to teach, however, for one reason or another. Whether your child is struggling or you are struggling to keep up with them, Sonlight will provide some insights on teaching the non-traditional learner. Learn how to avoid labels and comparisons and modify your approach to homeschooling with this discussion led by Sheila, Rhonda, and Sunny. They’ll share stories and realistic advice stemming from their experiences with their own students. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Some of us are box checkers or love a great schedule, but some of us are not… And that’s okay! We’re going to show you how to take a flexible approach while still staying on track. You can be a great homeschooler even if you don’t naturally plan in advance. Join Sonlight moms and mentors, Jen, Lisa, and Sunny, as they share ideas for making the materials and Sonlight’s award-winning Instructor’s Guides (IG) easier to digest, keeping peace in your home, and finishing your year on time without becoming overwhelmed - all while managing life’s unexpected interruptions. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Life is full of balancing acts, and the more things you add, the more challenging it can become. If you’re already a parent/guardian, you know how busy child-rearing is, but then when you decide to homeschool, you’re layering on a whole new set of responsibilities. Can you juggle work with this too? Whether you work full-time, part-time, or volunteer just a few hours a week, can it be done? We are here to tell you with a resounding, “Yes, it can be, and you can succeed!” Come along with working moms who ALSO homeschool, Tender, Jen, and Sunny as they share how this can be your reality too. They offer encouragement and advice to those who are stressed and don’t know how to fit everything in, but still want to provide the best education option in their homes. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Sonlight Spotlight showcases our Sonlight families with their unique stories. The Sonlight community is made up of people around the world who love teaching their children with our Christ-centered, literature-based curriculum. Be encouraged and inspired, get creative ideas, and find out how Sonlight can impact your family. Tune in to hear from the Martinez family. Gerard and Karen Martinez speak about their family's Sonlight experiences with their two teens, Joshua and Grace. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Create a homeschool atmosphere to meet each of your children’s individual needs no matter the size of your family. Whether their learning styles and personalities vary, or you have a lot of children to keep up with, identify solutions to set up a successful school experience. Join homeschool mom (of 10!), author, and speaker, Tricia Goyer, as she teaches you how to fully customize your homeschool. Troubleshoot behavioral issues, keep from stretching yourself too thin, and eliminate distractions. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

High school can be so intimidating even to experienced homeschoolers. Fortunately, Sonlight can show you it's not only possible, but it doesn't have to be painful. Join both Sonlight and industry experts who have all successfully graduated multiple children. Topics include: * How to teach academics you never learned or don't remember * Managing your student's growing independence * The roadmap to graduation & continuing education * Extracurriculars and Electives * Transcripts * And More! Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Homeschooling gives you the opportunity to teach your children nearly everything, but how much is too much? Not every topic is easy to discuss. Whether it be tragic historical events, depravity in the modern world, or even identifying body parts, there are many topics that may make a parent or child uncomfortable. We're here to help you broach the conversations because they are still important. Explore what and when to teach, how to navigate opposition from your child or someone else, and understand when the questioning might be a sign of something deeper. Let Sonlight guide you with Amber, Sheila, and Sunny. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Sonlight Spotlight showcases our Sonlight families with their unique stories.  The Sonlight community is made up of people around the world who love teaching their children with our Christ-centered, literature-based curriculum. Be encouraged and inspired, get creative ideas, and find out how Sonlight can impact your family. Tune in to hear from the Davis family.  Mom, Elizabeth Davis, talks about her family’s Sonlight experiences with their four daughters as they travel the country. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Sonlight's goal is to provide the best Christian homeschool curriculum materials and service. We are privileged to offer scholarships for homeschoolers entering college or a university.  Each year, the scholarship committee carefully evaluates the stack of applicants, selects winners, and awards $4,000-$20,000 in total to each. Listen in as we catch up with some former Sonlight scholarship recipients.  They’ll give us a glimpse into what they are doing now and how their scholarship helped them get there. If your student is interested in applying, learn more at https://www.sonlight.com/about/cares/scholarships/ This podcast is a combination of Season 3 Episodes 22 & 24 Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Homeschooling is a large time commitment, and it can be difficult or challenging to make time for your personal Bible Study or quiet time. Join Sunny, Amber, and Christie as they dive into why, when, and how one can implement quiet time and the benefits it provides not only to the homeschool parent but to the whole family. They’ll help you discover how to set up your quiet time in a way that it doesn’t become a forgotten New Year’s resolution. Additional conversations include tips for answering your children’s spiritual questions, incorporating prayer into daily life, and how to navigate when your children witness your own shortcomings. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Sonlight Spotlight showcases our Sonlight families with their unique stories.  The Sonlight community is made up of people around the world who love teaching their children with our Christ-centered, literature-based curriculum. Be encouraged and inspired, get creative ideas, and find out how Sonlight can impact your family. Tune in to hear from this month’s Sonlight Spotlight family, the Shanks, as they talk about their Sonlight homeschool experiences along with their five children.   Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Sonlight Spotlight showcases our Sonlight families with their unique stories.  The Sonlight community is made up of people around the world who love teaching their children with our Christ-centered, literature-based curriculum. Be encouraged and inspired, get creative ideas, and find out how Sonlight can impact your family. Tune in to hear from this month’s Sonlight Spotlight household, the Portes Medina family, as they talk about their Sonlight homeschool experience. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community. Holiday Shopping! Christmas Giveaway: www.sonlight.com/homeschool/christmas/ Gift Guide: www.sonlight.com/homeschool/christmas/christmas-gift-guide/

Sonlight's goal is to provide the best Christian homeschool curriculum materials and service. We are privileged to offer scholarships for homeschoolers entering college or a university.  Each year, the scholarship committee carefully evaluates the stack of applicants, selects winners, and awards $4,000-$20,000 in total to each. Listen in as we catch up with more former Sonlight scholarship recipients.  They’ll give us a glimpse into what they are doing now and how their scholarship helped them get there.  2022 Scholarship Applications are now open (through 12/1/21). If your student is interested in applying, learn more at https://www.sonlight.com/about/cares/scholarships/ Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Sonlight Spotlight showcases our Sonlight families with their unique stories.  The Sonlight community is made up of people around the world who love teaching their children with our Christ-centered, literature-based curriculum. Be encouraged and inspired, get creative ideas, and find out how Sonlight can impact your family. Tune in to hear from this month’s Sonlight Spotlight family, the Wilsons, as they talk about their Sonlight homeschool experience. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community. Holiday Shopping! Christmas Giveaway: www.sonlight.com/homeschool/christmas/ Gift Guide: www.sonlight.com/homeschool/christmas/christmas-gift-guide/

Sonlight's goal is to provide the best Christian homeschool curriculum materials and service. We are privileged to offer scholarships for homeschoolers entering college or a university.  Each year, the scholarship committee carefully evaluates the stack of applicants, selects winners, and awards $4,000-$20,000 in total to each. Listen in as we catch up with some former Sonlight scholarship recipients.  They’ll give us a glimpse into what they are doing now and how their scholarship helped them get there.  2022 Scholarship Applications are now open (through 12/1/21). If your student is interested in applying, learn more at https://www.sonlight.com/about/cares/scholarships/  Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

The last four years your child is at home can be an unparalleled opportunity to reap academic, spiritual, and relational rewards. Yes, teens often get a bad rap, but homeschooling through high school gives you the chance to challenge your teenager instead of labeling them as challenging. There are many benefits to continuing to homeschool through high school. In this session, Sarita offers benefits and motivators to continue to homeschool through the teen years. You can help them rise above society's expectations as they mature in godliness, serve others, refine critical thinking skills, hone unique gifts and talents at new levels and so much more. Listen in to Sarita's explores all this and more.   Try Sonlight free to see how a literature-based education can work for your family: https://bit.ly/38Mt6xf Learn more about Sonlight's sales and special offers: https://bit.ly/3rTJ8wP  Take a peek inside a Sonlight Instructor's Guide and download a free sample:https://bit.ly/3lkFHN9  What's included in a Sonlight History / Bible / Literature program: https://youtu.be/YZBsBZ6sGqs What's included in a Sonlight All-Subjects Package: https://youtu.be/A-1jEou6Vg4    Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today: https://bit.ly/3vrSzFX  Follow us:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sonlight Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonlightcurricum Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/sonlight  Download the Sonlight App: https://sonlight.disciplemedia.com  #sonlight #homeschool #curriculum

Picking up your curriculum and making any setting a classroom is one of the benefits of homeschooling. Whether you are homeschooling on the go or traveling the countryside in an RV, this session provides great ideas and tips on integrating field trips and travel into your homeschool. Join Ana Willis as she draws from personal experience to share how easily you can homeschool on the go, incorporate field trips that help bring history to life and add travel to your education journey.   Try Sonlight free to see how a literature-based education can work for your family: https://bit.ly/3fqoOiO  Learn more about Sonlight's sales and special offers: https://bit.ly/34rqySh    Take a peek inside a Sonlight Instructor's Guide and download a free sample: https://bit.ly/2Swukr7    What's included in a Sonlight History / Bible / Literature program: https://youtu.be/YZBsBZ6sGqs What's included in a Sonlight All-Subjects Package: https://youtu.be/A-1jEou6Vg4    Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today: https://bit.ly/3yQBIye  Follow us:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sonlight Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonlightcurricum Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/sonlight  Download the Sonlight App: https://sonlight.disciplemedia.com  #sonlight #homeschool #curriculum

Sonlight Spotlight showcases our Sonlight families with their unique stories.  The Sonlight community is made up of people around the world who love teaching their children with our Christ-centered, literature-based curriculum. Be encouraged and inspired, get creative ideas, and find out how Sonlight can impact your family. Tune in to hear from our first Sonlight Spotlight family, the Knouffs, as they talk about their Sonlight homeschool experience.

Does the thought of creating your student’s high school transcript make your head spin? Do your eyes cross when someone asks you about credits and GPAs? Plan to join these veteran homeschool moms as they unpack the mystery of creating transcripts - and find out that it’s really no mystery at all!   Help with Transcripts: https://bit.ly/39Fr6at   Why Homeschool High Schoolers: https://bit.ly/2PuMl7V   Sonlight's College Prep: https://bit.ly/3wptcVJ   Sonlight's Scholarship: https://bit.ly/3mcYNFo   Sonlight's Blog: blog.sonlight.com   Try Sonlight free to see how a literature-based education can work for your family: https://bit.ly/2Pmb66n   Learn more about Sonlight's sales and special offers: https://bit.ly/3mgFqv4  Take a peek inside a Sonlight Instructor's Guide and download a free sample: https://bit.ly/2PvRvjV  What's included in a Sonlight History / Bible / Literature program: https://youtu.be/YZBsBZ6sGqs What's included in a Sonlight All-Subjects Package: https://youtu.be/A-1jEou6Vg4    Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today: https://bit.ly/3sMe6qN  Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sonlight Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonlightcurricum Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/sonlight  Download the Sonlight App: https://sonlight.disciplemedia.com  #sonlight #homeschool #curriculum

Both a schedule and routine in your homeschool are essential to building a lifestyle of learning. A schedule is a tool you use in your homeschool to keep everything on track and help you to tackle all the school subjects. A routine is something ingrained into the fabric of your family and may happen more naturally than you think. Both are critical to accomplishing daily tasks. In this session, we discuss the difference between a schedule and routine, why both are necessary, and how you can use them to build a lifestyle of learning in your home.  Try Sonlight free to see how a literature-based education can work for your family: https://bit.ly/3wFd5Th Learn more about Sonlight's sales and special offers: https://bit.ly/3up196y    Take a peek inside a Sonlight Instructor's Guide and download a free sample: https://bit.ly/34h1fm6    What's included in a Sonlight History / Bible / Literature program: https://youtu.be/YZBsBZ6sGqs What's included in a Sonlight All-Subjects Package: https://youtu.be/A-1jEou6Vg4    Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today: https://bit.ly/3fn8CyE  Follow us:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sonlight Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonlightcurricum Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/sonlight  Download the Sonlight App: https://sonlight.disciplemedia.com  #sonlight #homeschool #curriculumBoth a schedule and routine in your homeschool are essential to building a lifestyle of learning.

The beginning years lay the foundation of a lifetime of learning.  Everyone has to start somewhere and Sonlight's pressure-free preschool and Pre-k programs are a perfect way to embark on an adventure of learning! Join us for this session as we discuss the importance of laying the foundation for education in these early years, the benefits of starting early on certain pre-academic skills, and take a deep dive into all of the educational components of Sonlight's preschool and pre-k programs.

Description and Show Notes Anatomy of a Sonlight Package Join us as we take an in-depth look at all the parts and pieces of a Sonlight education and what makes up our packages. You will walk away with an understanding of how all of the materials work together to provide you with the best, most comprehensive homeschool experience. You'll also get insider tips and suggestions that will help you get the most out of your curriculum materials. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Description and Show Notes Discovering the Joys of Homeschooling Many families shifted to pandemic schooling in 2020 and parents found themselves exploring their new role of teacher. As families around the world still grapple with the next steps for their child’s education, a number of families have embraced the homeschool journey into full-fledged, long-term homeschoolers. Listen in to hear from two transitioned homeschoolers, Katie and Nicole. They will share their homeschool journey and how they discovered the joys of homeschooling with Sonlight as they went from being pandemic schoolers to official homeschooling families. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Description and Show Notes Teaching History from Multiple Perspectives Teaching history from multiple perspectives ensures that a child is exposed to opposing views through a worldview lens, and provides diverse perspectives for an education without indoctrination. That’s why our homeschool curriculum is based on great books, sometimes called living books and not textbooks. With Sonlight, you and your children will read books by multiple authors from multiple perspectives so they can appreciate the complexities of history. A phrase we use a lot at Sonlight is “education, not indoctrination.” We created a curriculum that gives your children the ability to hear more than one side and to be respectful of others’ opinions while not losing their own beliefs. Join this session to learn more about how Sonlight's educational philosophy fosters curiosity and naturally develops critical thinking skills. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Description and Show Notes Homeschooling is a Journey - Not a Destination Whether you're brand new to the idea of homeschooling, or have been on this journey for some time, you won't want to miss this session. Listen in as three homeschool veterans talk about managing expectations, setting goals, and maintaining your sanity for the long haul. The best journeys are about what you learn and see on the trip, not just reaching the final destination. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Description and Show Notes Your Access to Time-Tested Homeschool Experience How would you like to sit down and chat with a group of homeschool moms who have successfully home-educated their own children? Imagine the amazing takeaways from mining their collective wisdom. Join us for an encouraging conversation with Sonlight’s Advisor team as they discuss the most common questions they hear from homeschoolers, provide encouragement and Sonlight tips.  Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Calming Angry Children with Tricia Goyer Description and Show Notes Everyone gets angry but teaching a child how to express their anger appropriately is an important and necessary task. Join Tricia Goyer, author of Calming Angry Kids, as she talks about what inspired her to write the book, provides some guidance on why relationships are more important than rules, and what might be going on in a child’s brain when they are angry. She gives advice on navigating negative behaviors, ideas for inspiring children who might be expressing a refusal to work, and practical tips on how to handle sibling rivalry. You can find Tricia at triciagoyer.com to learn more about her. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Description and Show Notes Adding Joy and Organizing Chaos with Kristi Clover Organization is a very important tool when homeschooling. Join Kristi Clover, author of M.O.M.—Master Organizer of Mayhem: Simple Solutions to Organize Chaos and Bring More Joy into Your Home, as she talks all about how to get started, how organization can lead to a joyful life, and why it’s even important. Kristi will talk about tackling household chores with ease, how to come up with age-appropriate chores to get your kids involved, and her top rules for home and homeschool organization. You can find Kristi at kristicovler.com to learn more about her fabulous organization and homeschool tips. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

5 Ways to Integrate Missionaries and Missions Into Your Homeschool with Ana Willis Description and Show Notes Join Ana Willis from They Call Me Blessed as she talks about ways to integrate missions in your homeschool and how impactful it can be to teach your children about the lives of Christian heroes. You can lean more about Ana at theycallmeblessed.org. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Large Family Homeschooling: Homeschooling Multiple Ages Description and Show Notes Join for invaluable large family homeschooling advice. Learn how Sarah and Deana structure their homeschool to teach multiple children in multiple Sonlight levels. They will provide advice on their family schedules when homeschooling a large family, teaching multiple children in multiple levels and how a typical day might look. Whether you are a veteran homeschooling or just getting started, this session will provide invaluable advice for navigating a large family homeschool. You can find Sarah on YouTube at Our Tribe of Many and read Deana's blogs on Sonlight's blog. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Homeschool Basics with Kristi Clover and Tricia Goyer  Description and Show Notes Listen in as Homeschool Basics, authors Kristi Clover and Tricia Goyer, provide encouragement for parents who are just getting started on their homeschool journey and veteran homeschoolers alike. Learn how to shape and plan your homeschool year, get organized, and keep your family motivated. They give practical advice on how to get everything done and help your kids develop a lifelong love of learning. Don’t miss their top tips for a successful homeschool year and your chance to win a copy of their book. You can find Tricia at triciagoyer.com and Kristi at kristicovler.com to learn more about these fabulous homeschool experts. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

What You Need to Know About College Admissions at Oral Roberts University Description and Show Notes Join as Katie Hesser and Joe Sims from Oral Roberts University talk all about college admissions, specifically what ORU looks for in potential students. These two also deep dive into the benefits of dual enrollment as well as how to enroll in ORU’s online program. This is a great listen if you are homeschooling high school or thinking about it so you can be prepared for the post homeschool experience. About Oral Roberts University Oral Roberts University is one of the largest and most influential Christian universities in the world. With students from more than 100 countries and all 50 states, ORU develops Whole Leaders for the Whole World through a unique Whole Person education that focuses on the mind, body, and spirit. ORU’s award-winning faculty takes students beyond the textbook so that they experience a life-transforming education that will equip them to lead and succeed in the field that God has called them to. Ranked a Best in the West University, ORU has features, connections, and resources that open doors to opportunities for students that are hard to find elsewhere. With more than 150 undergraduate, graduate, certificate, dual enrollment, and pre-professional programs spanning six different academic colleges, as well as a 99.5% career outcomes and job placement rate, the value of an ORU education is much greater than the cost. Learn more about Oral Roberts University Links & Resources From This Episode Download the High School Transcripts eBook to get all you need to get ready for homeschooling your high schooler! Homeschool High School Transcripts Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Keys of High School Success with Lee Binz Description & Show Notes  Listen in as Lee Binz explores the keys to high school success, including the key to gaining confidence, the key to the love of learning, the key to choosing curriculum, finding success even with ever-changing situations. If you are feeling stress about the many responsibilities you have as the parent, teacher and guidance counselor through the high school years or you need some recharging, the helpful information in this encouraging conversation will help you homeschool high school with renewed confidence Download the free gift for this podcast is the Ebook: How to Be a Better Home Educator Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Importance of Summer Learning Description and Show Notes Summer learning can be fun! Read that again. It’s true! At Sonlight, one of our goals is to help you raise life-long learners and that extends into all seasons … even during the relaxing summer months. Join Deana, Judy, and Stephanie as they talk about why it’s important to keep learning through the summer and offer practical tips and advice to make it fun. Remember the brain is a muscle, too. You want to keep flexing it all year long. Links & Resources From This Episode Download the Sonlight Summer Readers Catalog Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Meeting the Challenge of a Gifted Learner with Gina Munsey Description & Show Notes Listen in as Gina discusses what it means to be gifted, how to tell if your child is gifted and how to create a homeschool that keeps up with accelerated learners. Gina meets the needs of her gifted learner and shares how she has navigated keeping the pace as she zooms through books and quenches her thirst for knowledge. Learn more about Gina Munsey Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

What You Need to Know About College Admissions at Hillsdale College Description & Show Notes Join as Jenny Pridgeon from Hillsdale College talks all about college admissions. She explores dual enrollment, what colleges look for in prospective students and the benefits homeschoolers bring to the college experience.  Learn more about Hillsdale College Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Refresh and Refuel Your Homeschool Description & Show Notes Creating a visual representation of your visions and goals can help make them a reality. Listen in as Stephanie and Judy provide an opportunity for you to recharge, refocus, and refuel your homeschool vision. As an added bonus, get a FREE downloadable scrapbook to help keep the WHY of homeschooling at your fingertips. Free Refuel Your Homeschool scrapbook download: https://bit.ly/39oHoVk Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections.

What You Need to Know to Start Homeschooling Description & Show Notes Once you have made the decision to start homeschooling, where do you begin? Have you ever wished that someone would just give you a checklist so you could mark off the steps to get your homeschool off the ground? Pull up your comfy chair and listen in while our panel of veteran homeschool moms cover some of those items from your checklist: - Am I required to have a degree of some sort to teach my children at home? - How do I find the right curriculum? Especially if I have multiple children and they have radically different personalities? - You don’t know how poor I was at math when I was a student. How am I ever going to teach my kids math?! - There is no room in my tiny little house for a schoolroom. Now what? - Organization is a foreign language to me. How can I possibly keep track of all the books and supplies and records and “stuff”? These ladies will share practical ideas and encouragement from their years of experience, as not only homeschool moms but also their 20+ years of counseling and directing families at homeschool conventions. They are passionate about helping families get a good start on their homeschool journey. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections.

Chart Your Path from Public School to Homeschool Description & Show Notes Now more than ever, you might be faced with some very real and urgent decisions to make about your children’s education. Perhaps you’ve never even considered homeschooling as an option for your family. Or perhaps you have known that you need to make a change for your kids, and homeschooling has been kicking around in the back of your mind for some time. On today's podcast, these veteran homeschoolers talk in-depth about making the transition from public or private education to home education. Listen to one veteran homeschool mom talk about her experience transitioning to homeschooling as a child. And another mom who made the decision to move her own children to a homeschool model.  If you have been asking yourself the following questions, this workshop is for you: - I don’t have a teaching degree, how can I possibly teach my children? - Will my kids suffer academically by being homeschooled? Will they be able to get into college? - Is homeschooling even legal?  These and many other questions will be covered by our panel of veteran homeschool moms. Drawing on their experiences homeschooling their children, as well as over 20+ years of counseling families at homeschool conventions across the US and Canada, they are passionate about sharing an education choice that has worked so well for them. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections.

A Beginner's Guide to Homeschooling Description & Show Notes Whether you are new to homeschooling or been around for a few years, join this panel of veterans as they discuss tips and tricks for homeschooling with a literature-based curriculum, like Sonlight. This discussion starts at the beginning with an explanation of what exactly “literature-based learning” is but quickly shifts to advice and encouragement for new and veteran homeschoolers alike. We talk about tackling all the reading aloud, tips on storing books, a glimpse into how graduated Sonlighters have fared academically after learning from reading great books, and much more! Join our panel of veteran homeschool moms as they talk about their own experiences homeschooling with a literature-based Sonlight Curriculum. Based on their years of using Sonlight with their children, as well as counseling many families at homeschool conventions over the past 20+ years, these ladies have some sage wisdom to share that will help to ease your concerns about choosing Sonlight for your family. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections.

Top Ten Homeschool Questions Description & Show Notes We've gathered the top ten homeschool questions our Sonlight Advisors and Curriculum Consultant hear from parents and asked the experts! We cover everything from time management and homeschooling with toddlers in the house, to creating high school transcripts and homeschooling a strong-willed child. Sometimes it’s just nice to sit down with someone who has “been there and done that” to pick their brain and learn from their experience. This podcast features three veteran homeschool moms who regularly interact with families seeking answers about educating their children. Listen in as Sheila, Barb, and Judy share stories from their own homeschool journeys as well as offering answers and suggestions to your questions and concerns. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections.

Teacher Sabbath Description & Show Notes What exactly is a Teacher Sabbath? It's more than a break from the day-to-day, it’s a cease and desist to regroup and find a healthy balance between no rest and daily massages. Join us as we define what Teacher Sabbath means, why it's important, and how to find balance in your self-care moments. Listen in to gather ideas for how you can take a breather to get much-needed rest and why you should! Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections.

Adjusting Sonlight to Fit Your Life Description & Show Notes Think of homeschooling and you might picture studious children sitting around the dining room table, all their heads bowed over workbooks in concentration. Or you might imagine day-long field trips to the planetarium or living-history museum. Then when you think about homeschooling *your* children, those pictures evaporate and you immediately find yourself thinking, “I could never homeschool because …” fill in the blank. We all know that life happens! Be sure to tune in to listen to our veteran homeschool panel discuss practical ways to adjust Sonlight to fit your life. Some of them have faced these, and other issues, that required them to find creative ways to homeschool “in spite of” life’s challenges. Keeping up with life when things are “normal” is challenging enough. You won’t want to miss the sound advice that these ladies have to offer. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you.Download a Sample! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections.

Sonlight's New Kindergarten Program: Exploring American History Description & Show Notes Enjoy discovering America's history with your young adventures through this 36-week program, fully planned Kindergarten program. Sonlight K shares the stories of key events and important people in American history. You’ll encounter key statesmen and meet the four presidents on Mount Rushmore. You’ll cover the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, “The Star-Spangled Banner” (the song and the flag itself), and much more. You won’t find another program like this on the market. It’s unique. And fascinating and fun! Inspire a love of learning as you explore America’s unique history with reading stories of the men and women, artists and presidents, plus a computer programmer, an enslaved potter, a determined dog, a joyful puppeteer—more than three score short biographies. Feast on more than two dozen of the best children’s books on the planet, carefully selected from the tens of thousands published each year. Guide your children confidently each day with lesson plans, teaching tips, and materials for the entire year. Join us as we talk about how you can discover America's history with your young adventurer through this 36-week, fully planned Kindergarten program. We dive into why Sonlight added the new kindergarten program, why it’s American history focused. and how the Instructor’s Guide helps new and veteran Sonlighters navigate their student’s first year. We also discuss the new Heroes and Happenings book that functions as the spine of the program. Links & Resources From This Episode Get started with Sonlight's Kindergarten program today. Learn more! Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections.

Tips for Teaching Multiple Students with Sonlight Description & Show Notes You are convinced that literature-based learning is the way to go in your family homeschool. But this morning you woke up from a nightmare involving 20 children (where did they all come from?!) and stacked boxes of homeschool curriculum filling your house. Whether it was from something you ate, or just your uncertainty about managing academics for all your children, we are here to put those fears to rest. Join our panel of veteran Sonlight moms as they share practical advice from their own homeschool journey teaching multiple children with Sonlight. We will discuss how to combine different ages in one Sonlight History / Bible / Literature level and how to work through multiple Sonlight Level. We also cover how to use multiple Sonlight levels, what Couch and Table subjects are and how do they help streamline our homeschool experience. We also provide advice and encouragement on how to organize and keep track of your homeschool materials. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download a Sample Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections.

A Relaxing Approach to Holiday School Description & Show Notes Making time to celebrate the season with your family can seem impossible with the numerous tasks that come along with making "merry" AND homeschooling. In fact, many veteran homeschoolers take a longer break for the Holidays, while some adjust their school schedule to make time to celebrate with family and friends. It's always good to remember to incorporate lessons about the reason for the season with your children. Join Sheila, Lisa, Judy, and Stephanie as we help define what schooling through the holidays could be, how to adjust your schedule to fit in celebrating the season. and get some practical advice and ideas for a relaxing approach to Holiday school. /p> Links & Resources From This Episode Get Sonlight's FREE Advent download: Download for FREE Today! Interested in a deeper dive into Advent? Consider Sonlight's NEW Advent Unit Study. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download a Sample Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections.

Practical Tips for Literature-Based Learning Description & Show Notes Learn how to navigate literature-based learning with practical tips and tricks as Judy, Christie, and Sheila provide practical tips for literature-based learning.  At Sonlight, we believe that great stories lay the foundation for the best kind of education. That’s why Sonlight utilizes great literature (like historical fiction, biographies, and other award-winning titles and hands-on activities) to deliver an engaging and complete education that extends beyond textbook memorization. We think literature-based education makes learning information more enjoyable, conveys information in a format that is easy to remember, encourages you to interact with your children, and plays a huge role in raising lifelong learners. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download a Sample Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections.

Getting Your Kids to Focus and Kissing Behavior Issues Good-bye Description & Show Notes Are you new to homeschooling or still adjusting to the new year? You'll want to listen in if your family is struggling with focusing, adjusting to homeschooling, or experiencing behavior issues. This video includes SO MUCH ADVICE and multiple ideas to give your family a homeschool adjustment. Join in as Judy and Sarah from YouTube's Our Tribe of Many's, share encouragement and tips on getting children to focus on homeschool. Sarah is a Sonlight homeschooling mom of 10. Judy is a veteran Sonlighter with 3 adult children and a second-generation Sonlight grandchild starting this year,. Between the two of them, they have many children and years of experience to share with you. We tackle some hard homeschool topics with gentle advice and tricks on approaching sibling rivalry, handling a refusal to work, and even getting your child to see you as "teacher." Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download a Sample Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections.

Homeschool Tips for the Working Parent Description & Show Notes Being a working parent is tough whether you homeschool or not. Adding any additional responsibilities outside of working, raising children, and running a household can seem impossible. You might be surprised to know that it's not impossible. It's actually very doable with the right curriculum. We would never claim that homeschooling while working doesn't include a hectic schedule and a huge lifestyle change. Yes, there may be days that you are exhausted. With Sonlight's all-in-one, fully planned curriculum, homeschooling while working can be easier and more approachable. You will read books instead of learning from a textbook, you can approach learning on a flexible schedule and it can actually improve your relationship with your children based on the conversations that will stem from reading great books. If you think about it, you are your child's first teacher. Listen in as Jen, Judy and Stephanie talk through advice and tips for the working parent. Just because you work, doesn't mean you can't homeschool, it just may take some creative thinking and a few changes but you've got this! You can homeschool and Sonlight can help.   Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download a Sample Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections.

Overcoming Your Fear of Homeschooling Description & Show Notes Suggest the idea of homeschooling to some parents and they immediately say “not me” or shake their heads in disbelief and change the subject. Dig a little deeper and you may find that the real reasons for dismissing the possibility of homeschooling include: - Not knowing where to begin - Being certain that you lack the patience to teach your child(ren) - Fear of the time commitment required - Lack of confidence in your ability to teach some/all subjects These are only some of the reasons why homeschooling seems an impossible task. Truth be told, every mom that has decided to homeschool has faced these (and likely other) fears and concerns. You will not want to miss this insightful conversation with Katy, homeschool mom, and blogger at homefrontlilies.com, as well as Judy and Stephanie from Sonlight as they explore this topic and offer concrete suggestions for removing any barriers between you and homeschooling your children.  Links & Resources From This Episode How to Overcome Your Fear of Homeschooling. Read Katy's blog post! Learn more about Katy on her blog homefrontlilies.com. What to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download a Sample Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today!

Homeschool Scheduling Advice and Practical Tips Description & Show Notes Join Stephanie, Judy, Jen, and Ann as they provide homeschool scheduling advice and practical tips on how you can fit everything thing in! As a parent, you are already busy, but remember there are 168 hours in a week to help you accomplish everything on your to-do list. Homeschooling doesn't have to be 8-3, Monday-Friday. You get to make your own schedule. It can be structured or flexible - whatever works for your family. Listen in for tips and tricks for on working binders, science experiment Saturdays, bed-time read alouds with dad, adjusting homeschool to fit your family schedule, how to homeschool as working parents AND MORE!  Links & Resources From This Episode What to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download a Sample Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today!

Time for a Homeschool Progress Report? Description & Show Notes Now that we are weeks into the homeschool year, are you finding areas where your child is struggling and shining? After working through the first couple weeks of multiplication are you realizing that your child might not actually know the math facts? Or maybe you are learning your child isn't exactly where they seemed to be in reading. If you are now aware of where your child might need more focus, you might be looking for ways to adjust things to fit your child's needs. Listen in for advice and encouragement about becoming aware of where your child is and making successful adjustments to charge through the rest of the year.   Links & Resources From This Episode What to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download a Sample Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today!

Description & Show Notes When Sonlight’s founder, Sarita Holzmann, first realized she needed to homeschool, she was not thrilled. She found herself overwhelmed, uncertain, and reluctant. After starting, she found that, with her literature-rich method, she actually loved this new dimension of her life. At that time, there were no complete curriculum programs available; moms had to assemble products piecemeal. She started Sonlight because she found that homeschooling was such a blessing to her and her family, and she wanted to make that blessing available to others … like you. As Sonlight celebrates 30 years of connecting families and helping kids love to learn, hear Sarita’s powerful story and be encouraged by her amassed homeschool advice. Join Stephanie as she talks with Sarita and Judy about their #sonlightstory. They will talk in detail about how literature-based learning will have your children begging for one more chapter. The podcast is full of veteran homeschool advice and encouragement invaluable to both new and veteran homeschoolers.   Links & Resources From This Episode What to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download a Sample Instructor's Guide! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today!

Description & Show Notes Meet Sonlight's Mission Agency Partners: Mission India, Pioneers, The Seed Company and Far East Broadcasting Company Since 1990, John and Sarita have had missionary support held in their heart. When Sarita started Sonlight her initial purpose was to enable missionary families to stay one more year on the field. You see, the second most common reason—at least back in 1990—was because they didn't know what to do about their children's education. Sarita knew she could do something about that and she set to work starting Sonlight. This year as part of Sonlight's 30th-anniversary celebration, we are combining the two things that helped start Sonlight; books and missions into our first ever Sonlight Read-A-Thon. Children can raise money for missions, simply by reading great books. And Sonlight will match the donations up to $200,000. Together let’s raise at least $400,000 to support the ministry of these participating agencies. To kick off Sonlight Connections: A Homeschool Podcast's second season, Stephanie is talking with the four mission agencies involved in the Sonlight Read-A-Thon, Mission India, Pioneers, The Seed Company and Far East Broadcasting Company.   Links & Resources From This Episode Interested in reading for missions? Learn more about the Sonlight Read-A-Thon! What to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today!

Description & Show Notes Turning Children Into Book LoversーOne Chapter at a Time with Sarita Holzmann Humans are wired for stories and storytelling! That’s what makes great literature and delightful narratives so effective for teaching. Learn how to choose the best books for your homeschool, using Sarita Holzmann’s 7-part test. Also, find out what kinds of books to avoid and how to get your kids begging for just one more chapter-even if they aren’t in love with reading yet.  Links & Resources From This Episode What to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Sonlight's 30th Anniversary Giveaway Enter today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today!

Description & Show Notes Teaching Multiple Ages with Literature with Rhonda, Sandy and Sheila Literature-based learning is a great choice for teaching children across multiple ages. There is no better way to create a relationship and develop strong bonds between your children that will last a lifetime. Learn how to establish an environment that encourages learning together. Veteran Sonlight homeschool moms, Rhonda, Sandy and Sheila, share practical ideas for planning and organizing your time to incorporate shared learning through the use of good literature.  Links & Resources From This Episode What to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Sonlight's 30th Anniversary Giveaway Enter today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today!

Description & Show Notes Raising Globally Minded Children with a Heart for the World with Sarita Holzmann Christian homeschoolers have an obligation to educate their children with a heart for the world. Help your children move beyond your own backyard, state, and even hemisphere with a globally-minded perspective that produces empathy and instills a sense of purpose. Join Sarita Holzmann to discover how literature is one of the simplest – and yet most powerful – ways to develop a Christ-centered, global mindset in your family.   Links & Resources From This Episode What to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Sonlight's 30th Anniversary Giveaway Enter today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today!

Description & Show Notes Come join Rhonda, Sandy, and Sheila as they share steps to reaching the goal of reclaiming an organized homeschool. A place for everything, and everything in its place. Yes, an orderly homeschool environment does matter. But how do you create such an atmosphere when using a literature-based approach to learning (or really any approach to learning)? There are books and school tools everywhere! Whether you’re using a literature-based, or classical, or traditional, or unit-study curriculum, this workshop will offer practical tips on keeping track of your materials and creating a peaceful learning environment.   Links & Resources From This Episode What to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Need a boost in your homeschool or looking add a little extra to schooling at home? Check out Sonlight's 6-Week Curriculum Packages Order yours today! Sonlight's 30th Anniversary Giveaway Enter today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today!

Description & Show Notes Literature-Based Homeschool Schedules and Routines that Work with Ana Willis Whether you are a veteran homeschooler, new to homeschooling, or just starting your home education journey, this session is beneficial. Join Ana as she talks in detail about homeschool schedules and routines that work. Her encouragement, advice, tips and unwavering faith is she to inspire you and motivate you to move forward in your homeschool journey.  Links & Resources From This Episode What to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Sonlight's 30th Anniversary Giveaway Enter today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today!

Description & Show Notes Literature-based homeschooling uses outstanding books and delightful stories as the centerpiece for learning. Join Marci and Meredith as Stephanie talks to them about how families can make the most out of reading books. They talk about how to pick great literature for your family, tips on facilitating meaningful conversations, ways to bring books to life, and more. Sonlighters will love this conversation and please share this conversation so others can learn how to better engage with books and what's so special about using literature to learn!   Links & Resources From This Episode Download Sonlight's HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OUT OF READING TIME WITH YOUR KIDS worksheet to help guide your book choices and conversations. Download this FREE guide! What to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Sonlight's 30th Anniversary Giveaway Enter today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today!

Description & Show Notes Homeschooling is not the only “job” you have as a mom. Whether you have a full-time job, volunteer for an organization, or have a sideline that takes your time on a regular basis, the stress can add up in a hurry. Balance is the key to successfully pull off the juggling act between work and homeschool. Join these veteran homeschoolers as they help you set goals and establish boundaries that make it possible to do both well. The ultimate goal is to answer the questions - how do I home school my children without losing my mind or theirs despite all of the other pressures of daily life. This conversation will consist of things to consider and ideas for you to create a functioning home, home school, family life, while working outside the home in some kind of capacity.  Links & Resources From This Episode What to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Need a boost in your homeschool or looking add a little extra to schooling at home? Check out Sonlight's 6-Week Curriculum Packages Order yours today! Sonlight's 30th Anniversary Giveaway Enter today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today!

Description & Show Notes High schoolers are busy people. Education is just one of the many responsibilities on their plate and may not be a priority (in their minds). If your high schooler is already a book lover, then using a literature-based approach to learning will likely resonate with your student. If, however, your high schooler would prefer a root canal over reading a good book, you will have a greater challenge in making the study of literature appealing. Join us as these veteran homeschoolers share the value of literature-based studies for high school and offer some practical tips for engaging a literature-reluctant student.   Links & Resources From This Episode What to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Need a boost in your homeschool or looking add a little extra to schooling at home? Check out Sonlight's 6-Week Curriculum Packages Order yours today! Sonlight's 30th Anniversary Giveaway Enter today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today!

Description & Show Notes Literature-based learning is an educational philosophy based on children’s natural curiosity and love for stories. With Sonlight, you’ll use these real books in each History / Bible / Literature program to study history, make geography simple (since every place in a story can be located in the context on the map), grow students’ reading ability with the included Readers in each program, increase family connection and learn even more with the fabulous Read-Alouds that you share with your children, teach grammar and other aspects of language arts, using passages you’ve already read.  Why choose a literature-rich education?  ✔ Literature makes learning information enjoyable.  ✔ Literature conveys information in a format that is easy to remember.  ✔ Literature encourages you to interact with your children.   Because of Sonlight’s outstanding books, your school days become a pleasure instead of a challenge. You’ll end your year feeling deeply satisfied in your soul, not burned out and frustrated.   Links & Resources From This Episode What to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Need a boost in your homeschool or looking add a little extra to schooling at home? Check out Sonlight's 6-Week Curriculum Packages Order yours today! Sonlight's 30th Anniversary Giveaway Enter today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today!

Homeschooling a Child with ADHD with Misty Bailey Description & Show Notes  Join Stephanie as she talks to Misty about the importance of reading for a special needs student and all about her journey with homeschooling a child with ADHD. She talks about how to help a reluctant reader love books, the importance of reading aloud to special needs students, and how her dedication to homeschooling has actually been a better choice for her family. She also shares tips to help a child with ADHD, Apraxia, and Dyslexia learn. Links & Resources From This Episode Misty's website Misty's podcast Joyfully Homeschooling Sonlight's 30th Anniversary Giveaway Enter today! Need Guidance on How to Start Homeschooling. We can help. Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight Free Sonlight's educational hands-on kits delivered to your door. Order your kit. Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today!

Description & Show Notes  All About Happy Cheetah Reading With Amy Lykosh. Sonlight is now carrying a new remedial reading program called Happy Cheetah Reading. Amy Lykosh, Sarita and John Holzmann's oldest daughter, talks about the program and how it works. Stephanie deep dives with Amy about the creator of the program, Dr. Karen Holinga (also the creator of Spelling You See), the research that helped develop the program, and what a Happy Cheetah Reading lesson looks like.  Links & Resources From This Episode More about Happy Cheetah Reading: About one in five students struggle with learning to read. With Happy Cheetah Reading, students experience success, whether they are brand new to reading or have persevered for several years already. With Happy Cheetah, you can teach your student to read, effortlessly, in just a few minutes a day. Learn More Get your copy of Dr. Karen's The Cure For Reading and Writing Challenges and just pay shipping and handling. Get Your Free Copy. Six No-Fuss Ways to Encourage Summer Reading: Learn more. Need Guidance on How to Start Homeschooling. We can help. Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight Free Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today!

Description & Show Notes  Join Stephanie as she talks with Kristi Clover about how to engage children to help with their education and around the house. Whether you're a veteran homeschooler, new to homeschooling or recently thrown into schooling at home, Kristi's advice can and will help!  Links & Resources From This Episode Kristi's website Sonlight's 30th Anniversary Giveaway Enter today! Need Guidance on How to Start Homeschooling. We can help. Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight Free Sonlight's educational hands-on kits delivered to your door. Order your kit. Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today!

Description & Show Notes  Here Tricia Goyer provides excellent advice for homeschooling families and schooling at home families, alike. Listen in as she explores focusing techniques, books to help your children cope, homeschool schedules that work, ideas for sticking to a routine and so much more.  Links & Resources From This Episode Tricia's website Tricia's blog Do you want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight Free. Sonlight's educational hands-on kits can be delivered to your door. Get your kit. Do you need some foreign language resources? Learn more. Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today. Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today. Tricia's reading group on Facebook Be sure to sign up for the 30 Day Challenge to get practical ideas to help your family go from grumble to gratitude delivered to your inbox. And be sure to grab a copy of Tricia's book!

Description & Show Notes A child can love books yet struggle with reading. It's true! Children can suffer from vision issues, dyslexia, dysgraphia and so much more but still learn to read and actually enjoy books! Homeschooling can help. Homeschooling provides the flexibility to let children learn at their own pace. With homeschooling children can continue learning, even if they get overwhelmed by some of the mechanics connected to a subject. With this flexibility, homeschoolers can focus on learning instead of reading level. If you find an area that your child especially enjoys, let them soar in it! If they need extra time to master a subject, you can take the time needed for that, too. With homeschooling, we can let our children keep moving forward. Here is Luke's story. Links & Resources From This Episode Try Sonlight free to see how a literature-based education can work for your family Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today. Literature-Rich Homeschooling Awakens Your Child's Natural Passion for Learning. Here's how.

Description & Show Notes How to Meet State Requirements with a Four-day Homeschool Week While every state has different requirements and we urge you to check the legal issues concerning homeschooling in your state, here are some great tips on meeting education requirements with a four-day homeschool schedule.  Links & Resources From This Episode What to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Want to learn more about why Sonlight works great for thousands of families: Learn More! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today!

When I tell people that I homeschool my 10 children, they nearly always say, "You must be very organized!" I smile and pinch my husband so he doesn't reveal the truth that I'm not a terribly organized person. Even though I have never used a fancy planner to plot out my life out on paper, I have discovered three key secrets to managing my large family homeschool. Maybe they will help you, too!

During this time of uncertainty, with schools closed, many parents are concerned about what to do next and are searching for advice on schooling at home. Stephanie sits down with two veteran homeschoolers, Judy and Barbara to discuss what parents should do now, advice on how to navigate having children at home and how to keep little minds busy with all that is happening in the world. What better place to get advice but from two moms who have navigated these waters for many years - including ideas on schedules, organization, and time management tips for all parents.