Aiden and Rachel sit curled up on the couch, engrossed in the historical novels they are reading. We spend time afterwards, discussing the chapters they've read, looking at maps of places they've just read about, and recording people and events in their personal time-line books.
This year we escaped with Harriet Tubman, rode through the Civil war with a boy whose family was divided, took a walk on a Moccasin Trail with a white boy who was adopted by Indians, and found his way back to the family he lost. We took a ship around Cape Horn on our way to California for the gold rush with a boy and his butler, and had many more adventures in the books that we received from our Sonlight Curriculum this year.
"Mom, this was my favorite home-school year so far," Aiden's big blue eyes are earnest.
"Really! Wow! What do you like about it?" I really need to know.
"The books we read!" He says, "They hold my attention for longer than boring history books, and I get to experience what life was like in those times."
"What about you, Rachel?"
"I like how historical fiction "sneaks in" history, but they are like books that I would choose for free-reading." She smiles.
That's all thanks to Sonlight. The best part is that both of my older kids(9 and 12 years old) can share the same "core" work. That means we are all reading the same books for history, science, and literature. There is a sense of community, as we discuss what we've read, and ask questions, learn new vocabulary, look at maps Sonlight has provided, and write people and events in our individual timeline books.
I'd definitely recommend this curriculum to anyone who is looking for a Literature-Based Curriculum that keeps family unity at the center, and, of course, requires less work for mom because of it!
-Jennifer
This year we escaped with Harriet Tubman, rode through the Civil war with a boy whose family was divided, took a walk on a Moccasin Trail with a white boy who was adopted by Indians, and found his way back to the family he lost. We took a ship around Cape Horn on our way to California for the gold rush with a boy and his butler, and had many more adventures in the books that we received from our Sonlight Curriculum this year.
"Mom, this was my favorite home-school year so far," Aiden's big blue eyes are earnest.
"Really! Wow! What do you like about it?" I really need to know.
"The books we read!" He says, "They hold my attention for longer than boring history books, and I get to experience what life was like in those times."
"What about you, Rachel?"
"I like how historical fiction "sneaks in" history, but they are like books that I would choose for free-reading." She smiles.
That's all thanks to Sonlight. The best part is that both of my older kids(9 and 12 years old) can share the same "core" work. That means we are all reading the same books for history, science, and literature. There is a sense of community, as we discuss what we've read, and ask questions, learn new vocabulary, look at maps Sonlight has provided, and write people and events in our individual timeline books.
I'd definitely recommend this curriculum to anyone who is looking for a Literature-Based Curriculum that keeps family unity at the center, and, of course, requires less work for mom because of it!
-Jennifer
Comments
~Luke