Core 2

Are you new to Sonlight, or homeschooling in general? If so, please take a look at our Newcomer™ 2 package! It's our recommended complete homeschool curriculum in one, easy to order package.

Journey to another place and time!

Sit back and enjoy teaching-made-easy and learning-made-fun! This year, you will set sail with Vikings, recount the heroic exploits of Robin Hood, and ride a mighty Lippizan stallion. Excitement, adventure and a love for learning await your children. "All aboard!"

INSTRUCTOR'S GUIDE

Hassle-Free Homeschooling!

You don't need any prior teaching experience. The step-by-step Core 2 Instructor's Guide makes it easy to unlock the full learning potential of your children.

You'll love our completely flexible and hassle-free system of organization that is provided in 36 "weekly" schedule pages. Want to spend an entire day on one subject? No problem. Simply "check off" assignments as you go.

Best of all, you'll have peace of mind knowing that over 50 years of combined educational experience guides your every step as you spend your time teaching your kids, not planning their education.

HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY

Continue your exciting journey through world history!

Your Introduction to World History, Part 2 expeditions will take you and your children in search of great historical treasures from the fall of Rome to the present day. Core 2 completes the two-year study of world history that you began in Core 1.

You and your children will read biographies, historical fiction and other stories that are so rich, you will feel as if you have been transported to another time and place.

Tag along with Michelangelo as he creates some of the world's most stunning artistic masterpieces.
Follow Joy Ridderhof to Honduras, Mexico, Alaska, the Philippines, and Africa. Even as she faces wartime restrictions, lack of money, equipment falling apart, hardships and uncertainties, you will see God at work.
Cheer a young Queen who rules England wisely and well.
Travel to China with Gladys Aylward who, in spite of extreme hardship and constant obstacles, reaches an entire province for Christ.
Pray for countries and people groups that are largely unreached with the gospel of Christ in Window on the World.

READ-ALOUDS

Cuddle up and read

Put your feet up, hug the kids tightly, and stir up all your imaginations through 18 Read-Aloud classics:

Unwrap many of life's most valuable lessons from an engaging cast of talking animals (without having to make a single mistake yourself).
Get a candid, "insider's" peek into the daily life of a medieval castle through the eyes of 11-year-old Tobias Burgess—a page in his uncle's castle.
Weep with a little orphan girl (once a princess of India) as she discovers the value of true friends.

READERS

Readers 2 Package:

Ideal for those who have progressed to reading long-vowel, 5- and 6-letter words with moderate ﬂuency and who require extra white space between sentences and fewer words on a page.
Books sport short chapters, lots of illustrations, and an easy-to-hold size.
Eighteen easy reader books carry your children into engaging worlds of imagination.

OR Readers 2 Intermediate Package:

Ideal for children who read long-vowel, 5- and 6-letter words ﬂuently but could still beneﬁt from more practice before progressing to more complex chapter books.
Compelling short-chapter stories use controlled vocabulary and illustrations to encourage reading.
Books utilize mid-ﬁrst through third grade reading levels.