FREE FAMILY ACTIVITIES, EBOOKS & DOWNLOADS
Seasonal Celebrations
Celebrate meaningful moments throughout the year with family-centered learning activities that help children understand traditions, faith, and cultures around the world.
Christmas Around the World
Infuse your holiday traditions with Christmas customs, recipes, and crafts from 19 countries around the world. Enter your email address below to receive a printable Christmas Around the World ebook.
An Introduction to Advent
From our family to yours, download our free Advent materials and gather together to enjoy a time of preparation and remembrance for the coming Christmas season.
A Simple Holy Week Guide For Families
For many families, Easter morning arrives without much time spent reflecting on the events leading up to the resurrections. But the joy of Easter becomes more meaningful when we walk through the full story of Holy Week. Use this guide to prepare for Easter with meaningful traditions rooted in Scripture
Character Building Activities
These character-building printables are designed to help children develop essential life skills in a fun, engaging, and meaningful way. Through thoughtfully crafted activities, reflection prompts, and interactive exercises, kids explore values like responsibility, empathy, honesty, and perseverance.
The Sonlight Gratitude Kit
Free printables and activities include:
- 30-Day Gratitude Calendar
- Printable Gratitude Trees and Leaves to write what you are grateful for
- More activities like thank-you notes, coloring pages, and poems
Cover the World with Love
Download your FREE "Cover the World with Love" PDF and enjoy 28 meaningful acts of service for your family. Print the globe, add hearts, and watch your love grow day by day! Grab your copy today!
Conversation Starters
Great learning often begins with meaningful conversation. These printable conversation starters help families discuss important ideas, explore faith, and build strong connections.
Thanksgiving Conversation Starter Cards
We encourage you to intentionally set aside a few moments with your family to express thankfulness and appreciation for your blessings. Download these free conversation cards to get you started!
Christmas Conversation Starter Cards
We encourage your family to intentionally set aside a few moments this holiday season to express joy, hope, and peace. Download these free Christmas conversation prompts to spark meaningful chats between parents and children.
Academic Celebrations
First Day of Homeschool Traditions
The first day of homeschool isn’t just another date on the calendar—it marks the start of a brand-new chapter in your family’s learning journey. Whether you’re just beginning or heading into your tenth year, simple, joy-filled traditions can set the tone for a confident and connected year ahead. This guide includes free printables, easy first-day activities, and meaningful keepsakes your kids will treasure.
Back to Homeschool Night
Everything you need to make back to homeschool night extra special:
- A "Back-to-Homeschool" Night banner
- A "Welcome to [insert grade or homeschool name]" sign
- Stickers to personalize a binder or study space
- Prayer Jar Sheet
- Goal Setting Sheets for students and parents
Academic Activities
Try a Sonlight Science Experiment!
Experience a hands-on experiment from Sonlight Science K! Enter your email address below to receive a PDF copy of instructions for Sonlight's science experiment: How is Chocolate Made?
U.S. Elections Unit Study
Studying U.S. elections has never been easier! Use this free unit study to introduce your children to the presidential election process in a simple, thorough way.
Summer Reading Challenge Kit
Download the Printable At-Home Reading Kit for Summer or Any Time of the Year. This Summer Reading Kit includes a wide range of free resources—including a free Summer Reading Poster—that’ll keep your child engaged with books all summer long.
The Summer Olympic Games—Tokyo 2020 Unit Study
The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will be celebrated from July 23 to August 8, 2021. Take advantage of the thrill of the Olympics to teach your children the geography and history of the host country—Japan. In this FREE Summer Olympics unit study, you and your children will work through an 9-day guide with reading passages (included), printable maps, and notebooking pages.
Free Educational Travel Guides
A Family Travel Guide to Historic Williamsburg
One ticket. Five parks. Seven days. An unforgettable trip. Virginia is home to some of the greatest historical landmarks of colonial America. The Historic Triangle provides a peek into America's journey from English settlement to the independence of a new nation. When you are ready to visit, make the most of your time with these practical, tried-and-true tips.
Navigating Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
Enjoy a day or a long weekend exploring Monticello and the surrounding area.Visiting this estate can be a wonderful addition as you study American History. Download this full-color free digital travel guide today to help you navigate Monticello and all the additional historical locations surrounding Monticello.
PARENT EBOOK RESOURCES
Resources for New Homeschoolers
Homeschooling 101
Get answers to the most common questions beginning homeschoolers have, and learn the basics you need to know to start your own homeschooling journey today.
The Benefits of Homeschooling
Discover if homeschooling is right for your family! The benefits, challenges and even Sonlight founder Sarita Holzmann she shares some of the biggest benefits that she found homeschooling offered her family.
The Pros and Cons of Homeschooling
This Pros and Cons of Homeschooling eBook includes an overview of the three types of schooling (Public, Private or Home school), plus a guide to help you choose with confidence! You will get a thorough look at the broad educational options available to you.
A Beginner's Blueprint to Language Arts
Confused about Language Arts? Download this FREE, no-stress guide to teaching Language Arts with purpose and get the confidence you need to teach Language Arts today.
Encouragement
Refuel Your Homeschool
Having your goals, a mission statement and special homeschool memories in one easy to access place will serve as a reminder of why you homeschool and also help you track progress.
It Was Worth It!
Do you wonder if homeschooling is worth it? Want reassurance that it's the right thing to do for your family? This compilation of inspiring and encouraging stories written by everyday moms, as well as some of the biggest names in the homeschooling community, is a must-read for parents who want to give their children the best education ever.
Academic Resources
Homeschool High School Transcripts
This free ebook walks you through what a transcript is, how to prepare one, and what credit you might offer for your children’s high school studies. You won't want to prepare a homeschool high school transcript without this download!
REQUEST A FREE CATALOG
Find your ideal homeschool curriculum in the pages of Sonlight's free catalog. Browse Sonlight's award-winning literature-based curriculum and academically excellent products in all subjects—for all grades.
