"The 'fun' of homeschooling left us when we switched to textbooks for a while. We returned to the fun, educational, life-giving books of Sonlight again this year and aren't looking back," writes Heather M of Bulverde, TX. Her oldest daughter Hannah just graduated and credits her years of reading Sonlight books for her higher scores in reading and English as well as her desire to go on the mission field as a nurse. In this photo, the Usborne book Tadpoles and Frogs captures Heather's sons', Samuel (6) and Andrew (8), attention and encourages them to "get out and explore!"

We deeply value that Sonlight allows both parents to be involved in teaching. It's just as easy for Dad to come home and read as it is for Mom to incorporate a book into the 'school day. The world is our classroom, and Sonlight is our ship! We're not bound by schedules or testing requirements or any of the trappings of traditional schooling. We can easily explore concepts we've read about in our Sonlight books. Having such freedom to educate our children when, where and how we want is a treasure! Reading about frogs is nice; exploring a real frog habitat is exciting and enduring. In their first Sonlight year, Ellison (2) is using P3/4 while Kelton (5) studies Core A.

"Sonlight is all we use; we love the full grade option," writes Heather S of Nisland, SD. "I know that when we wrap up week 36 for the year, my kids have way surpassed what my state requires them to do for their school year! As a busy ranch wife and mom, I don't have the time or energy to research what books are best for my kiddos. I love all the work that Sonlight has done researching, updating and putting Instructor's Guides together for me. They boost my confidence and encourage me to be a better teacher than I thought I could be.