"Using Sonlight really helps keep our homeschool days relaxed," says Jana M of Searcy, AR. "The Instructor's Guides are easy to use and allow us to move at our own pace. I especially love the detail in the IGs, allowing me to enrich my son's learning with more detail and biblical references. Visual aids like the Markable Map also make such a difference, since Kage is a visual learner." Here, Kage (6, First Grade ASP) labels the continents on his Markable Map.

With Sonlight as a guide, the countries and people of the world seem like neighbors. God brought our book-loving family together from all over the world. No matter what the reading level, Sonlight has books to entertain, excite and challenge our children to the next level. We're quickly becoming book snobs! Only the best literature, like the books we receive in our Sonlight box each year, make it into our school time and bedtime reading. The H family, including Grace (8), Jack (7), Ana (5) and Will (4), have been exploring their world with Sonlight for four years. Here, they're reading Maps and Globes from Core C.

"Learning through literature enables my kids to feel like they know the characters and to gain a deeper understanding of the past and the world around them. We considered going back to a textbook approach for high school, but after one tedious chapter in a history book, we were reminded what a difference Sonlight makes. My younger kids could answer the test questions better than my high schooler who read the textbook because they'd been reading about the same period in The Story of the World. Making history come alive is a much better way to learn!" In their family's ninth year of Sonlight, Anna (11, Level 100) and Ellie (8, Level D) are eager to open their Box Day treasure.– Bethany N of Yorktown, TX