I have a friend who uses another curriculum, and she is always stressed out about time. Sonlight is different. I feel free to teach my children using their learning styles and my teaching style. The Instructor's Guides are great – I know exactly what to do each day. We can take time off if needed for spontaneity or vacation or whatever. The single BEST thing about Sonlight is all the wonderful books. Here, superhero Maximus (6) reads his morning devotions.

Sonlight lessons are all planned out for me and they include all kinds of fun activities. This was our first year homeschooling. I've been terribly busy and sleep-deprived with a new baby and three young children. Using Sonlight's Science A program was the best decision I could have made. Although the program is laid out in a weekly schedule, I've found it easy to adjust according to our needs. Some weeks we do a bit each day. Other times we have a 'Science Day' and do a week's worth of lessons and activities all at once. I simply pick up where we left off. Here, Gideon (2), Miriam (5) and Tabitha (6) make "hot lava" while studying volcanoes.

"Sonlight has been a dream come true for us; I get to teach my children in a way that we all love," writes Princess M of Witbank, South Africa. "Homeschooling with Sonlight has allowed us to go where my husband's work takes us, without disrupting their education. With Sonlight, our children are getting a quality education as well as firsthand life skills!" In this picture, Princess' son, Amohelang (13) unboxes his History / Bible / Literature H curriculum. Meanwhile, his younger brother decided to make clothes from the filler paper, and his siblings declared a Box Day Fashion Show!" The M's have been homeschooling for four years, the last two with Sonlight.