Language and Thinking for Young Children

Thank you, Sonlight, for providing a rich and gentle introduction to learning through literature. Sonlight allowed me to teach my older daughters while meeting my new baby's needs with tender flexibility. That same flexibility led us to read on blankets in the yard, curled up by the fire with cups of cocoa or even in our red wagon. Reading together has provided so many cozy moments for our growing family, stirred our imaginations, shaped our character and invited us into a culture of shared stories we'll never forget. Elise (7) and Sadie (5) are studying Core B, as Raina (3) and Hope (11 mos.) come along for the ride on the first-year Sonlight adventure.

We love Sonlight's Language Arts K program! It is more than just writing letters. It incorporates different hands-on activities as well as critical thinking exercises that have opened a new world for my daughter. She has come to love writing, learning about sentence structure, vowels and consonants, and pushing her writing creativity to new levels when creating her stories. Isabella's reading has also grown throughout the year as she started with book one of Fun Tales and moved through the entire series. In her second year of Sonlight, 5-year-old Isabella has fun with the vowel activity worksheets in Language Arts K. Here, she cuts and pastes the letters to see what words she can create next. 

Sonlight is super-organized, yet allows flexibility, making it simple to just teach and expand. This is our first year of homeschooling. As I looked at many programs, I fell in love with your structure and religion-based curriculum. My girls are excited to begin their day with Sonlight. We love it and look forward to each week. There's no looking back! In their first Sonlight year, Kathryn (5) and Alayna (3) are enjoying the Preschool and Kindergarten Multi-Subject programs.