Homeschool Language Arts Curriculum

Teach your children the alphabet and letter sounds. Serve as their scribe as they begin to practice creative writing. Imitate good writing during weekly copywork exercises.

Read more advanced short words. Serve as your children's scribe as they write their first short stories. Imitate good writing during weekly copywork exercises.

Help your children learn to form and organize their thoughts. You might still serve as their scribe as they construct basic sentences and simple paragraphs.

Use the unique Diamond Notes to guide your children step-by-step through the process of writing winning paragraphs. Imitate good writing during weekly copywork exercises.

Write sentences and short paragraphs relatively independently. Imitate good writing during weekly copywork exercises.

Explore various writing styles while learning about mechanics such as similes, metaphors, and hyperbole. Imitate good writing during weekly dictation exercises.

Explore various writing styles and practice advanced writing techniques such as varying sentence length, using active voice, and creating authentic dialog. Recognize and imitate good writing during weekly dictation exercises.

Explore various writing styles and take on advanced writing mechanics and techniques. Recognize and imitate good writing during weekly dictation exercises.

Let creativity blossom through more challenging writing assignments in a variety of writing styles. Imitate good writing during weekly dictation exercises.

Tackle advanced writing assignments and explore basic literary analysis. Imitate good writing with weekly dictation.

Tackle advanced writing assignments and explore basic literary analysis. Imitate good writing with weekly dictation. (Same basic material as Language Arts G.)

Increase mastery of the written word through exercises blending grammar, mechanics, and creative instruction. 

Bridge skills between Middle School and High School. Analyze books, do creative writing, and practice for the SAT.

American Historical Literature is a roughly chronological journey through American History. From Alaska’s Yukon Gold Rush to the Jim Crow South, from Iroquois life in New York to a California girl moving to Mexico, students enjoy a wide variety of settings and genres.

Stories set mostly chronologically through history, mostly by British authors, you’ll travel from first-century Israel to World War II and beyond. An especially rich range of genres, with intellectually challenging books—coupled with delightful books.

From the novelty of the first flush toilet in town to nuclear war—the 20th Century changed everything. This course is a powerful, beautiful collection from this incredible century.

Practice in-depth analysis of classics of American literature. This course includes a balanced mix of books you learn how to read for all they're worth.

Explore how writers have repeated themes over 4000 years and six continents. In this course, you will capture the shared humanity of writers around the world.

A college-prep survey of significant, beautiful literature. A largely self-guided course, students evaluate beauty and literature from an academic perspective and biblical worldview.

Sonlight's early language arts programs include a phonics foundation. You will also find basic phonics for spelling rules in our language arts Instructor's Guide. If you would like to supplement this instruction, browse our homeschool phonics resources here.

Spelling is included in Sonlight Language Arts programs through level 4. Spelling You See is included in our All-Subjects Packages for levels D-F. Browse all spelling products here.

Find homeschool handwriting and penmanship programs here. Choose from one of three prize-winning programs: Handwriting Without Tears, A Reason for Handwriting, and Getty-Dubay Italic Handwriting.

Language Arts Activity Sheets reinforce your teaching and provide assignments that make your children eager to learn how to write well. A variety of activity options coordinate with your students' language arts studies and draw on a range of skills and interests. Weekly notes provide answers to grammar questions and suggested responses for creative writing assignments. Each student should have their own set of Activity Sheets.