How to Learn Through Literature

If you are new to Sonlight, the idea of learning through literature may be new or unknown. When you teach using living books, your children absorb information in a fun way that is easy to retain. As the original literature-based curriculum, we’ll tell you all about learning the Sonlight way - enriching discussions and shared experiences that will help your family develop a love for learning.

Speakers: Sunny Raybern, Judy Wnuk, Christie Cook
Time: 9am
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Play-Based vs. Structured Learning for Preschool and Pre-K

When it comes to preschool or pre-k, these early years lay the foundation for a lifetime of learning. It can be daunting determining when you should start formal education or what methods you should use. Here at Sonlight, we gently introduce learning to kids through literature and Montessori activities which make homeschooling fun. Listen in as we help you determine your child’s readiness and how to get started with your youngest learners.

Speakers: Sunny Raybern, Emme Kim, Jen Price
Time: 10am
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To Combine or Not to Combine

One of the best parts of using a literature-based curriculum is the opportunity to combine kids into the same program even if they’re not the same age. In this session, we’ll walk you through how it works, things to consider, and the pros and cons of combining certain subjects, so you can choose what will give your family the best homeschool experience.

Speakers: Sunny Raybern, Ann Kuebler, Amber Severance
Time: 11am
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Your Homeschool Legal Questions Answered

Whether you are new to homeschooling or simply moving to a new place, it’s not uncommon to be confused about your legal requirements. In this session, you’ll hear from an expert and former Sonlight student. Amy Buchmeyer, attorney with the Homeschool Legal Defense Association, will answer all the questions they often receive as the authority on homeschool laws. Learn about record-keeping, academics, teaching children with special needs, what to do if you move, your child’s future career options, college, and more.

Speaker: Amy Buchmeyer, HSLDA
Time: 12pm
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How to Use Your Sonlight Instructor’s Guides to Pull it All Together

A Sonlight Instructor’s Guide (IG) turns a stack of beautiful, living books into a full curriculum that’s easy to teach. We’ve done all the planning for you and provided you a road map for the entire school year, You’ll be amazed at how much you all learn, so easily and enjoyably with notes and teaching tips along the way, In this session, we’ll tell you all about how to make your big blue binder(s) your own and multiple ways to use this tool in your homeschool.

Speakers: Sunny Raybern, Lisa Fountain, Sheila DelCharco
Time: 1pm
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Starting from Scratch

Homeschooling in elementary school can be so fun, but it can be challenging as well. Young children are learning so much for the first time, and every child develops differently. If you’re struggling to teach or worried about teaching elementary school, we’d love to help you figure it all out! You’ll receive practical advice for choosing the right level, ensuring progression, staying on task, and keeping school enjoyable.

Speakers: Sunny Raybern, Amy Parsley, Robin McGibeny
Time: 2pm
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Homeschool Your Way

Listen in to gather some ideas and make your homeschool experience entirely unique to your family. Sonlight guides you and makes homeschooling easy, but there’s no one right way. Just as everyone is different, homeschooling is easily customized to what works best for you. Take advantage of the flexibility and discover how enjoyable learning together can be when you homeschool your way!

Speakers: Sunny Raybern, Lisa Fountain, Sheila DelCharco
Time: 3pm
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Create a Language Immersion Homeschool Even if You Only Know English!

Shift from struggling to learn a foreign language to actually using it every day creating an unparalleled experience in your home. Adelaide Olguin of TalkBox.mom shows you the proven roadmap to speaking in a different language using natural language progression. Parents are the most successful language teachers in the world, but so many approaches don’t teach the way they do. Learn the way you learned your first language, and you will progress daily. You can do it even if you don’t speak another language yet! She’ll explain how simple it is to lay the foundation and experience life-changing results.

Join us live for this session for a chance to win 1 Box + Phrasebook bundle in Spanish (Retail $105)! Two lucky attendees will also win a Phrasebook in Spanish (Retail $35 each).

Speaker: Adelaide Olguin, TalkBox.mom
Time: 4pm
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Mastering Middle School

Middle school is a transitional time when your kids have moved beyond the years of early learning and are moving towards greater independence. It’s a time when expectations change, and you start looking towards the future. If you’re wondering how to master middle school, what to plan, or how to best relate to your preteen/teen, you’re in the right place.

Speakers: Sunny Raybern, Jen Price, Christie Cook
Time: 10am
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Breaking Homeschool Stereotypes

Anyone can homeschool and no two homeschool families are the same, but it doesn’t always feel that way. If misconceptions are holding you back, you don’t know how to justify concerns from others, or you feel alone, we’re here to break those Homeschool stereotypes. Join the conversation with four homeschool veterans and be encouraged as they discuss common homeschool myths and share their unique experiences.

Speakers: Sunny Raybern, Jen Price, Amy Parsley, Christie Cook
Time: 11am
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Books as Mirrors and Windows

Join Amber O’Neal Johnston, speaker, author, and veteran homeschool mom, as she explains how to blend quality living books with an inclusive atmosphere. She’ll teach you how and why to give your children a wide variety of literary options according to their needs and circumstances. In turn, you’ll foster diversity, kinship, equity, and inclusion. You’ll learn to build bridges by focusing on what we all have in common: a desire for our children to be loved and to love others.

Join us live for this session and two lucky attendees will win a copy of Amber's new book A Place to Belong.

Speaker: Amber O’Neal Johnston, Heritage Mom
Time: 12pm
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How to Teach Writing with Sonlight Language Arts

Demystify teaching your kids to write with Sonlight Language Arts. You do not have to be a great writer yourself to teach your kids to write well. When your children were young, you taught them to speak as you spoke to them. In the same vein, children learn to write by learning from good models of writing—and trying out those models for themselves. In this session, we’ll explain just how easy teaching writing with Sonlight LA can be.

Speakers: Sunny Raybern, Rhonda Helmreich, Sheila DelCharco
Time: 1pm
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Finishing the Journey

Whether your children are in high school already or you’re simply planning ahead, there’s a lot to think about when it comes to homeschooling teens. We’re here to break it all down, so you don’t have to stress and can enjoy those last few years of your kid’s childhood. You can help your children figure out their next steps, graduate, and move onto college and careers successfully!

Speakers: Sunny Raybern, Lisa Fountain, Johna Lawrence
Time: 2pm
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You Can Homeschool!

Do you wonder if you can really homeschool? Or are you in the middle of a really hard time, and you’re trying to figure out how to keep going? Life has overwhelming seasons, but you can do this! We’re going to tell you how to face your fears, overcome challenges, find a good rhythm, and love your homeschool experience.

Speakers: Sunny Raybern, Ann Kuebler, Amber Severance
Time: 3pm
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Beyond Baking Cookies: Cooking Routines for Homeschool Families

Do your children know how to cook? Katie Kimball from Kids Cook Real Food shows you how vitally important cooking skills are, and she’ll share her 3-step superpower process to teach kids anything. Learn all about teaching knife skills, fitting cooking into your homeschool routine, inspiring therapeutic creativity, and motivating kids to get into the kitchen. You’ll also discover how to simply incorporate meal planning, food prep, and cleaning up into your family’s lifestyle.

Join us live for this session and you'll have a chance to win a Kids Cook Real Food eCourse VIP membership, and one paid #LifeSkillsNow virtual summer camp!

Speaker: Katie Kimball, Kids Cook Real Food
Time: 4pm
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