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Refresh and Refuel Your Homeschool Description & Show Notes Creating a visual representation of your visions and goals can help make them a reality. Listen in as Stephanie and Judy provide an opportunity for you to recharge, refocus, and refuel your homeschool vision. As an added bonus, get a FREE downloadable scrapbook to help keep the WHY of homeschooling at your fingertips. Free Refuel Your Homeschool scrapbook download: https://bit.ly/39oHoVk Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections.

What You Need to Know to Start Homeschooling Description & Show Notes Once you have made the decision to start homeschooling, where do you begin? Have you ever wished that someone would just give you a checklist so you could mark off the steps to get your homeschool off the ground? Pull up your comfy chair and listen in while our panel of veteran homeschool moms cover some of those items from your checklist: - Am I required to have a degree of some sort to teach my children at home? - How do I find the right curriculum? Especially if I have multiple children and they have radically different personalities? - You don’t know how poor I was at math when I was a student. How am I ever going to teach my kids math?! - There is no room in my tiny little house for a schoolroom. Now what? - Organization is a foreign language to me. How can I possibly keep track of all the books and supplies and records and “stuff”? These ladies will share practical ideas and encouragement from their years of experience, as not only homeschool moms but also their 20+ years of counseling and directing families at homeschool conventions. They are passionate about helping families get a good start on their homeschool journey. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections.

Chart Your Path from Public School to Homeschool Description & Show Notes Now more than ever, you might be faced with some very real and urgent decisions to make about your children’s education. Perhaps you’ve never even considered homeschooling as an option for your family. Or perhaps you have known that you need to make a change for your kids, and homeschooling has been kicking around in the back of your mind for some time. On today's podcast, these veteran homeschoolers talk in-depth about making the transition from public or private education to home education. Listen to one veteran homeschool mom talk about her experience transitioning to homeschooling as a child. And another mom who made the decision to move her own children to a homeschool model.  If you have been asking yourself the following questions, this workshop is for you: - I don’t have a teaching degree, how can I possibly teach my children? - Will my kids suffer academically by being homeschooled? Will they be able to get into college? - Is homeschooling even legal?  These and many other questions will be covered by our panel of veteran homeschool moms. Drawing on their experiences homeschooling their children, as well as over 20+ years of counseling families at homeschool conventions across the US and Canada, they are passionate about sharing an education choice that has worked so well for them. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections.

A Beginner's Guide to Homeschooling Description & Show Notes Whether you are new to homeschooling or been around for a few years, join this panel of veterans as they discuss tips and tricks for homeschooling with a literature-based curriculum, like Sonlight. This discussion starts at the beginning with an explanation of what exactly “literature-based learning” is but quickly shifts to advice and encouragement for new and veteran homeschoolers alike. We talk about tackling all the reading aloud, tips on storing books, a glimpse into how graduated Sonlighters have fared academically after learning from reading great books, and much more! Join our panel of veteran homeschool moms as they talk about their own experiences homeschooling with a literature-based Sonlight Curriculum. Based on their years of using Sonlight with their children, as well as counseling many families at homeschool conventions over the past 20+ years, these ladies have some sage wisdom to share that will help to ease your concerns about choosing Sonlight for your family. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections.

Top Ten Homeschool Questions Description & Show Notes We've gathered the top ten homeschool questions our Sonlight Advisors and Curriculum Consultant hear from parents and asked the experts! We cover everything from time management and homeschooling with toddlers in the house, to creating high school transcripts and homeschooling a strong-willed child. Sometimes it’s just nice to sit down with someone who has “been there and done that” to pick their brain and learn from their experience. This podcast features three veteran homeschool moms who regularly interact with families seeking answers about educating their children. Listen in as Sheila, Barb, and Judy share stories from their own homeschool journeys as well as offering answers and suggestions to your questions and concerns. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections.

Teacher Sabbath Description & Show Notes What exactly is a Teacher Sabbath? It's more than a break from the day-to-day, it’s a cease and desist to regroup and find a healthy balance between no rest and daily massages. Join us as we define what Teacher Sabbath means, why it's important, and how to find balance in your self-care moments. Listen in to gather ideas for how you can take a breather to get much-needed rest and why you should! Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections.

Adjusting Sonlight to Fit Your Life Description & Show Notes Think of homeschooling and you might picture studious children sitting around the dining room table, all their heads bowed over workbooks in concentration. Or you might imagine day-long field trips to the planetarium or living-history museum. Then when you think about homeschooling *your* children, those pictures evaporate and you immediately find yourself thinking, “I could never homeschool because …” fill in the blank. We all know that life happens! Be sure to tune in to listen to our veteran homeschool panel discuss practical ways to adjust Sonlight to fit your life. Some of them have faced these, and other issues, that required them to find creative ways to homeschool “in spite of” life’s challenges. Keeping up with life when things are “normal” is challenging enough. You won’t want to miss the sound advice that these ladies have to offer. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you.Download a Sample! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections.

Sonlight's New Kindergarten Program: Exploring American History Description & Show Notes Enjoy discovering America's history with your young adventures through this 36-week program, fully planned Kindergarten program. Sonlight K shares the stories of key events and important people in American history. You’ll encounter key statesmen and meet the four presidents on Mount Rushmore. You’ll cover the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, “The Star-Spangled Banner” (the song and the flag itself), and much more. You won’t find another program like this on the market. It’s unique. And fascinating and fun! Inspire a love of learning as you explore America’s unique history with reading stories of the men and women, artists and presidents, plus a computer programmer, an enslaved potter, a determined dog, a joyful puppeteer—more than three score short biographies. Feast on more than two dozen of the best children’s books on the planet, carefully selected from the tens of thousands published each year. Guide your children confidently each day with lesson plans, teaching tips, and materials for the entire year. Join us as we talk about how you can discover America's history with your young adventurer through this 36-week, fully planned Kindergarten program. We dive into why Sonlight added the new kindergarten program, why it’s American history focused. and how the Instructor’s Guide helps new and veteran Sonlighters navigate their student’s first year. We also discuss the new Heroes and Happenings book that functions as the spine of the program. Links & Resources From This Episode Get started with Sonlight's Kindergarten program today. Learn more! Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections.

Tips for Teaching Multiple Students with Sonlight Description & Show Notes You are convinced that literature-based learning is the way to go in your family homeschool. But this morning you woke up from a nightmare involving 20 children (where did they all come from?!) and stacked boxes of homeschool curriculum filling your house. Whether it was from something you ate, or just your uncertainty about managing academics for all your children, we are here to put those fears to rest. Join our panel of veteran Sonlight moms as they share practical advice from their own homeschool journey teaching multiple children with Sonlight. We will discuss how to combine different ages in one Sonlight History / Bible / Literature level and how to work through multiple Sonlight Level. We also cover how to use multiple Sonlight levels, what Couch and Table subjects are and how do they help streamline our homeschool experience. We also provide advice and encouragement on how to organize and keep track of your homeschool materials. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download a Sample Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections.

A Relaxing Approach to Holiday School Description & Show Notes Making time to celebrate the season with your family can seem impossible with the numerous tasks that come along with making "merry" AND homeschooling. In fact, many veteran homeschoolers take a longer break for the Holidays, while some adjust their school schedule to make time to celebrate with family and friends. It's always good to remember to incorporate lessons about the reason for the season with your children. Join Sheila, Lisa, Judy, and Stephanie as we help define what schooling through the holidays could be, how to adjust your schedule to fit in celebrating the season. and get some practical advice and ideas for a relaxing approach to Holiday school. /p> Links & Resources From This Episode Get Sonlight's FREE Advent download: Download for FREE Today! Interested in a deeper dive into Advent? Consider Sonlight's NEW Advent Unit Study. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download a Sample Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections.

Practical Tips for Literature-Based Learning Description & Show Notes Learn how to navigate literature-based learning with practical tips and tricks as Judy, Christie, and Sheila provide practical tips for literature-based learning.  At Sonlight, we believe that great stories lay the foundation for the best kind of education. That’s why Sonlight utilizes great literature (like historical fiction, biographies, and other award-winning titles and hands-on activities) to deliver an engaging and complete education that extends beyond textbook memorization. We think literature-based education makes learning information more enjoyable, conveys information in a format that is easy to remember, encourages you to interact with your children, and plays a huge role in raising lifelong learners. Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download a Sample Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections.

Getting Your Kids to Focus and Kissing Behavior Issues Good-bye Description & Show Notes Are you new to homeschooling or still adjusting to the new year? You'll want to listen in if your family is struggling with focusing, adjusting to homeschooling, or experiencing behavior issues. This video includes SO MUCH ADVICE and multiple ideas to give your family a homeschool adjustment. Join in as Judy and Sarah from YouTube's Our Tribe of Many's, share encouragement and tips on getting children to focus on homeschool. Sarah is a Sonlight homeschooling mom of 10. Judy is a veteran Sonlighter with 3 adult children and a second-generation Sonlight grandchild starting this year,. Between the two of them, they have many children and years of experience to share with you. We tackle some hard homeschool topics with gentle advice and tricks on approaching sibling rivalry, handling a refusal to work, and even getting your child to see you as "teacher." Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download a Sample Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections.

Homeschool Tips for the Working Parent Description & Show Notes Being a working parent is tough whether you homeschool or not. Adding any additional responsibilities outside of working, raising children, and running a household can seem impossible. You might be surprised to know that it's not impossible. It's actually very doable with the right curriculum. We would never claim that homeschooling while working doesn't include a hectic schedule and a huge lifestyle change. Yes, there may be days that you are exhausted. With Sonlight's all-in-one, fully planned curriculum, homeschooling while working can be easier and more approachable. You will read books instead of learning from a textbook, you can approach learning on a flexible schedule and it can actually improve your relationship with your children based on the conversations that will stem from reading great books. If you think about it, you are your child's first teacher. Listen in as Jen, Judy and Stephanie talk through advice and tips for the working parent. Just because you work, doesn't mean you can't homeschool, it just may take some creative thinking and a few changes but you've got this! You can homeschool and Sonlight can help.   Links & Resources From This Episode Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download a Sample Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections.

Overcoming Your Fear of Homeschooling Description & Show Notes Suggest the idea of homeschooling to some parents and they immediately say “not me” or shake their heads in disbelief and change the subject. Dig a little deeper and you may find that the real reasons for dismissing the possibility of homeschooling include: - Not knowing where to begin - Being certain that you lack the patience to teach your child(ren) - Fear of the time commitment required - Lack of confidence in your ability to teach some/all subjects These are only some of the reasons why homeschooling seems an impossible task. Truth be told, every mom that has decided to homeschool has faced these (and likely other) fears and concerns. You will not want to miss this insightful conversation with Katy, homeschool mom, and blogger at homefrontlilies.com, as well as Judy and Stephanie from Sonlight as they explore this topic and offer concrete suggestions for removing any barriers between you and homeschooling your children.  Links & Resources From This Episode How to Overcome Your Fear of Homeschooling. Read Katy's blog post! Learn more about Katy on her blog homefrontlilies.com. What to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download a Sample Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today!

Homeschool Scheduling Advice and Practical Tips Description & Show Notes Join Stephanie, Judy, Jen, and Ann as they provide homeschool scheduling advice and practical tips on how you can fit everything thing in! As a parent, you are already busy, but remember there are 168 hours in a week to help you accomplish everything on your to-do list. Homeschooling doesn't have to be 8-3, Monday-Friday. You get to make your own schedule. It can be structured or flexible - whatever works for your family. Listen in for tips and tricks for on working binders, science experiment Saturdays, bed-time read alouds with dad, adjusting homeschool to fit your family schedule, how to homeschool as working parents AND MORE!  Links & Resources From This Episode What to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download a Sample Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today!

Time for a Homeschool Progress Report? Description & Show Notes Now that we are weeks into the homeschool year, are you finding areas where your child is struggling and shining? After working through the first couple weeks of multiplication are you realizing that your child might not actually know the math facts? Or maybe you are learning your child isn't exactly where they seemed to be in reading. If you are now aware of where your child might need more focus, you might be looking for ways to adjust things to fit your child's needs. Listen in for advice and encouragement about becoming aware of where your child is and making successful adjustments to charge through the rest of the year.   Links & Resources From This Episode What to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download a Sample Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today!

Description & Show Notes When Sonlight’s founder, Sarita Holzmann, first realized she needed to homeschool, she was not thrilled. She found herself overwhelmed, uncertain, and reluctant. After starting, she found that, with her literature-rich method, she actually loved this new dimension of her life. At that time, there were no complete curriculum programs available; moms had to assemble products piecemeal. She started Sonlight because she found that homeschooling was such a blessing to her and her family, and she wanted to make that blessing available to others … like you. As Sonlight celebrates 30 years of connecting families and helping kids love to learn, hear Sarita’s powerful story and be encouraged by her amassed homeschool advice. Join Stephanie as she talks with Sarita and Judy about their #sonlightstory. They will talk in detail about how literature-based learning will have your children begging for one more chapter. The podcast is full of veteran homeschool advice and encouragement invaluable to both new and veteran homeschoolers.   Links & Resources From This Episode What to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Looking for a temporary homeschool curriculum option? Check out Sonlight's 9-week Curriculum Packages. Order yours today! Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download a Sample Instructor's Guide! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today!

Description & Show Notes Meet Sonlight's Mission Agency Partners: Mission India, Pioneers, The Seed Company and Far East Broadcasting Company Since 1990, John and Sarita have had missionary support held in their heart. When Sarita started Sonlight her initial purpose was to enable missionary families to stay one more year on the field. You see, the second most common reason—at least back in 1990—was because they didn't know what to do about their children's education. Sarita knew she could do something about that and she set to work starting Sonlight. This year as part of Sonlight's 30th-anniversary celebration, we are combining the two things that helped start Sonlight; books and missions into our first ever Sonlight Read-A-Thon. Children can raise money for missions, simply by reading great books. And Sonlight will match the donations up to $200,000. Together let’s raise at least $400,000 to support the ministry of these participating agencies. To kick off Sonlight Connections: A Homeschool Podcast's second season, Stephanie is talking with the four mission agencies involved in the Sonlight Read-A-Thon, Mission India, Pioneers, The Seed Company and Far East Broadcasting Company.   Links & Resources From This Episode Interested in reading for missions? Learn more about the Sonlight Read-A-Thon! What to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today!

Description & Show Notes Turning Children Into Book LoversーOne Chapter at a Time with Sarita Holzmann Humans are wired for stories and storytelling! That’s what makes great literature and delightful narratives so effective for teaching. Learn how to choose the best books for your homeschool, using Sarita Holzmann’s 7-part test. Also, find out what kinds of books to avoid and how to get your kids begging for just one more chapter-even if they aren’t in love with reading yet.  Links & Resources From This Episode What to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Sonlight's 30th Anniversary Giveaway Enter today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today!

Description & Show Notes Teaching Multiple Ages with Literature with Rhonda, Sandy and Sheila Literature-based learning is a great choice for teaching children across multiple ages. There is no better way to create a relationship and develop strong bonds between your children that will last a lifetime. Learn how to establish an environment that encourages learning together. Veteran Sonlight homeschool moms, Rhonda, Sandy and Sheila, share practical ideas for planning and organizing your time to incorporate shared learning through the use of good literature.  Links & Resources From This Episode What to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Sonlight's 30th Anniversary Giveaway Enter today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today!