kristinannie Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 This is how I envision using it (most of the books anyway). I LOVE their selections and think they are great books, but I want to do the lower cores just as read alouds. I was thinking that I could supplement whatever history time period I am doing with SL books from that time period. I have heard that the IG doesn't offer much in the way of a curriculum (mostly just a list of when to read things). I was just wondering if anyone else did SL this way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calandalsmom Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 This is how I envision using it (most of the books anyway). I LOVE their selections and think they are great books, but I want to do the lower cores just as read alouds. I was thinking that I could supplement whatever history time period I am doing with SL books from that time period. I have heard that the IG doesn't offer much in the way of a curriculum (mostly just a list of when to read things). I was just wondering if anyone else did SL this way? Well the IG certainly offers a lot in the way of curriculum IMO. I dont find it useful personally but it is a whole lot of information. At least ten lbs worth. Certainly. I think you can use the read a louds to supplement your history studies very successfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 That's how we have done 3/4, 4/5, and K. Someone just gave me the IG for 1st, and as much as I appreciate it, after looking through it, I see us doing 1st the same way. I do like the discussion questions in the 1st IG, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 I am going to order some of the books to go in our MFW book basket. I don't know if that is what you want to know though. I have not made final decisions on what ones yet though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 We're not doing SL anymore, but I definitely am using the cataogue for RA ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eloquacious Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 So far, I've bought almost all of the books for 3/4 and some for 4/5, separately and almost all used, without buying the IG. We are undecided if our boys will attend a school or not, but if they do I'll probably use many of those books (and recommendations from TOG) as home read alouds to accompany what they're learning in school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByGrace3 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 This is what we are doing. We are using SOTW 1 next year and I bought all the SL books for Ancients for the grammar stage (there is a list online that groups SL books in the 4 yr history schedule) and then we are reading other SL books as read alouds. In addition, I bought all the Sonlight 2 readers for this year. We actually just got home from the library a few minutes ago, and in hand was the Sonlight pk4/5 and K book lists that we are working of off. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristinannie Posted June 6, 2011 Author Share Posted June 6, 2011 This is what we are doing. We are using SOTW 1 next year and I bought all the SL books for Ancients for the grammar stage (there is a list online that groups SL books in the 4 yr history schedule) and then we are reading other SL books as read alouds. In addition, I bought all the Sonlight 2 readers for this year. We actually just got home from the library a few minutes ago, and in hand was the Sonlight pk4/5 and K book lists that we are working of off. :) I would love to have a link to that online list for SL books! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByGrace3 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 I would love to have a link to that online list for SL books! Here ya go :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristinannie Posted June 6, 2011 Author Share Posted June 6, 2011 here ya go :001_smile: thank you!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeeBeaks Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Here ya go :001_smile: That is fantastic! We have done the full cores so far (through core 3), but we're next year going to just use the books and not the IG. I have used the IG less and less, and this year the cost is just prohibitive for what is offered for our family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 The first year we did SL, I used the IG for about 2 weeks. After that, it just sat there. So, we basically use SL read-alouds, readers and the history read-alouds on our own. This year, I sat down with every book title and sequenced them chronologically, read reviews on each book and added some project ideas on my own. We're doing Core 3 (or core D or whatever it is) and the book selection is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdkidsmom Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Last year we did core k. I used the ig for a few weeks then I found myself just pulling out the books needed for the week and reading them however we wanted. Next year we are going to use MFW Adventures and add in books from core 3 to beef it up for my 3rd grader:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABQmom Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 We have done SL that way. I pick books from their picks that go along with the time period we are studying, and I add in SOTW for a spine to keep us on track. I deviated this year to TOG and NO ONE was happy. We are going back to that kind of history this fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meldamo Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 We have used their book suggestions for years. The rest just doesn't work for our style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nunny11 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 (edited) Here ya go :001_smile: Thanks for this list! Edited June 7, 2011 by Nunny11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicA Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I am planning on doing the read alouds for Sonlight K this year with my 5.5dd. I would actually love to find an IG for cheap, because it would be great to have the questions for the read alouds. I have decided Sonlight isn't for us, but I do love their read aloud selections and I have already started to buy them so that we can start in July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevilla Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I use them as our go-to library book list - I made separate amazon.com wishlists for each core so that I can just click and request from my library whenever we need new books :). My other library book reference list (i use this as unit studies for prek/k ages) is here: http://weefolkart.com/content/homeschool-companion-guides Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick_Mom Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 We have done SL that way. I pick books from their picks that go along with the time period we are studying, and I add in SOTW for a spine to keep us on track. This is what we've done, too. I wanted to like the SL IGs, but they just seemed to suck the joy out of reading, rather than making it more meaningful as I'd hoped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gswhitfield21 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 This is what we are doing. We are using SOTW 1 next year and I bought all the SL books for Ancients for the grammar stage (there is a list online that groups SL books in the 4 yr history schedule) and then we are reading other SL books as read alouds. In addition, I bought all the Sonlight 2 readers for this year. We actually just got home from the library a few minutes ago, and in hand was the Sonlight pk4/5 and K book lists that we are working of off. :) Sounds Divine! I may do this with my youngest. My oldest will be in Omnibus, so we are going through a bit of a transition into more independent schedules. I love, love the SL reader lists, just never felt called to "do" SL. Thanks for the idea!:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morosophe Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Just to annoy everybody here by recommending you pay for something: I've finally decided to take the plunge and buy Nothing New Press's All Through the Ages, by Christine Miller. She took the booklists from Sonlight, among several other highly reputed homeschooling companies (such as Veritas Press and Beautiful Feet Books), and segregated them out by time period and location covered. (There's a historical timeline and a geography section.) The resultant bibliography is somewhat annotated, and is definitely segregated by preferred age of the reader. And hey, the e-book price is only $20.00 for the .pdf format, and it looks like it should transfer to Kindle fairly well. (There are no tables in the free samples, anyhow.) [To talk about myself, so you know that I'm not just an advertisement shill: I have been using the Sonlight IGs--I did Core 1 (B) last year and am doing 2 © this coming year. However, as my .sig indicates, I'm currently planning to switch to Biblioplan after that to provide my weekly dose of accountability. Since the main weakness of Biblioplan seems to be its limited (if good) selection of literature, some of which can be hard to find, I figured I'd supplement it with recommendations from All Through the Ages.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrightmom Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 The first year we did SL, I used the IG for about 2 weeks. After that, it just sat there. So, we basically use SL read-alouds, readers and the history read-alouds on our own. This year, I sat down with every book title and sequenced them chronologically, read reviews on each book and added some project ideas on my own. We're doing Core 3 (or core D or whatever it is) and the book selection is awesome. How in the world did you figure out how to sequence them chronologically? I think that is a great idea but wouldn't have a clue HOW to go about it. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmama Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I've been using SL books to supplement our study of American history. We use another main curriculum (Heart of Dakota Bigger), but when it has reading time scheduled, I bring in some SL books like Squanto, Matchlock Gun, Johnny Tremain, Courage of SN, etc. Most of the books I bought here on the Sale board, used but still in good condition! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmichigan Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 (edited) How in the world did you figure out how to sequence them chronologically? I think that is a great idea but wouldn't have a clue HOW to go about it. :001_smile: I do this to go with TOG. It's actually quite easy, many books list a date on the back or in the first few pages of the story, otherwise if you do a quick google search you can get a good idea for most. I have paid all my dues to SL already. Edited June 7, 2011 by melmichigan spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Well, in the cores you are looking at, that is essentially what SL is :). Great read alouds, shared together and discussed. The kidlings love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I'm kinda confused? The books Sonlight uses do not belong to them in any way, they are just quality childrens books. Of course you can look at their website for read aloud ideas, and then just buy them or get them from you library. I always find it funny if I hear someone say they are doing Sonlight without the IG.;) Really they are just reading good childrens books then right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick_Mom Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 (edited) How in the world did you figure out how to sequence them chronologically? I think that is a great idea but wouldn't have a clue HOW to go about it. :001_smile: http://homescool-ed.blogspot.com/2007/04/sonlight-books-arranged-by-well-trained.html This is a list of SL books organized chronologically (and by WTM levels). ETA: Oops! Just saw that someone else posted this link earlier in the thread. But since the question above came after that, I guess it's fine. ;) Edited June 7, 2011 by Maverick_Mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick_Mom Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I always find it funny if I hear someone say they are doing Sonlight without the IG.;) Really they are just reading good childrens books then right? Well, yeah. ;) But I think the point is that there's something about *SL* selecting the books and endorsing them that makes us think of them as "SL books." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick_Mom Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Well, in the cores you are looking at, that is essentially what SL is :). Great read alouds, shared together and discussed. The kidlings love it! You know, I think that was our problem. We did Core 3 and loved it. But when we got to Core 6 (or whatever it's called now), it was quite different. I think it was the difference in expectations according to the ages using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick_Mom Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I'm currently planning to switch to Biblioplan after that to provide my weekly dose of accountability. Since the main weakness of Biblioplan seems to be its limited (if good) selection of literature, some of which can be hard to find, I figured I'd supplement it with recommendations from All Through the Ages.] This is what we did with Biblioplan (ancients), and it was one of our best school years ever. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morosophe Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 This is what we did with Biblioplan (ancients), and it was one of our best school years ever. :) Wonderful! I'm so glad to hear that! That really gives me hope that it will work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I'm kinda confused? The books Sonlight uses do not belong to them in any way, they are just quality childrens books. Of course you can look at their website for read aloud ideas, and then just buy them or get them from you library. I always find it funny if I hear someone say they are doing Sonlight without the IG.;) Really they are just reading good childrens books then right? I buy a lot from their website, I think that's why I inadvertently call them sonlight books. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 How in the world did you figure out how to sequence them chronologically? I think that is a great idea but wouldn't have a clue HOW to go about it. :001_smile: I REALLY had to sit down with the titles, my laptop and the descriptions of each book. It took a long time. Also, if a book gets iffy reviews, I'll consider skipping it. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyR Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Yes, I've done that and even though my girls were in school I've continue to do that. My oldest said she's read most of the books the kids in the school haven't even read yet. Sad, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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