momof4monkeys Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Upon hearing that we homeschool, one of my husband's customers gave us a ton of homeschool books/supplies. Included was a Sonlight Teacher's Manual. Inside the first page says: Four Civilizations Basic Comprehensive Instructor's Guide and Notes It's a 2001 Edition, and I believe its for first/second grade. What can I do with it? I have no previous experience with Sonlight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Get the books that go with it & use it.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frugalmama Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 That's now called Core A :D and makes a GREAT place to start with Sonlight, especially with the ages of your kids as you can combine them all in one core. I bet in the box was at least part of the books that go with it. There should be a book list in the first few pages of the guide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 It is a really fun core. We did it in 2004 so probably the same one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upward Journey Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Upon hearing that we homeschool, one of my husband's customers gave us a ton of homeschool books/supplies. Included was a Sonlight Teacher's Manual. Inside the first page says: Four Civilizations Basic Comprehensive Instructor's Guide and Notes It's a 2001 Edition, and I believe its for first/second grade. What can I do with it? I have no previous experience with Sonlight. I think this is their old 1st/2nd grade curriculum, the one I used when my oldest was little, but I'm not positive. If you look through the book list and compare it to the current B & C Cores, as well as the grade 1 - 3 readers, it most likely contains compenents from them all. If you feel like doing a 1 year world history tour it would still work great. The main books are Hilyer's A Child's History of the World, the Usborne Book of World History & the old Usborne Time Traveler Omnibus. It may also have Usborne Book of World Geography listed as a spine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 That's now called Core A :D and makes a GREAT place to start with Sonlight, especially with the ages of your kids as you can combine them all in one core. I bet in the box was at least part of the books that go with it. There should be a book list in the first few pages of the guide. I don't think so. I think Four Civilizations is now B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frugalmama Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I don't think so. I think Four Civilizations is now B. Nope, it's A - I had that core myself and compared it to the current book list. B used to be called World History Basic Part 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Nope, it's A - I had that core myself and compared it to the current book list. B used to be called World History Basic Part 1. I'm looking at the book list for the 2001 Sonlight Four Civilizations Basic. It's core B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upward Journey Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Nope, it's A - I had that core myself and compared it to the current book list. B used to be called World History Basic Part 1. and before that it was called Four Civilizations ;) They changed the name in 2002. kebg11 is correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolamum Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Get the books that go with it & use it.:) :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momof4monkeys Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 Thank you everyone for your replies. It seems that she also gave us some of the books that came with it, mostly history and science and none of the readers. I still get confused when I try to understand Sonlight's lesson plans. I've never used a boxed curriculum of any kind, how would I start? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink and Green Mom Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I use Sonlight for the reading lists only, and find many of the reader and read aloud books at local thrift stores and library book sales for $0.50 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Thank you everyone for your replies. It seems that she also gave us some of the books that came with it, mostly history and science and none of the readers. I still get confused when I try to understand Sonlight's lesson plans. I've never used a boxed curriculum of any kind, how would I start? In Core B, the reader package is separate. You could easily get those books from your library, most likely. They're often popular books that are easy to find. Some links you might find useful: http://www.sonlight.com/ig-update-chart.html http://www.sonlight.com/readers.html (choose the one that fits your child's reading level, and just have them read through the books - you don't need the schedule, as they don't coincide with your history readings) http://www.sonlight.com/homeschool-curriculum.html?core=B (you can compare books to see if this is probably the core you have, plus you can see things that have changed, but again, if you have the books for the core you have, you don't need the updated books unless you just want some extra reading) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momof4monkeys Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 Thank you Boscopup for the links. =) From comparing the books of Core B, I don't see any of the books that I have. Here's what the lady gave me: For History: If your name was changed at Ellis Island If you lived at the time of the American Revolution If you grew up with Abraham Lincoln If you sailed on The Mayflower in 1620 If you grew up with George Washington George Washington's Breakfast Johnny Appleseed The 4th of July Story Early American History, A literature Approach A more perfect Union, The story of our constitution America's Providential History The pilgrims of Plimoth The winter at Valley Forge Jamestown Will you sign here, John Hancock? And then what happened, Paul Revere? Shh! We're writing the Constitution The American flag American Pioneers and Patriots History Pockets Colonial America The rest of these are Beautiful Feet Books: Buffalo Bill Leif the Lucky Pochontas Benjamin Franklin Abraham Lincoln Columbus George Washington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Hmm, the books you were given are all the first part of American history, which would be Core D now, and have nothing to do with the Four Civilizations year. Have you looked in the IG? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Hmm, the books you were given are all the first part of American history, which would be Core D now, and have nothing to do with the Four Civilizations year. Have you looked in the IG? :iagree: Early in the IG, there should be a book list. If it's world history, it should be vastly different than the books she gave you. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy to monkeys Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Thank you Boscopup for the links. =) From comparing the books of Core B, I don't see any of the books that I have. Here's what the lady gave me: For History: If your name was changed at Ellis Island If you lived at the time of the American Revolution If you grew up with Abraham Lincoln If you sailed on The Mayflower in 1620 If you grew up with George Washington George Washington's Breakfast Johnny Appleseed The 4th of July Story Early American History, A literature Approach A more perfect Union, The story of our constitution America's Providential History The pilgrims of Plimoth The winter at Valley Forge Jamestown Will you sign here, John Hancock? And then what happened, Paul Revere? Shh! We're writing the Constitution The American flag American Pioneers and Patriots History Pockets Colonial America The rest of these are Beautiful Feet Books: Buffalo Bill Leif the Lucky Pochontas Benjamin Franklin Abraham Lincoln Columbus George Washington Oh my good. ness. You are so lucky! Those are really great books. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlylocks Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Oh my good. ness. You are so lucky! Those are really great books. :D :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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