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Which Sonlight set would be a good supplement for SOTW 3 for 5th grader?


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SL 3 would match up time-line wise with SOTW 3 and is suggested for grades 3-5. SL's cores 1-4 match up with SOTW 1-4. It just doesn't use SOTW as their spine. SL core 6 uses SOTW 1+2. SL core 7 uses SOTW 3+4 and is suggested for grades 7-9. If your child is an excellent reader, you could buy the first half of core 7 to use with SOTW 3.

 

I would look at cores 3 and 7's books and see which level fit my child the best.

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Do you want to purchase an entire Sonlight Core, including the Instructor's Guide? Or are you just looking for books that would tie in well with the time period and subject matter covered in SOTW 3?

I think I'm only looking for corresponding books - history and literature. We really like SOTW, and my son likes to read, but I've always admires the extensive reading lists of sonlight. Plus, we're 2 years off rotation, so some recommended books are a little young for him (although some are too advanced.....!)

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Sorry, it should be SL 3, this might make it easier.

Late Renaissance/Early Modern (1600-1850)

 

Grammar Stage (Gr. 1-4) -Early Modern

Johnny Appleseed - Holland SLC

George Muller by Benge X SL1

Peter the Great - Stanley SL2

The Apprentice - Llorente SL2 (Renaissance)

The Landmark History of the American People - Boorstin (First Volume) SL3

American Adventures 1 - Greenberg SL3 (many topics 1770-1870)

The Story of the USA: A Young Nation Solves Its Problems - Escher SL3

The Witch of Blackbird Pond - Speare SL3 (Puritans)

Pocahontas and the Strangers - Bulla SL3

Squanto, Friend of Pilgrims - Bulla SL3

A Lion to Guard Us - Bulla SL3 (1609 Virginia colony)

The Thanksgiving Story - Dalgliesh SL3 (pilgrims)

Om-kas-toe - Thomasma SL3 (Blackfeet Indians early 1700s)

The Lewis and Clark Expedition - Neuberger SL3

Naya Nuki - Thomasma SL3 (Native American - Sacagawea's friend)

The Erie Canal - Stein SL3

Imprisoned in the Golden City - Jackson X SL3 (Judsons - Burma)

The Story of Eli Whitney - Latham SL3

The Sign of the Beaver - Speare SL3 (Native Americans & frontier life)

The Matchlock Gun - Edmonds SL3 (French & Indian war)

What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? - Fritz SL3

Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia - Cousins SL3

Mr. Revere and I - Lawson SL3

And then What Happened, Paul Revere? - Fritz SL3

Can't You Make Them Behave, King George - Fritz SL3

Johnny Tremain - Forbes SL3 (American Revolution)

Toliver's Secret - Brady SL3 (American Revolution)

Phoebe the Spy - Griffin SL3 (American Revolution)

Martha Washington (Childhood of Famous Americans) SL3

Meet George Washington - Heilbroner SL3

George Washington (Childhood of Famous Americans) SL3

Winter at Valley Forge - Knight SL3 (1777)

If You Were There When They Signed the Constitution - Levy SL3

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch - Latham SL3 (Nathaniel Bowditch)

Justin Morgan Had a Horse - Henry SL3

Calico Bush - Field SL3 (1743 frontier)

The Journeyman - Yates SL3 (frontier)

The Cabin Faced West - Fritz SL3 (frontier)

Meet Thomas Jefferson - Barrett SL3

Robert Fulton, Boy Craftsman - Henry SL3

Sarah, Plain & Tall - MacLachlan SL3 (pioneer life)

The Courage of Sarah Noble - Dalgliesh SL3 (frontier)

Sarah Witcher's Story - Yates SL3 (pioneer life)

Skippack School - De Angeli SL3 (1750 German immigrant)

Tikta'Liktak - Houston SL3 (Inuit)

Swift Rivers - Meigs SL3 (early 1830s)

Simon Bolivar - De Varona SL4

Wilberforce - Holzmann SL4

 

~taken from Homecool site

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We're doing SL Core 3 right now, and I've supplemented with the audio of SOTW 3 throughout. You could easily pull readers from Core 3 to go along with the American History portion of SOTW 3.

 

Depending on your kids' reading levels, you could also look at Core 2 (which is intro to world history part 2 - SOTW 3 & 4) or Core 7 (same time period, higher grade level). Core 7 actually uses SOTW 3 & 4 as a spine.

 

HTH!

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