By Sonlight Curriculum Ltd.·Bible · History · Literature · Language Arts · Math · Science · Handwriting · Grammar · Vocabulary · Writing
14 video reviews: 10 positive · 2 critical
Sonlight is the program reviewers reach for when they want real books instead of textbooks, and the literature is the most consistent praise across these reviews. Parents describe the readers as real, time-tested literature rather than in-house stories — one mom said the books moved her to tears — and several reuse the readers and the comprehension questions in the instructor's guide across multiple children. The science levels get similar credit: story-rich books instead of dry texts, plus experiment kits and supply boxes shipped to your door, with an instructor's guide that schedules exactly what to read each day. Several reviewers call it very easy to use for the parent.
The criticism is just as consistent: cost and intensity. One reviewer noted a science level starts around $210; another tallied roughly $300 for a single child after the instructor's guide, paper packets, supply kits, and required books — and called the program her least favorite, too intensive at four to five days a week with a lot of busy work. Because it is literature-based, the parent drives most of the reading; one veteran reviewer says it simply doesn't work well for families with busy, fragmented schedules. Two families abandoned it outright — one within weeks, because the many-books-in-short-readings rotation frustrated her son, and one over cost and workload. One parent also found the first-grade readers too advanced at first and had to restart them.
The pattern: families who love read-alouds and have the time and budget tend to stay for years; time-pressed or budget-conscious families tend to bail early.
Synthesized from 14 independent video reviews — every claim sourced from what real homeschool parents said on camera.
Families with room in the budget and a parent who has daily read-aloud time, who want a complete, scheduled, literature-rich Christian program delivered in one box.
Skip it if your schedule is packed, your budget is tight, or your child gets frustrated rotating between many books in short scheduled readings.
Homeschool Curriculum Review: Sonlight Science Discover and Do Program Unboxing If you desire a literature-based curriculum with hands-on activities, Sonlight Discover & Do homeschool science curriculum is what you're looking for. Sonlight Science Discover and Do is a complete, literature-based science homeschool program. It includes everything you need to teach your child science for the year. You'll find wonderful literature to introduce science concepts to your children. Weekly hands-on experiments and activities allow your kids to experience the scientific process for themselves. Find out more here (sponsored): https://www.sonlight.com/homeschool/subjects/science/?utm_source=homeschoolinginprogress.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=may-2021-science-ihn-homeschoolinginprogress In this video, I share everything you'll find in the Sonlight Science K curriculum. You'll love how the instructor's guide shares the exact pages you'll read each day and the questions your kids will answer on the activity sheet. You'll see the wonderful books included in this program. No dry, boring science textbooks here! Plus you'll see how the included supply kit, experiment book and online videos will make doing science experiments with your kids so easy and fun. You can purchase the Sonlight Science K curriculum here: https://www.sonlight.com/KS5.html?utm_source=homeschoolinginprogress.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=may-2021-science-ihn-homeschoolinginprogress Homeschool parents who want to share wonderful literature and hands-on learning with their children will love this homeschool science curriculum from Sonlight. See my full review here and sign up for a giveaway from Sonlight!: https://homeschoolinginprogress.com/sonlight-science-curriculum/ Disclaimer: I received free product and was compensated for my time for this review. I am not required to give a positive review and all opinions are my own and are honest.
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“they're not dry boring science textbooks full of just facts they're great literature full of beautiful illustrations and wonderful stories for your child”
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“this is very intensive it's four to five days a week and I feel like a lot of it is busy work”
“he just got so frustrated every single day when we had to move on to a different book when he wanted to do more pages”
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Reviewers consistently flag it as one of the pricier options. One noted the Science B package starts at $210 because it bundles the instructor's guide, the literature, and experiment materials. Another estimated about $300 for a single child once she ordered the instructor's guide, paper packets, a $79 supply box, and the roughly ten required books.
Reviewers describe Sonlight as a Christian publishing company. On science, one reviewer placed it in the middle ground — not as strongly creationist as programs like Answers in Genesis, giving leeway to think about both views. Another was actually surprised that the kindergarten science materials she read made no mention of God at all.
A lot. It is literature-based, so the parent does most of the reading aloud and drives the lessons, scheduled four to five days a week in the levels reviewers showed. One longtime homeschooler said it is really best if you don't have an extremely busy schedule, though with high schoolers you could assign the books and discuss them instead.
Reviewers describe an instructor's guide that lays out exactly which books and pages to cover each day, all the literature for the level, and activity sheets with answer keys. The science levels add an experiment book, a supply kit, and access to videos of the experiments — though you may still need common household items like flour or food coloring.
The literature is the most praised part of the program. Reviewers call the selections engaging, high-quality, real literature by published authors that has stood the test of time, and several reuse the readers across multiple children. One parent did find the first-grade readers too advanced at first — they caused tears, and she restarted them from the beginning to rebuild her daughter's confidence.
Literature-based — reviewers compare it to the Charlotte Mason approach of reading many real books in short scheduled portions rather than one textbook. That structure is a feature for book-loving families, but one reviewer's son was frustrated by having to switch books every day when he wanted to keep going, and they quit within two weeks.
Partly. One reviewer noted the science levels cover a grade band (for example, grades 1-3), so children close in age can do it together. But another complained that consumable activity pages effectively forced her to order most components once per child, which drove the price up.