Teach Them Diligently Convention - Nashville

I will be hosting the Sonlight booth at the Teach Them Diligently Convention in Nashville, Tennessee this weekend, May 16-18. Hours are 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Friday, and 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.

I will have a triple booth with a full Multi-Subject package on display, as well as a wide variety of other materials to show you. If there's anything specific you would like to see, just let me know and I will try to bring it.

I am also planning some great giveaways including:

• A coupon good for $15 off of a $50 or more order for each family! 
• A handy cloth shopping bag for each family! (While supplies last-- so come early!) 
• A drawing for books and other goodies! 
• A free gift for you if you mention seeing this blog post! 
• Another free gift for you if you bring a friend who is new to Sonlight!

Making Modifications

I'm blogging today about how our new car is like a Sonlight Instructor's Guide, over on the Sonlight blog.

Seattle Area Homeschool Conference

I will be hosting the Sonlight booth at the Christian Heritage Conference in Redmond, Washington this weekend, April 25-27. Vendor hall hours are 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, 10:15 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. on Friday, and 9:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.

I will have a triple booth with a full Multi-Subject package on display, as well as a wide variety of other materials to show you. If there's anything specific you would like to see, just let me know and I will try to bring it.

I am also planning some great giveaways including:

• A coupon good for $15 off of a $50 or more order for each family! 
• A handy cloth shopping bag for each family! (While supplies last-- so come early!) 
• A drawing for books and other goodies! 
• A free gift for you if you mention seeing this blog post! 
• Another free gift for you if you bring a friend who is new to Sonlight!

The Hobbit

This trimester at our homeschool co-op I am teaching a literature class on The Hobbit.  With the recent release of the first movie, I thought it might be well-received... and I was right. I have six students in my class, and they are very excited about discussing the book... and the movie. Such enthusiasm makes the class a lot of fun to teach.

I've been very impressed with the Progeny Press Study Guide we are using. It's great for vocabulary development, literary analysis, a bit of grammar, and--the best part--tying in scriptural applications. The theme that it's bringing out is how God chooses unlikely, ordinary "heroes" for important "quests." My prayer is that this is a truth that will stick with the kids long after our class time is over.

Spokane Area Homeschool Conference

 I'll be speaking at the Christian Family Home Educator's conference in Veradale, Washington this weekend. (That's in the Spokane area.) Due to space limitations there won't be a vendor hall, but I would be happy to visit with you there if you have questions about Sonlight!

My workshop:
You Can Do It! 
Speaker: Karla Cook

You know your children better than anyone, and believe it or not, that qualifies you to be their best teacher. In this workshop I'll be offering encouragement and practical tips for new homeschool moms, or those who have been at it awhile and are now second-guessing their ability to teach their children. Different seasons call for different approaches. We'll talk about how to find the right curriculum for your family, how to know when to change, when to call in outside help, and when to use no curriculum at all!

What's New at Sonlight 2013

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What's the Worst Thing That Could Happen?

I'm blogging today on the Sonlight Blog about the nerve-wracking experience I had traveling to a homeschool convention on my own... and how I survived it!

Colorado Curriculum Fair

I'll be hosting the Sonlight booth at the Home Instruction Ministries Spring Curriculum Fair in Loveland, Colorado this coming weekend, March 15 and 6. Hours are noon to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Admission is only $5.50 for both days for adults. Children are admitted free!

I will have a triple booth with a full Multi-Subject package on display, as well as a wide variety of other materials to show you. If there's anything specific you would like to see, just let me know and will try to bring it.

I am also planning some great giveaways including:

• A coupon good for $15 off of a $50 or more order for each family! 
• A handy cloth shopping bag for each family! (While supplies last-- so come early!) 
• A drawing for books and other goodies! 
• A free gift for you if you mention seeing this blog post! 
• Another free gift for you if you bring a friend who is new to Sonlight!

Math Facts Forwards and Backwards

How my daughter learned the multiplication tables forwards and backwards... 

on the Sonlight blog today.

Literature Classics Giveaway!

I'm participating in a Literary Heroine Blog Party over on Ramblin' Roads, and I'm giving a way two classic novels: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and The Annotated Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. (These are the editions Sonlight currently carries.) Pop over and leave a comment on my Blog Party post for your chance to win! Drawing will be February 28, 2013. US addresses only, please.