View Full Version: If My Father's World and Sonlight were the exact same price..................... 2TMama. Narration is a tool for going as deep as the parent wants to go. Some MFW books are secular, but most of the books bring the Lord into our teaching day in various wrote:I am considering switching to MFW for 1st grade for my oldest. We love MFW and have been using it for 3 years now. I can swap out Language Arts for Abeka, since I already know their Language Arts program works well with my kids. Logical progression through history, science and bible. It connects to the science studies and the Bible is studied as a historical book, thus Creation to the Greeks. We have been very pleased so far. Too many of the books were introducing topics that I wanted to wait until 3rd or 4th grade for. This is meant to be taken to the library and used as a jumping off point to go deeper in a subject if you want. Like Lisa said, that feeling is not in MFW.
Father And Son Light
What I ended up doing was switching everything for Abeka and Teaching Textbooks…and trying out different brands of curriculum with my kids to see what fit them best. You read the read alouds. The family cycle is full of living books as you study history of our nation and the world, which is the incorporation of my beloved Charlotte Mason philosophy. We're kind of debating between My Father's World, and Sonlight. Their programs have a very strong Biblical foundation, not only in the Bible portion but in all the subjects. It's been frustrating and overwhelming for me to try to implement this year, but I had a new colicky baby and a very VERY busy toddler. MFW language arts in 1st is not as abstract as I remember FIAR language arts being.
My Father'S World Vs Sonlight
Perhaps you love the idea of reading great literature aloud while your children gather round or you know that it is easier to relate to people of historical times with historical fiction than simply dates. Also 2nd half of K and 1st for 6 year old. I looked at My Father's World again even though I had been told that they were "weak in science. " We can easily have discussions on these topics and field trips and family adventures are that much more meaningful because I can schedule them to correspond with what they're learning. Fiar the art comes from a specific story you are doing all week, and in mfw, the art is a separate book. The My Father's World teacher's manual was easier for me to follow and find the teacher notes, but both are open and go lesson plans. Before I begin, please remember that no matter what curriculum you chose, remember your teacher's manual does not know your kids like you do! DD 2013 Valedictorian of tiny PS; 10 years home school. Sonlight offers a Mix and Match Program, which is more complicated, but also much more flexible. BEST thing about MFW is their book list they have in the back of the manual. Loved seeing the titles again in MFW as well. I saw another thread somewhere on rating curriculums by their level of 'difficulty', and on a scale from 1-10, MFW ranked one place towards more difficult than SL. I wanted something that would push him to further development in that area and with Sonlight I could order the more advanced LA package. Hands-on activities are fun and interesting.
My Father's World Vs Sunlight Foundation
They give math, science lessons on general science topics with experiments. However, these appear to be their 'official' profiles: Twitter. My Father's World Homeschool Curriculum Review. We Switched from MFW to Sonlight for High School. MFW has enough depth to it that my child has learned and grown even in the year that we did a MFW curriculum that wasn't our favorite. No subject stands alone. The amount in MFW is just right for us, and then allows time for ample free time for the younger kids, and ample running around to music lessons and sports for the older kids. I used SL with my older kids (current ages 21 &20)...... specifically Cores 1, 2, 3, 4 &5. spunkytigrr wrote:I am just curious to hear from anyone who has used both MFW and SL... how they compared...
This Is My Father S World
Thanks for all of the suggestions! Although my kids are a little too far apart to enjoy this, many families enjoy buying on year of MFW and being able to use it for multiple children. Sonlight was originally written for missionaries.
705emily wrote: This curriculum makes me feel like I CAN homeschool! We could be done by noon. They say, "you can always add stuff on, " and I guess they even have a list of suggested activities, but I only have so many hours in the day.... yeah. I can skip Bible Memorization, because my kids are in AWANA and BSF. I also use the "Book Basket" list as a jumping off point for my library search. I trust HIM to show you what he has in mind for your family. They also include more hands-on activities, student worksheets/notebook pages, music, art, more Charlotte Mason type stuff. If the library doesn't have that exact book in the list, I can find a similar book on the same topic. I've tried other Cores over the years, most recently Core D, and have returned them. I went over the university library at the education department to try to find some, and used Interlibrary loan.