Sonlight

We have started our new Sonlight  Grade One Language Arts and Reading program. It is great as it is more advanced in writing than the Phonics Museum program, and it enforces all the phonics lessons that Aiden has already learned as well. Another bonus is that he reads short stories everyday instead of progressively throughout the program. It is less stressful for him to read a little at a time and he loves the creative writing portions. Here are some samples....

 

The program. 

 

Here is Aiden retelling the story of his last year of soccer. 

 

Day one, week one. 

 

Learning to use a comma. 

 

Writing about the Lorax (we chose this because he had not read the books they gave as examples to write about). As well, copywork which is part of every day. Aiden is getting used to writing on a single line. 

 

Learning to use quotations and direct nouns with a comma.