In the late afternoon, we prepare dinner. Sometimes we spend the time together doing school, sometimes we don’t. My 18-month-old naps sometime after lunch, creating quiet time for my 4 year old and myself. Lunch happens when we get hungry, sometime between 11:30 and 1:30. Our morning hours are used to play, do chores, run errands, or do big school projects. Because I only spent around $40, I’m okay with the fact that I’m spending time adapting things for our family. Overall, I feel the curriculum is worth the money. That being said, this program inspires our homeschool, more than it directs it. I always build to William’s interests, learning styles, and preferences, and involve him in final selection of our curricula. My teaching style is best defined as considerately structured. We find that content, as scheduled can be completed in just one or two days. In reality, the program is designed to be learner driven, containing opportunities and suggestions for exploration more than actual scheduled content. Honestly, I was expecting more structure in general. All other programming can be done in any sequence, which allows a lot of flexibility in scheduling. Luckily, the only elements of the curriculum that require weekly progression are the phonetic and mathematic lessons. I don’t imagine the suggested programming schedule is realistic for many families.
Torchlight curriculum level 1 spines full#
It’s all we can do to keep my 18-month-old, out of one bin full of little pieces. These activities can be put out all at once or one at a time, depending on your learning space/learner needs. Each month/topic, contains four hand-on prompts. This add-on has separate book lists for each month/topic, none of which are spines. Here’s the break down: Monthly Math Inquiry Tables I find the scheduled math in the program misses the mark, and strongly suggest this add-on! For whatever reason, the creator didn’t include the table of contents or a topic list in the visual sample of this product. Monthly Math Inquiry Tables is a separate teacher guide, most ideal in hard copy form. Especially, since we have heavily modified the way the emotional intelligence is scheduled! They go along with the emotional intelligence portion of the program. Mindful Moments Badges are reminiscent of a sticker chart, if your learner likes that sort of thing. Program add-ons available for purchase and download:
However, I think its good to dismiss unrealistic expectations as early as possible, when curricula shopping. In the end, the cost reflects an all-inclusive curriculum purchase, such as BookShark or Beautiful Feet. That’s not to say, compromises can’t be made, to be a bit more thrifty along the way.
Additionally, materials for art, nature studies, and science, incur cost. The literature selections are relatively new publications, which many reviewers have found problematic in their community library system, or when trying to purchase used books. Weekly readings can also be purchased or borrowed from your local library. I estimate spines cost about $150, and we didn’t buy all of them. We purchased the bundle for just over $40. Add-ons to the program can be purchased separately, or in a bundle with the curriculum.
Torchlight curriculum level 1 spines plus#
The teacher guide alone is around $30, plus printing costs, if you want a hard copy. This review is for Level Pre-K: Curiosity & Character. Additionally, there are weekly list of suggested media, apps, and games. In the teacher guide, additional titles are listed if you desire to, or need to, substitute a weekly selection. The primary book list is public on the creators website and includes, program spines and weekly readers. The information is shared via a teacher guide, downloadable as a PDF. Torchlight is a fairly new, Socratic literature based secular curriculum. It’s nice to give back! I hope our experiences can help you make well informed decisions for your families future homeschooling adventures:) I read countless reviews while selecting homeschool curricula for our family.
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