What are the opening hours?

Monday 8:30am - 5pm Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm Thursday 8:30am - 5pm Friday 8:30am - 5pm

Christian Light

Christian Light Publications, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, th
(5)

11/02/2023

NEW COURSE!
Is your high school student interested in landscaping, gardening, or crop farming? This one-credit course covers all aspects of horticulture, including plant taxonomy and biology, soils and media, and plant growth and reproduction. Students learn about greenhouse management, container planting, alternative growing methods, fruit and nut production, as well as landscaping and pest control. You can view sample pages from the textbook at: https://christianlight.org/curriculum/high-school-electives/horticulture

10/31/2023

NEW RELEASE!
This resource from an enthusiastic and experienced teacher contains stories, seasoned advice, and ideas for hands-on projects to make learning enjoyable. Though written for schoolteachers, it also contains useful content for homeschool teachers. Check out the table of contents by clicking “See a sample” on the website: https://christianlight.org/i-am-a-teacher-and-i-love-it

10/26/2023

NEW RELEASE!
“How will I take along the wheat?” Papa wondered. Susannah was worried too. “Please, Papa!” she begged. “Just like you want to take your wheat, I want to take my doll!” Kernels of Hope is set during the Russian Mennonite migration to Manitoba in the late 1880s. Join Susannah, her doll, and her family on a journey to a new home for their people and their faith. https://christianlight.org/kernels-of-hope

10/24/2023

NEW RELEASE!
Young women may wonder, Is my body good enough? How can I know if I am flirting? Why can’t I get along with my mom? What if I stay single all my life? This book explores these questions and others from a Biblical perspective, inspiring young women to make choices that will nurture the girl inside. Buy now: https://christianlight.org/the-girl-inside

10/19/2023

NEW RELEASE!
With an extraordinary sense of wonder, young children delight in the simple things of life: touching a puppy’s soft fur, sharing milk and cookies with a friend, or watching a bubble float into the sky. These twenty-four tiny stories and colorful pictures capture moments that you can enjoy with the little people in your life. Buy now: https://christianlight.org/small-wonders

10/17/2023

NEW RELEASE!
The iCare Daily Planner encourages intentional kindness amid your weekly activities. Designed for women with fewer household responsibilities and for busy young ladies, it is smaller than the Homemaker’s Friend Daily Planner. Includes sections for lists, notes, and event planning, as well as two magnetic bookmarks. Buy now: https://christianlight.org/2024-icare-daily-planner
For a planner with more features, see the Homemaker’s Friend Daily Planner: https://christianlight.org/2024-daily-planner

10/12/2023

NEW RELEASE!
Oliver lies in bed and imagines traveling around the world. Who might he meet? What kind of bed would he sleep in? From a goat-hair tent to a snowy igloo, from a jungle hammock to a rooftop mat, take a bedtime trip around the world with Oliver and marvel at the places and people in God’s big world. Buy now: https://christianlight.org/once-upon-a-bedtime-in-a-faraway-land

10/10/2023

NEW RELEASE!
Accidents happen so often that we almost get used to them. But could many of them have been prevented? What can we do to avoid being the next victim of an accident? A wealth of safety information, Better Safe Than Sorry presents real-life stories of accidents and what can be learned from them. It leads us to live in a way that honors God—trusting Him for protection while also using wisdom and common sense. Buy now: https://christianlight.org/better-safe-than-sorry

10/05/2023

NEW RELEASE!
“Don’t be so shy, Linny,” Sharilyn’s friends and family tell her. But shyness doesn’t keep Sharilyn and her stuffed lamb from enjoying a road trip to Manitoba, even though they have a scare at a highway rest area. Sister Susie, the minister’s wife, gives Sharilyn an idea for overcoming shyness. But even then, will Sharilyn be brave enough to recite a poem in front of the whole church? Book 5 in the Fehr Family Series. Buy now: https://christianlight.org/books/storybooks/childrens-chapter-stories/fehr-family-series

10/03/2023

NEW RELEASE!
Increase your understanding of and appreciation for the Book of Ephesians with this phrase-by-phrase commentary. Ephesians contains the most extensive and sublime teaching on the church in the New Testament. The Father is making His people His sacred dwelling, shaping each believer according to His perfect blueprint and placing them alongside brothers and sisters in Jesus. This ever-expanding monument to God’s glory includes all saints of all time. You and I have been invited to participate! Uses NKJV text. Buy now: https://christianlight.org/gods-glory-in-the-church

09/19/2023

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: Christian Light curriculum began in 1980 as a revision of another publisher’s material. In the early 1990s we began writing our own brand-new curriculum, which carries the name Sunrise Edition. This work is ongoing. New and upcoming courses are listed below the chart. Projections are subject to change.

09/01/2023

✂ CURRICULUM SNIPPET: 📚 Spelling is incorporated into daily Language Arts lessons so you have one less subject to look after. This spelling list is from Language Arts LightUnit 307. Learn more about how Christian Light Language Arts keeps things simple for you and your student at www.christianlight.org/languagearts.

08/30/2023

✂ CURRICULUM SNIPPET: 📚 Christian Light Reading helps students understand a wide range of literary concepts. In this exercise from Reading LightUnit 601, students learn about rhyme schemes in poetry. Learn more about Christian Light’s Reading courses at www.christianlight.org/reading.

08/29/2023

✂ CURRICULUM SNIPPET: 📚 Maps exercises in Christian Light Bible add an additional layer to students’ understanding of Bible stories. This map exercise comes from Bible LightUnit 707. Learn more about Christian Light Bible courses at www.christianlight.org/bible.

08/28/2023

✂ CURRICULUM SNIPPET: 📚 Christian Light Home Economics I gives young women opportunities to learn practical homemaking skills such as cooking and sewing. In LightUnit 6 of Home Ec I, students learn how to make a patchwork pillow. Learn more about Home Ec and other high school electives: https://christianlight.org/electives.

08/25/2023

✂ CURRICULUM SNIPPET: 📚 The examples and word problems in Christian Light Math are based on real-life scenarios. For example, word problems in Math LightUnit 805 relate to landscaping. The themes in Math 8 center on occupations, integrity, and generosity in personal finances. Learn more about Christian Light Math: www.christianlight.org/math.

08/24/2023

✂ CURRICULUM SNIPPET: 📚 Why sentence diagramming? Diagramming exercises help cement grammar skills by visually demonstrating how each word in a sentence relates to other words. This example comes from Language Arts LightUnit 603. Learn more about Christian Light Language Arts courses at www.christianlight.org/languagearts.

08/23/2023

✂ CURRICULUM SNIPPET: 📚 Teaching your first child to read can feel intimidating. Christian Light Learning to Read makes it as easy as possible for you so you can feel confident. The Teacher’s Guide tells you exactly what to say and what to do. The student’s workbook page is conveniently reproduced in the Teacher’s Guide with the answers filled in. Learn more about Christian Light Learning to Read: https://christianlight.org/learningtoread

08/23/2023

✂ CURRICULUM SNIPPET: 📚 In this visual discrimination exercise from Learning to Read 104, students put an X on the word in each row that is different. Learn more about Christian Light Learning to Read: https://christianlight.org/learningtoread

08/14/2023

Feeling inadequate when helping your high school student in a certain subject? Abiding Peace Virtual School is a new organization that offers high school classes taught by real teachers via Zoom calls. Most courses use Christian Light curriculum. Students need their own copies of LightUnits and textbooks. Abiding Peace is not associated with Christian Light, but we wanted to tell you about it in case this resource can meet a need in your homeschool. They are enrolling students now for the 2023-2024 school year. Learn more: www.abidingpeaceschool.org

08/02/2023

Algebra 2 is now available in Christian Light’s popular Sunrise Edition format. Algebra 2 reviews and expands on algebraic concepts from Algebra 1, and introduces new concepts such as matrices, probability, conic sections, logarithms, complex numbers, and trigonometry.

The Preliminary Edition LightUnits will be available for several years while the material is being refined for a textbook. The LightUnits do not contain quizzes and tests, which must be purchased separately. Daily lessons do not have space for student computations. Reference numbers after each direction line indicate where the concept was previously taught. Learn more: https://christianlight.org/curriculum/by-grade/grade-11/math

07/07/2023

Students have been successfully learning with Sunrise Math LightUnits since 2001. We also offer Math textbooks for Grades 4-7. The textbook for Grade 7 is new for 2023. Unit themes feature an occupation, vocation, or a business, with word problems focusing on using math on the job. Visit https://christianlight.org/curriculum/by-grade/grade-7/math

The textbook uses the same methodology and covers the same material as the LightUnits, though the sequence is sometimes different. The textbook is more colorful than the LightUnits and makes it easier for students to refer to previous lessons. Students must write their answers on other paper (except on quizzes and tests). Preprinted speed/mastery drills are provided in the Student Material.

07/05/2023

Phonics Foundations is a course for teaching students with dyslexia to read and spell. It does not diagnose dyslexia.

Based on Orton-Gillingham principles, Phonics Foundations incorporates multisensory activities and tactile practice. Exercises target the auditory, visual, tactile, and kinesthetic learning pathways to strengthen weak phonological connections.

The course is designed for one-on-one teaching. The student begins by taking two assessments. Based on assessment results, the course supplies tailored lessons that target areas needing remediation. A student may not need to complete all six units. The Teacher’s Guides provide specific instructions, answers, and activities for each unit.

Unit 1 has no student book because it is solely auditory training. Units 3-6 are under development.

STARTER PACK: The Starter Pack includes a Training Book and Assessment Book. The Training Book gives overall guidance for the course. The teacher should study the Training Book thoroughly before attempting to teach this course. The Assessment Book is essential for placing your student in the correct unit. Assessments can be copied.

FLASH CARDS: Student Flash Cards are required for daily drills in Units 2-6. The Teacher Flash Cards include three sets of cards required to teach the course: Letter Flash Cards, Rule Review Cards, and Teacher Instruction Cards.

COURSE COMPONENTS
Starter Pack (includes Training Book and Assessment Book)
Unit 1 Teacher’s Guide (no student book needed)
Unit 2 Teacher’s Guide
Unit 2 Student Book
Student Flash Cards (needed for Unit 2 and above)
Teacher Flash Cards (needed for Unit 2 and above)
UNDER DEVELOPMENT: Units 3-6

Learn more: https://christianlight.org/curriculum/support-and-resource-materials

06/14/2023

The world tries to blur the lines between right and wrong. In contrast, the Book of Proverbs gives us clear guidance for everyday living and clear warnings about the results of wrong choices. This course is a study of wisdom from the Book of Proverbs. Learn more about this half-credit elective for high school students: https://christianlight.org/curriculum/high-school-electives/christian-ethics-youth

06/12/2023

The new Language Arts 7 course features updated design and improved exercises. Answers Keys from the previous edition do not match the Sunrise 2nd Edition course. The book study in LightUnit 707 has been replaced with writing a research paper. Learn more: https://christianlight.org/shop-curriculum/by-grade/grade-7

Lessons begin with a new concept explained directly to students in their LightUnit workbooks. Students can read the explanation and see the examples before completing exercises on the new concept. After a section of review exercises, most lessons conclude with spelling practice and either penmanship or journaling.

Journaling exercises are a new feature. Here are a few examples of journaling prompts that students respond to:

• What is one of the most important things your parents have taught you?
• Who is a person that has inspired you? Describe this person’s demeanor, as well as his words and actions.
• Create a new word and write a definition for it.

06/09/2023

This updated course (suggested for Grade 5 and up) teaches five hundred Spanish vocabulary words. The workbooks include instructions to the student, matching exercises, grammar explanations, and reviews and tests. The audio USB drive gives the pronunciation for words, phrases, memory verses, and short songs. Learn more: https://christianlight.org/curriculum/elementaryelectives/speedy-spanish-i

The Teacher’s Guide includes answers, extra practice sentences, explanations, and extra activities. Speedy Spanish 1 can be used as a self-study course though it will be more effective with a teacher. We are working to also update Speedy Spanish 2.

06/02/2023

✂ CURRICULUM SNIPPET: 📚 Math is something that we use every day, so the story problems in Christian Light Math come from real-life situations. This example comes from Math 703. Learn more about Christian Light Math at www.christianlight.org/math.

05/30/2023

✂ CURRICULUM SNIPPET: 📚 Nuggets like this one help keep students interested in history. This example “Underwater Tunnels” comes from Across the Ages, Christian Light’s 7th grade course on the history of Western civilization. Learn more about this course: https://christianlight.org/curriculum/by-grade/grade-7/social-studies

05/26/2023

✂ CURRICULUM SNIPPET: 📚 Students in Bible LightUnit 401 from Christian Light learn about Israelite feasts in the Old Testament. Learn more about Christian Light Bible courses at www.christianlight.org/bible.

05/24/2023

✂ CURRICULUM SNIPPET: 📚 Christian Light Math teaches concepts with easy-to-understand steps and simple illustrations. This lesson on volume comes from Math 405. The Math 3 symbol at the top left means that this concept was taught in Math 3 and is being introduced again. Learn more about Christian Light Math at www.christianlight.org/math.

05/22/2023

✂ CURRICULUM SNIPPET: 📚 A simple explanation of “oi” and “oy” from Language Arts 303. Learn more about how Christian Light Language Arts keeps things simple for you and your student at www.christianlight.org/languagearts.

05/19/2023

✂ CURRICULUM SNIPPET: 📚 There’s more to reading than merely deciphering words on a page. For example, Reading 501 from Christian Light teaches the difference between literal and figurative language, an important comprehension skill. Learn more about Christian Light’s Reading courses at www.christianlight.org/reading.

05/17/2023

Research suggests that the most formative years are from birth through the school years. “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6).

The poet Alexander Pope echoed this when he said, “As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.” The tender tips of a tree branch are soft and pliable for only a time. Another year, another season, and those tips begin to harden.

So it is with the seasons of our children’s lives. Year after year, layer upon layer, the character of their lives is formed. God has entrusted parents to participate with Him as “twig benders,” the influence that shapes and forms the people they will become.

Practically, what are some ways this bending takes place? The old adage “more is caught than taught” is so true. We must model what matters and practice what we preach. We cannot bend children into shape if we are constantly “bent out of shape”!

Remember that character is key. Try to synchronize academic lessons with life lessons. More important than straight A’s is a straight life, characterized by honesty, diligence, and respect for authority.

Our children are the Lord’s, and therefore the glory belongs to Him. We must guard against using our children and their education to boost our own social standing. This is especially relevant in our social media-driven society. We need to ask, “What is motivating me as a teacher and a parent?”

Finally, we need to admit that our efforts are bumbling at best. We need to humbly ask the One who created our children for His help in this task. The need is great, and the time is short. We say at times, “I wish you would just grow up,” and all too soon we wake up to realize that is just what happened.

Adapted from an article by Wendell Martin in the Spring 2022 issue of Homeschooler’s Friend magazine from Christian Light. Explore Christian Light homeschool curriculum at https://christianlight.org/homeschool.

04/26/2023

Grades have always been important to me. Good grades meant success; bad grades meant failure. Having inherited a good dose of competitiveness, I worked hard for good grades in school.

I am now a mother giving grades. I tell my girls their grades reflect their attitude. That is usually true—I see an “I don’t care” or a cocky “I don’t need help” attitude in a poor grade. But every so often they surprise me and produce a high score with a terrible attitude, or a careful child flunks a concept they never missed before. Without the point system that Christian Light provides, I would be tempted to deviate to my own point system to match the attitude.

At times I wish homeschooling provided more competition to urge unmotivated students to higher grades. But I do have one class with competition, because God blessed us with twins. One usually comes out ahead. Then I hate competition. I preach my well-rehearsed sermon: “Grades are not important if you are doing your best.”

Recently, to my chagrin, my girls told me they hate being in the room with me when I check their tests. When I loudly despair over simple mistakes, I prove I don’t believe my own sermon. If my child’s grade changes nothing for them or me, why do I respond as I do?

Because God made us and knows us, only He can accu¬rately grade attitude and ability. If He graded my teaching skills, He would not grade me according to the grades I give my girls. He would not compare my methods with other mothers’ methods. He would simply assess my atti¬tude and how I am using the resources He has given me.

If God gave grades, would I pass? Of one fact I am certain: if I do score high, it will merely reflect my dependence on my Teacher’s help.

Adapted from an article by Stephanie A. Leinbach in the Spring 2022 issue of Homeschooler’s Friend magazine from Christian Light.

04/10/2023

Perhaps your child has an Attention Deficit diagnosis. Or perhaps he just has a really hard time sitting still and paying attention.

The symptoms of ADHD often seem to be a discipline problem. While in some cases this may be true, many people actually have unique brains that process information and stimulation differently. These students need understanding and extra help. Here are a few ideas that may help your active, distracted child.

1) Allow a quiet fidget toy while the child is studying. Often the active brain can actually focus better when the body is involved in a repetitive motion. A quiet fidget toy may fill this need with less disruption than the pencil-tapping, chair-tilting, or other activities the child may naturally tend to do.

2) Play soft, quiet music to help your child focus. For some, music will be an added distraction. But others may find it calming and helpful.

3) Provide a quiet, isolated place to work. This may mean putting the child in a separate room from the rest of the family. Or it may mean setting up a cardboard partition or privacy screen around his spot at the table. Letting your child use noise-canceling headphones may help.

4) Try alternate seating options. Many children actually work better standing at a counter or balancing on an exercise ball.

5) Allow frequent breaks. They don’t have to be long—just sixty seconds to run up and down the stairs.

Adapted from an article by Melissa Toews in the Spring 2022 issue of Homeschooler’s Friend magazine from Christian Light.

03/17/2023

Visit the Christian Light booth at a homeschool convention this year! Orders placed at a homeschool convention receive a 10% discount and free shipping. Here is the list of conventions we plan to attend:

ALBERTA - Home Education Convention, May 25-27, 2023, Red Deer, AB

ARIZONA - AFHE Home Education Convention, July 14-15, 2023, Phoenix, AZ

FLORIDA - FPEA Florida Homeschool Convention, May 25-27, 2023, Orlando, FL

GEORGIA - Southeast Homeschool Expo, July 28-29, 2023, Atlanta, GA

KANSAS - Kansas Homeschool Expo, April 28-29, 2023, Wichita, KS

MANITOBA - MACHS Homeschool Conference, March 24-25, 2023, Winnipeg, MB

MINNESOTA - 2023 MÂCHÉ Convention, May 18-20, 2023, Rochester, MN

MINNESOTA – Homeschool Northland 2023, April 28-29, Hermantown, MN

MISSOURI - Great Homeschool Convention, March 16-18, 2023, St. Charles, MO

NORTH CAROLINA - NCHE Thrive Conference, May 25-27, 2023, Winston-Salem, NC

OHIO - Great Homeschool Convention, April 13-15, 2023, Cincinnati, OH

ONTARIO - Redeemer University College, May 5-6, 2023, Ancaster, ON

ONTARIO - Kanata Baptist Church, May 13, 2023, Ottawa, ON

PENNSYLVANIA - 2023 CHAP Convention, May 12-13, 2023, York, PA

SOUTH CAROLINA - Great Homeschool Convention, March 30-April 1, 2023, Greenville, SC

SOUTH DAKOTA - Christian Homeschool Conference of South Dakota, May 12-13, 2023, Sioux Falls, SD

TENNESSEE - Teach Them Diligently Homeschool Conference, May 4-6, 2023, Pigeon Forge, TN

TEXAS - Texas Homeschool Convention, April 27-29, 2023, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

TEXAS - Called to Teach Homeschool Convention, June 1-3, 2023, Houston, TX

TEXAS - Teach Them Diligently Homeschool Conference, March 23-25, 2023, Round Rock, TX

VIRGINIA - Virginia Homeschool Convention (HEAV), June 8-10, 2023, Richmond, VA

02/28/2023

I recently observed my son completing a task he had not done before and for which I had given no guidance. He did it exactly the way I always do.

We can talk and instruct, but sometimes it seems they catch so little of it. I can talk about the benefits of a tidy room, but my son’s room can look a lot like my desk!

Paul said, “Follow me as I follow Christ.” Am I willing to say that? Or would I rather say, “Do as I say, not as I do”? Fathers, if we desire our children to become disciples of Christ, we must first be disciples. We must model the behavior we desire our children to demonstrate.

Do you want them to love to sing? Then sing yourself with joy and zeal and sincerity.

Do you want them to respect their mother (and someday their wife)? Love and respect your wife with all you have.

Do you want them to love going to church? All the talk in the world about loving church and its people will teach nothing if my children see me easily absent or critical of what is said.

The Scripture is clear that talking and instructing are important. But our words can be rendered ineffective if we are not being what it is we instruct our children to do. We must be real and true, through and through.

That doesn’t mean we must be perfect. Even our children learn soon enough that no one is. Rather, by admitting mistakes and adjusting behavior, we humbly live out the values we desire our children to learn.

As a disciple of Christ, I know the way by learning how He walked when He was here and listening to His teachings. As I emulate His ways, those who follow me also see the way. And when my “disciples” see that what I do lines up with what I say, they, too, will truly understand.

Maybe I had better go clean up my desk.

Adapted from an article by Phil Miller in the Fall 2021 issue of Homeschooler’s Friend magazine from Christian Light.

12/21/2022

We rely on a daily dose of God’s grace, but even then, good planning makes a home run so much more smoothly. The Homemaker’s Friend Daily Planner has these useful features:
• Monthly spreads for long-range planning
• Weekly spreads for sketching out an entire week day by day
• Perforated shopping lists
• Menu planner
• To-do lists
• Untitled pages to customize for your projects
• Tabbed dividers
• A handy pocket inside the back cover
• Magnet bookmark
Buy your copy today: https://christianlight.org/2023-daily-planner

12/19/2022

New features for the 2023 Homemaker’s Friend Planner to make it even more useful for busy moms: A magnet bookmark and perforated page corners! Buy your copy today: https://christianlight.org/2023-daily-planner

12/16/2022

Thousands of women rely on the Homemaker’s Friend Daily Planner to help them stave off chaos and manage their homes. You can too! Buy your copy today: https://christianlight.org/2023-daily-planner

Address

1066 Chicago Avenue
Harrisonburg, VA
22802

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5pm
Friday	8:30am - 5pm

Telephone

(800) 776-0478

Website

www.christianlight.org

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Christian Light posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.