Some children explore art more easily through reading while others get more from it by doing crafts etc. Again, this is a different approaches work for different families situation. TL, at least for a bulk of the year, revolves around the Katie series, while BYL works with Around the Word Art & Activities. One area where BYL and TL also go in different directions is art. It is based around this book, however I haven’t got it in my possession yet (bought it used via Amazon), so I can’t be 100% sure how much it adds to the curriculum as a whole, just yet, I will update this once I have it in my hands to flip through. This looks to be just short stories, drawing from nature, with an activity to complete. TL also offers a “section” that BYL doesn’t character building. It’s two different approaches that would work for different families. Whereas BYL pulls from “denser” pieces of literature like Little House in the Big Woods and Little Pear. Featuring titles like Mercy Watson and Greetings from Somewhere, I know the books would hold the attention of a 4/5/6 year old. TL offers a HUGE list of books to be utilized. The literature is really where the two curriculums start to diverge. Most kids are just barely starting to work on handwriting and phonics at that age, not sure if Torchlight will offer it in 1st grade or not, but I know Build Your Library does. Neither offer copywork at the kindergarten level, which makes sense in a lot of ways. That’s not a big deal, there are plenty of kinds of literature based curriculums out there with different approaches, but it’s worth mentioning. While Torchlight is literature based, it is not Charlotte Mason/Charlotte Mason inspired, in my opinion. Now that I have both of them and can look at Build Your Library’s Level 0 and Torchlight’s K side by side, I can offer a little bit of a comparison. Then the booklist was released and the sample and I still liked it enough to buy the PDF on the website. I had heard it was going to use Curiosity Chronicles for history in starting in 1st grade, which is exciting because we are not Story of the World fans. Their Facebook page and website were very appealing and the books pictured were all very colorful and bright. When I first heard about Torchlight I was VERY excited. I haven’t actually used Torchlight yet, just looked over the materials.We have used and loved Build Your Library for years now.I will start this comparison with 2 disclaimers: Torchlight, upon first glance, looked to be an engaging and bright new option, so naturally, I bought it □ Torchlight is created to fulfill the idea of adult learning alongside the child, helping guide them, teach them to find answers, and ask quality questions.I am in several Facebook groups about homeschooling and recently saw that there was a new, secular, literature-based curriculum being released soon. We hope to foster exploration of rabbit holes, or make a last-minute switch for a better fit without the fuss, allowing the crafting of a better balance, different to each learner and their learning partner. A list of alternate and extra materials is given which facilitate the expansion of a topic without the added pressure to “get it all in”. Torchlight provides flexibility, allowing you to mold the learning experience to the learner. A worldly approach is full of logic, equality, and empathy. Torchlight supports the Golden Rule, kindness, exploration, questioning, and scientific thinking. Torchlight takes a distinctively secular approach with Humanist underpinnings. We include hands-on learning, game-schooling, car-schooling, media, and bedtime story recommendations into our curriculum to spread out the learning and make it more of a lifestyle. Torchlight is quite an eclectic curriculum.
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