Comparing that to Torchlight, out of the entire book list there are maybe 10 or 15 that I can find at my local library, and none of them are spines. So far, I think I have spent more than $20 on a book for BYL maybe twice in 5 years. Build Your Library draws on more common and more “classic” pieces of literature that are easily found at my local library and the books that I cannot find are available on Amazon (or via used book sites) for affordable prices. The science *does* feel a little bit “stronger” in TL *but* for K I am not sure that matters an awful lot, depending on the child.Īnother difference between the two curriculums is that TL seems to rely more on “activities” (navigating by compass, globe exploration, etc) whereas BYL uses a more worksheet type approach (which honestly works better for us as in my state we need to submit “samples” to do the state).įor us, the biggest difference, is overall cost.
#Torchlight 2 builds 2018 series#
TL is built around the Zoey and Sassafras series while BYL uses animal related books such as the National Geographic Wild Animal Atlas. Science is different between the two curriculums as well. TL also offers music as part of art and uses different audio “books” to explore classical artists. There ARE crafts in TL, but they don’t appear to directly correlate with the art being studied. 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.
#Torchlight 2 builds 2018 update#
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.
#Torchlight 2 builds 2018 pdf#
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.
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