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| September 2015
Don't miss the Mighty Mug giveaway at DoingWhatMatters!
Dear Friend,
We've reached the first day of autumn, and I'm thankful for cooler weather. What special outdoor projects are you planning to do? I'm hoping to make a leaf book this fall — just collecting leaves as they turn and preserving them in a small booklet. It's a fun way to get acquainted with one little corner of the world, and for students keeping a nature notebook, it can be an extension of that activity or just a diversion. I plan to post a photo and directions when I'm finished, in case you'd like to try it.
Tips for Overwhelm Before I forget, my friend Sarah Mackenzie is offering an article called Hope for the Overwhelmed Homeschooler. It contains six pages of short, helpful tips from experienced homeschoolers, including me. I think you'll find it encouraging. I especially liked the tip from Leila Lawler — it's guaranteed to help you relax!
Lunar Eclipse Did you know there's going to be full lunar eclipse Sunday night? Not only that, it will be a very special harvest moon. It's a wonderful opportunity to bundle up outdoors and watch the moon disappear and reappear. Read more about the eclipse . . .
More articles and the giveaway
I wish you a joyful month!
Warmly,
Janice Campbell
From my commonplace book: If you have spent the day profitably, you will always be happy at eventide. From The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis, 58.
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Take Your Children Outside! Here's Why
Charlotte Mason knew what she was talking about when she admonished parents and teachers to take their children outside.
Here are ways that play can help your children learn. Read more . . .
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How to Use Excellence in Literature
Have you wondered what a month with the Excellence would look like? Here is a look at what you would do each week.
There are also recent articles on the honors option, studying for college-level exams, and more.
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Benefits of Reading and 7 Tips for Reading More
Reading can reduce stress, improve communication skills, increase empathy, build vocabulary, and so much more.
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Have you looked at the Excellence in Literature curriculum for grades 8-12? These study guides help you teach classic literature to your high school students, even if you don't know Virginia Woolf from Beowulf.
EIL is based on online
English classes I taught for several years, and it
presents great literature in its literary, historical, artistic, and
cultural context. Week by week lesson plans make it easy to use, and there is a whole website full of context resources to make study easier.
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| | Information on Hosting a WorkshopIs your student intimidated by the SAT* essay? Unnerved at the thought of essay questions on college exams? Don't be!
Help get them prepared with a Beat-the-Clock Essay Workshop presented by Janice Campbell. This 3.5-hour writing workshop is designed for high
school and advanced middle-school students (and for parents who want to
improve their own writing and evaluation skills). The workshop includes a
helpful 30-page booklet full of instructions and tips for essay writing.
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*Links
or Amazon resources marked with an asterisk are affiliate links (that
means that if you purchase the item from the link, I would get a small
referral commission; nothing happens if you don't purchase anything).
Most of these items are things I have read and used and loved, and have
shared many times without affiliate links, and you can be sure that I
would never recommend anything I didn't believe to be beneficial.
If you haven't yet seen the Excellence in Literature resource
website, I think you'll enjoy it. If you're using the curriculum,
you'll find that we've hosted many of the context resources on the site,
organized by level so you can easily find them. Even if you're not
using EIL, you'll find good resources for literature and history study,
including source documents, poetry, and more. I hope the new site makes
using EIL even simpler!
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