Subject: Friend, we're wishing you joy, blessings, and pumpkin pie cake

Friend, we're wishing you joy, blessings, and pumpkin pie cake

December 20th, 2011 at 9:45 am EST

Dear Friend, Our family wishes you joy and blessings this season. We hope you'll have a well-deserved break, and return to work and school refreshed, renewed, and inspired for the new year.If you missed getting a copy of the 11 Things a Paragraph Can ...

Friend, Happy Thanksgiving! Black Friday Sales & mini-poster of 11 Things a Paragraph Can Do

November 23rd, 2011 at 10:11 am EST

November 2011Dear Friend, Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, and as I do every year, I want to share my favorite Thanksgiving poem, "Gratefulness" by George Herbert, and recipe (Fresh Cranberry-Orange Relish). I also wanted you to know about our T ...

Friend, let's talk about the discipline of writing, NaNoWriMo, a transcript question

October 31st, 2011 at 1:39 pm EST

The Everyday Educator 31 October 2011 In This Issue Letter from Janice Feature Article: The Discipline of Writing Answer to a Transcript Question Announcements Subscription Management (Need to change your e-mail? Here's where!) Dear Friend, Novemb ...

Friend, it's Great Books Week, and there's a blog challenge

October 3rd, 2011 at 4:08 pm EST

Dear Friend,Excellence in Literature is happy to once again co-sponsor Great Books Week, October 2-9. As in previous years, there is a free downloadable poster for the event and blog challenge questions for each day, Monday-Friday, on the GreatBooksW ...

Friend, it's time for Great Books Week, TOS birthday bash, & a funny resource

September 28th, 2011 at 5:49 am EST

Good morning, Friend, I just wanted to share a couple of interesting things with you, now that school is underway. I can hardly believe it's almost October! The first thing I wanted to share is Great Books Week 2011, coming up in just a few days. It' ...

Friend, here's your back-to-school newsletter

August 23rd, 2011 at 2:03 pm EST

News Everyday Education Back-to-School 2011 Are you ready? 23 August 2011Dear Friend, The days are getting shorter and cooler, and as much as I don't want to think about it, summer is winding down. I hope yo ...

Friend, just a quick invitation to share your post in the blog carnival

August 6th, 2011 at 11:27 am EST

Dear Friend, I hope you're enjoying summer. I just wanted to let you know that I'll be hosting the Homeschool Blog Carnival on Tuesday, the 9th of August, at the Taking Time for Things that Matter blog. Do you have a blog post you'd like to share? I ...

Friend, Charlotte Mason on Copywork; CHEA, AFHE, and Answers to Literature Questions

July 7th, 2011 at 12:43 pm EST

The Everyday Educator 7 July 2011Dear Friend,At this point in summer, I'm usually taking a bit of time off and planning out my next book. This year, though, I'm looking forward to two new conferences in California and Arizona. If you're coming t ...

How to Read, Enjoy, and Teach Great Literature- a free online webinar, Thursday 6/23

June 22nd, 2011 at 2:55 pm EST

Dear Friend,This is just a quick summer note to let you know I'll be doing a free webinar tomorrow at Kerry Beck's Curriculum Connection. Join us online at 2p.m. EDT for Decoding the Classics: How to Read, Enjoy, and Teach Great Literature. If you've ...

Friend, benefits of summer break, fitting in art & music, HEAV and convention specials

June 6th, 2011 at 2:52 pm EST

In this issue:Editor's note: Benefits of Summer BreakHow to Fit Art and Music into Your HomeschoolConvention SpecialsThe HEAV ConventionTips for Attending a Conference6 June 2011Dear Friend, Have you begun summer vacation yet? I hope so. Vacation ref ...