play Archives • Doing What Matters with Janice Campbell https://doingwhatmatters.com/tag/play/ Cultivating creativity, wisdom, and virtue in education, entrepreneurship, and soul care. Thu, 03 Dec 2020 20:36:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/doingwhatmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/house-tree-512od.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 play Archives • Doing What Matters with Janice Campbell https://doingwhatmatters.com/tag/play/ 32 32 89931359 Take your children outside! Here’s why. https://doingwhatmatters.com/take-your-children-outside-heres-why/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/take-your-children-outside-heres-why/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2015 21:03:03 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=1695 Most of my favorite childhood moments took place outside. I remember hours of playing with neighborhood children — skating, riding bikes, playing hopscotch, and acting out stories around my swing set and playhouse. Other happy hours were spent with my grandfather...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/take-your-children-outside-heres-why/feed/ 5 1695 Why You (Probably) Need a Summer Break https://doingwhatmatters.com/why-you-probably-need-a-summer-break/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/why-you-probably-need-a-summer-break/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2014 16:45:20 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=1432 If your student is behind in a school subject and you are thinking of homeschooling through the summer break, please stop a moment. I’d like to share a few thoughts on homeschoolers doing summer school. Schooling through the summer may...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/why-you-probably-need-a-summer-break/feed/ 3 1432 Play is a Child’s Work https://doingwhatmatters.com/play-is-a-childs-work/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/play-is-a-childs-work/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2014 15:00:42 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=1374 Deep meaning lies often in childish play. -Johann Friedrich von Schiller The outdoors used to be a place where children could run, play, build, create, and do the mildly hazardous things children love to do. I remember walking the 5′...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/play-is-a-childs-work/feed/ 3 1374 Carnival of Homeschooling: The Beach Reading Edition https://doingwhatmatters.com/carnival-of-homeschooling-the-beach-reading-edition/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/carnival-of-homeschooling-the-beach-reading-edition/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:10:40 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=386 The Beach Reading Edition of Carnival of Homeschooling is up, and there are great posts on why to homeschool through high school, how to motivate your children, how to teach boys, and much, much more. Enjoy!

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/carnival-of-homeschooling-the-beach-reading-edition/feed/ 8 1832 Love of Learning and the Gift of Time https://doingwhatmatters.com/love-of-learning-and-the-gift-of-time/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/love-of-learning-and-the-gift-of-time/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:01:56 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=310 I've been thinking about learning and what makes it stick, what brings it to life, and why some students enjoy it more than others. Can you remember the last time you or your student was excited about learning? Here are a few thoughts on our school life.

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/love-of-learning-and-the-gift-of-time/feed/ 1 1819 Nature Fun for Summertime https://doingwhatmatters.com/nature-fun-for-summertime/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/nature-fun-for-summertime/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:10:45 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=216 Go outside and enjoy nature this summer. You can find enjoyable things to do, whether you're in the country or the city, so take time to get a bit grubby and share some special fun with your children!

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/nature-fun-for-summertime/feed/ 2 1803 Spring & Compulsory Schooling- Carpe Diem! https://doingwhatmatters.com/spring-compulsory-schooling-carpe-diem/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/spring-compulsory-schooling-carpe-diem/#respond Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:59:08 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=8 I’m thinking about spring, and the need to seize the day, and do the thing that is appropriate for the moment. It’s time to emerge from our winter cocoons! Spring means being outdoors, breathing great gulps of crispy-fresh air, moving...

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