{"id":912,"date":"2012-09-18T09:48:42","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T16:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janice-campbell.com\/?p=912"},"modified":"2012-09-18T09:48:42","modified_gmt":"2012-09-18T16:48:42","slug":"the-350th-carnival-of-homeschooling-ideas-you-can-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doingwhatmatters.com\/the-350th-carnival-of-homeschooling-ideas-you-can-use\/","title":{"rendered":"The 350th Carnival of Homeschooling: Ideas You Can Use"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- InstaCarnival Beta Draft HTML for Carnival Edition http:\/\/blogcarnival.com\/bc\/spreview_48422.html --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><!-- The next few lines insert the BlogCarnival LogoLink for the September 18, 2012 edition of \"carnival of homeschooling\" here. Presence of the BlogCarnival LogoLink allows this carnival edition to be listed at blogcarnival.com. This example puts it in the upper right corner, but it can go anywhere in the blog post. --><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: right;\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- EDIT THIS: carnival introduction begins with this paragraph: --><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the September 18, 2012 edition of carnival of homeschooling. <strong>Time and what to do with it<\/strong> seems to be top of the mind for many of our contributors. After all, it&#8217;s the beginning of the year and there&#8217;s still a chance that you&#8217;ll be able to fit in everything you planned! In addition, you&#8217;ll find a few articles on words, nature, celebrations, and more. I hope you enjoy it!<\/p>\n<p><!-- Carnival Submission --><\/p>\n<p>[Note for Mid-Atlantic readers: There&#8217;s a link at the bottom for the new location for Friday&#8217;s <strong><em>Beat-the-Clock Essay Workshop<\/em><\/strong>. There are a few spaces left if you have a student who will be taking the SAT or ACT this year.]<\/p>\n<h2>time<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.janice-campbell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/white-rabbit-alice-tenneil.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-921\" style=\"margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px;\" title=\"white-rabbit-alice-tenneil\" alt=\"Time management tips for homeschool families.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.janice-campbell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/white-rabbit-alice-tenneil.jpeg?resize=157%2C240\" width=\"157\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a>Lisa<\/strong> offers a detailed look at time management tools and techniques she uses in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/goldengrasses.blogspot.com\/2012\/09\/managing-pressure-of-high-school.html\" target=\"_blank\">Managing the pressure of high school<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/goldengrasses.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Golden Grasses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt and Kristen<\/strong> share their &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alittlehomie.com\/homeschoolblog\/2012\/homeschoolplans2012.html\" target=\"_blank\">Weekly Homeschool Plans 2012<\/a>&#8221; at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alittlehomie.com\" target=\"_blank\">A Little Homie<\/a>, saying, &#8220;We are back in the swing of things, as of mid-July.\u00a0In fact, the girls have managed to complete 200 credits already this homeschool year! Here\u2019s how the typical week looks for us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Liz E<\/strong>\u00a0shares the joy in &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/homeschoolinginbuffalo.blogspot.com\/2012\/09\/the-freedom-to-take-on-something-bigger.html\">The Freedom to Take on Something Bigger<\/a>&#8221; posted at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/homeschoolinginbuffalo.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Homeschooling in Buffalo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Katherine Dow<\/strong>\u00a0offers a look at her creative Daily Board in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/homeschoolblogger.com\/myquiversfull\/782678\/\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Math, Memory, and Calendar Work<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/homeschoolblogger.com\/myquiversfull\" target=\"_blank\">My Quiver&#8217;s Full<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>lindafay<\/strong>\u00a0presents\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/higherupandfurtherin.blogspot.com\/2012\/09\/how-to-recover-from-homeschool-burnout.html\">How to Recover from Homeschool Burnout posted at\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/higherupandfurtherin.blogspot.com\/\">Higher Up and Further In,<\/a>\u00a0saying, &#8220;Burnout is a very dangerous disease that can lead to the death of a homeschool. If parents remain in burnout for very long, they generally end up sending their children to a private or public institution simply because the pain of this illness is too great to bear any longer. You need a cure, and you need it fast. Well, I have good news for you, the cure is at your fingertips and the medicine is pleasant.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Katherine Collins<\/strong>\u00a0shares a glimpse of living like the Zizzer-Zoof salesman in the Dr. Seuss\u00a0<em>Sleep Book<\/em>\u00a0in &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/nofightingnobiting.blogspot.com\/2012\/09\/chaos.html\" target=\"_blank\">chaos<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nofightingnobiting.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\">No fighting, no biting!<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And from the archives of this blog, here is a post on how to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.janice-campbell.com\/2009\/03\/10\/streamline-your-life-with-habits\/\" target=\"_blank\">Streamline Your Life with Habits<\/a>, just as Charlotte Mason suggests.\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>words<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.janice-campbell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gray-room-fbenson-1913-cropped.gif\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-918\" style=\"margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px;\" title=\"gray-room-fbenson-1913-cropped\" alt=\"The pleasures of reading catch us at any moment.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.janice-campbell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gray-room-fbenson-1913-cropped.gif?resize=173%2C145\" width=\"173\" height=\"145\" \/><\/a><\/strong><strong>M<\/strong><strong>ama Squirrel<\/strong>\u00a0writes a\u00a0response to &#8220;Literature is the new Latin,&#8221; an editorial in the Toronto Star,\u00a0&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/deweystreehouse.blogspot.ca\/2012\/09\/in-which-we-remain-stubbornly-attached.html\" target=\"_blank\">In which we remain stubbornly attached to our squiggly lines and paper pages<\/a>&#8221; at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.deweystreehouse.blogspot.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dewey&#8217;s Treehouse<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are\u00a0<strong>printable coloring puzzles<\/strong>\u00a0for all 26 letters of the alphabet from\u00a0<strong>Beverly Hernandez<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\" http:\/\/homeschooljourneys.com\/alphabet-fun-abc-coloring-puzzles\/ \" target=\"_blank\">Alphabet Fun: ABC Coloring Puzzles<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0Homeschool Journeys.\u00a0These alphabet coloring puzzles are the first in a series of alphabet activity pages.<\/p>\n<h2>nature<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.janice-campbell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Courbet-Plage-de-Normandie.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-914\" style=\"margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px;\" title=\"Courbet-Plage de Normandie\" alt=\"Courbet-Plage de Normandie\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.janice-campbell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Courbet-Plage-de-Normandie-300x201.jpg?resize=180%2C121\" width=\"180\" height=\"121\" \/><\/a>Hwee<\/strong> presents several videos her family has viewed in their vertebrate study in the post,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thetigerchronicle.blogspot.co.uk\/2012\/05\/how-animals-find-food.html\">How animals find food\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0at <a href=\"http:\/\/thetigerchronicle.blogspot.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Tiger Chronicle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Carnival Submission --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann<\/strong> shares an Outdoor Hour experience and nature journal sketches<em>\u00a0<\/em>in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/harvestmoonbyhand.blogspot.com\/2012\/09\/hummingbirds-outdoor-hour-challenge.html\">Hummingbirds &#8211; Outdoor Hour Challenge <\/a>(from\u00a0<em>Handbook of Nature Study)\u00a0<\/em>posted at <a href=\"http:\/\/harvestmoonbyhand.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Harvest Moon by Hand<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Misty<\/strong>\u00a0presents\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.homeschoolbytes.com\/homeschool-activities\/scouting-a-fun-addition-to-homeschooling-life\/\" target=\"_blank\">Scouting: a Fun Addition to Homeschooling Life\u00a0<\/a>posted at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.homeschoolbytes.com\" target=\"_blank\">Homeschool Bytes<\/a>, saying, &#8220;We enjoy how much fun and learning the boys get in their scouting troops.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- Carnival Submission --><\/p>\n<h2>celebrations<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_549\" style=\"width: 190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.janice-campbell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/declaration_independence-john-trumbull-1819-sm.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-549\" data-attachment-id=\"549\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/doingwhatmatters.com\/declaration_independence-john-trumbull-1819-sm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doingwhatmatters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/declaration_independence-john-trumbull-1819-sm.jpg?fit=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,197\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"declaration_independence-john-trumbull-1819-sm\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull: The cultural literacy of the founding fathers made this scene possible.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doingwhatmatters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/declaration_independence-john-trumbull-1819-sm.jpg?fit=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doingwhatmatters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/declaration_independence-john-trumbull-1819-sm.jpg?fit=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-549 \" style=\"margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px;\" title=\"declaration_independence-john-trumbull-1819-sm\" alt=\"Learning about our founding documents is essential to a sound education.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.janice-campbell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/declaration_independence-john-trumbull-1819-sm.jpg?resize=180%2C118\" width=\"180\" height=\"118\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-549\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull: The cultural literacy of the founding fathers made this scene possible.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Mindy Hoffmann<\/strong>\u00a0shares ideas for celebrating\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.denschool.com\/constitution-day-september-17\/\" target=\"_blank\">Constitution Day &#8211; September 17th<\/a>\u00a0on her blog,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.denschool.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">DenSchool<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phyllis Sather<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0offers a look at family vacation photos and some great article links at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/phyllis-sather.com\/?p=3824 \" target=\"_blank\">Family Fun and Blessings Abound<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/phyllis-sather.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Proclaiming God&#8217;s Faithfulness<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>numbers<\/h2>\n<p><strong>anisha@nerdwallet.com<\/strong>\u00a0presents\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/blog\/finance\/2012\/green-lieshow-talk-kids-money\/\">Little Green Lies\u2014How to talk to your kids about money\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0posted at NerdWallet, saying, &#8220;Teaching your kids about money can be daunting, especially if you&#8217;re a homeschool parent: it&#8217;s up to you to both model and explicitly teach sound financial practices. But don&#8217;t worry &#8211; life&#8217;s full of teachable moments when it comes to personal finance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>thoughts<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.janice-campbell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/John_Martin_Manfred_on_the_Jungfrau_1837-sm.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-920\" style=\"margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px;\" title=\"John_Martin_Manfred_on_the_Jungfrau_(1837)-sm\" alt=\"Keep the vision-- onward and upward!\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.janice-campbell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/John_Martin_Manfred_on_the_Jungfrau_1837-sm.jpg?resize=180%2C120\" width=\"180\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a>Henry Cate<\/strong> provides some encouragement to other homeschoolers in &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/whyhomeschool.blogspot.com\/2012\/09\/we-are-seeing-more-of-fruits-of.html\" target=\"_blank\">We are seeing more of the fruits of homeschooling<\/a>&#8221; at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/whyhomeschool.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Homeschool<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Susan Ryan asks, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eduwrit.com\/blog\/?p=3743\" target=\"_blank\">Who is this Expert?<\/a>&#8221; at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eduwrit.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">Corn and Oil<\/a>\u00a0There are many Education Professors that study homeschoolers and homeschooling. \u00a0But who is really the expert on homeschooling?<\/p>\n<div><strong>Tricia<\/strong> asks, &#8220;Do you get this question too, fellow homeschool friends?&#8221; in\u00a0&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hodgepodge.me\/2012\/09\/are-your-children-socialized\/ \" target=\"_blank\">Are Your Children Socialized?<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hodgepodge.me\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hodgepodge<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><strong>Debra<\/strong> offered some thoughts on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/3partnersinshopping.blogspot.com\/2012\/09\/playing-while-learning-teaching-our.html\" target=\"_blank\">Playing While Learning&#8230;Teaching Our Country&#8217;s History Something Our Public Schools Do Not Do Enough Of<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/3partnersinshopping.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\">3 Partners in Shopping Nana, \u00a0Mommy &amp; Sissy, Too!<\/a>.The post is about playing but learning while playing and also our family&#8217;s love of history and feeling that our public schools are not teaching enough. \u00a0 That one of the best reasons to homeschool is that our children are being taught what we believe is important.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- EDIT THIS: the conclusion begins with this paragraph: --><\/p>\n<p>That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of <strong>carnival of homeschooling<\/strong> using our <a title=\"Submit an entry to \u201ccarnival of homeschooling\u201d\" href=\"http:\/\/blogcarnival.com\/bc\/submit_199.html\" target=\"_blank\">carnival submission form<\/a>. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our <a title=\"Blog Carnival index for \u201ccarnival of homeschooling\u201d\" href=\"http:\/\/blogcarnival.com\/bc\/cprof_199.html\" target=\"_blank\"> blog carnival index page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>NOTE: Updated Location for Beat-the-Clock Essay Workshop on Friday, 9\/21<\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The BTC will now be at\u00a0<strong>Hyles Baptist Church, 7220 Courthouse Rd, Chesterfield VA 23832.\u00a0 Same time, check-in at 8:30 am.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>There is still a library close by and shopping on Hull St. or in Chester, just a few miles either way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The easiest directions are to take 288 north off 95 to Courthouse Rd exit and then go south (turn left), or take 288 south from the West End area and exit at Courthouse Rd and turn right. The church will be about a mile down Courthouse Rd on your right after you pass Orange Market, Southside Church of the Nazarene and an entrance to Pocahontas State Park. Our church will be before the sharp turn in the road coming from these directions. If you are coming from RT 10 turning north on Courthouse Rd, we are on the left side of the road. 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