RAR #152: Finishing the School Year Doesn’t Need to Be a Slog

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Sarah Mackenzie

Education, Reading, Read-aloud, Parenting, Books, How To, Kids & Family, Teaching From Rest, Homeschool

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🗓️ 20 April 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Being stuck at home is getting old fast, but finishing your school year doesn’t need to be a slog. It's really hard to concentrate on homeschooling right now, so here's how to spice up your home learning and help you finish your school year strong.

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0:00.0	Hey, we've got a special something planned for you.
0:03.4	If you are ready to take your mind off, you know, all the things in the world for about
0:09.2	an hour.
0:10.2	Yes, so are we.
0:11.2	And we have a fun little activity for you to do just that.
0:15.0	On April 29th, Ken Ludwig, he's an award-winning playwright who's had six shows on Broadway, seven
0:21.7	in London's West End.
0:23.7	He's won Tony Awards and his work has been performed in over 30 countries in over 20 different
0:29.5	languages.
0:30.5	Kind of a big deal, right?
0:31.7	He's going to join us on Zoom to chat up Jane Austen's Emma.
0:37.3	Okay, now here's the best part.
0:39.4	You can read Emma before then if you want to, but you don't have to.
0:44.1	Between now and April 29th, just watch one of the Emma movies.
0:48.9	There are several versions and we have recommendations for which ones to watch.
0:52.8	And then on the 29th, you're going to pour yourself a little something special and join
0:57.2	us on Zoom for a rousing conversation about Emma.
1:01.4	It's going to be light hearted and fun.
1:03.2	And I absolutely promise that Ken Ludwig is one of the most engaging and wonderful people
1:09.6	you've ever heard talk about, books and movies and stories.
1:14.1	I adore him and you will know why soon.
1:17.5	It's free and it's going to be so much fun.
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