Now that we have all of the why, what, and how of commonplacing covered, let's talk about when. I urge you to set apart specific time in your schedule for commonplacing. Put at least two commonplace sessions on your weekly calendar.

Now you have all of your commonplacing materials, and you are eager to get started. But wait! First, you need to take a moment to set up your commonplace book.

This series of three posts is addressed to students—of all ages!— based on recommendations in Cottage Press Language Arts and the Commonplace Book Practices at Providence Prep.

Keeping a copybook in the younger years is excellent training for many things, one of which is keeping a commonplace book. Principles and practices for copybook and commonplace book have a great deal of overlap, particularly in the selections to be reproduced.

I'm honored to to announce that Simply Convivial is hosting a guest post by yours truly today: Teaching Kids to Keep a Commonplace. Thank you, Mystie!

For as long as I can remember, I have copied quotes from books, poems, songs, Scripture. I cannot remember what sparked the idea, but I am grateful that I began this lifelong pursuit. I remember many a day during my teen years, sitting at the desk in my 70s era yellow and orange room, copying lyrics from pop songs.