By far the most popular episode weâve ever done here on Read Aloud Revival is the episode with my oldest daughter, Audrey, when we looked back together on homeschooling from her vantage point as a sophomore in college. We discussed what worked, what didnât, and about our homeschool experience in general. And last spring, at…
Read MoreThere is one question that plagues us, that we all ask, and that we ask all the time: Am I doing enough? When we constantly ask ourselves if weâre doing enough in our homeschool, it makes it difficult to stay present and engaged and actually enjoy it. Whether youâre relatively new to homeschooling or a…
Read MoreToday, Iâm sharing another session from the Great Homeschool Conventions in 2023 all about homeschooling with babies and toddlers. If you are homeschooling with babies and toddlers underfoot, this one’s for you. Or if you have a friend who is homeschool with babies and toddlers, this one’s for her, so please share it! Full disclosure:…
Read MoreAre you struggling with how to tackle reading in your homeschool? Maybe you have a child whoâs a later reader or is having a tough time connecting with reading. Or maybe you have a kid whoâs an advanced reader and theyâre outpacing books that fit their emotional and social development. Either way, it can be…
Read MoreDuring my hardest year of homeschooling, I had a 12, 10, 8, and 1 year old, and twin newborns. Life was⦠a little chaotic. One week, a friend of mine who had homeschooled all three of her kids asked, âSo how’s homeschooling going?â And naturally, I burst into tears. Iâm not sure she saw that…
Read MoreImagine that your child is grown up, and his or her reading life looks a lot like yours does right now. How do you feel about that? Is your reading life something you want your kids to emulate when theyâre adults? What if we built for ourselves the kind of reading life that weâd be…
Read MoreToday, in this Best Of Read Aloud Revival episode, weâre revisiting a conversation about a series I absolutely adore: The Penderwicks, by Jeanne Birdsall. The Penderwicks follows the escapades of four spirited sisters, Rosalind, Skye, Jane, and Batty. The books are a modern nod to Louisa May Alcottâs Little Women, and theyâve won tons of…
Read MoreIn this episode, Iâm answering more of your questions. Youâve sent in some fabulous messages and Iâm going to tackle them rapid-fire for you and answer as many as possible today. Today Iâm sharing about when to use Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) or teach composition, when and how to start using the library,…
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Read MoreIn todayâs episode, Iâm answering your questions! Listeners have sent in some fabulous questions for me, and Iâm going to attempt to tackle them rapid-fire, including about where I get my favorite art prints, what to do with late-night readers, what to do if you donât feel like you read aloud well, and more. In…
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