Are 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…
Read MoreTwo weeks ago I shared the first 5 of 10 mistakes Iâve made in my homeschool — believe me, Iâve made many, many more than that! But Iâm highlighting 10 that stick out most prominently to me. So in the last âBest of Read-Aloud Revivalâ episode, I shared the first 5 and today Iâm sharing…
Read MoreIâve been homeschooling for a long time, and just like every other homeschooling mom I know, Iâve made a ton of mistakes. When I was new to homeschooling, I craved the insight of people who had been doing it for a while: What do you wish you did more of? What do you wish you…
Read MoreWhy do we make things mean more than they actually mean? We all do it. We realize a kid doesnât know how to tie their shoes at age 12, and we tell ourselves weâre forgetting to teach SO MANY IMPORTANT THINGS. We feed our kids frozen pizza for dinner twice in a week and think…
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