Read-Aloud Revival ®

By Sarah Mackenzie

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Sarah Mackenzie helps your family fall in love with books, and helps *you* fall in love with homeschooling.

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01.26.2023 Bonus: Spring Preview - What We're Reading Next Find out what we're reading next, and get the skinny on why we've chosen the books we did.
01.19.2023 RAR #220: Essentialism for Homeschoolers I’ve invited Kortney Garrison and Kara Anderson from the RAR team to chat with me about a favorite book when it comes to essentializing. We've been talking and thinking about the book Essentialism by Greg McKeown a lot here at ...
01.05.2023 RAR #219: Yes, You Should Read Laura Ingalls Wilder’s The Long Winter Today, we’re talking about what makes The Long Winter so gripping and so beloved, as well as how we handle problematic texts with our kids and why I believe that scenes and language we may find troubling aren’t reasons to ...
12.27.2022 Bonus: Let's Fall in Love with our Homeschooling Lives This year, let's fall in love with our ordinary, bookish, homeschooling lives.
12.01.2022 RAR #218: Jolabokaflod: How to Have a Christmas Book Flood During Jolabokaflod, you gift members of your family with new books, and everyone drinks hot cocoa and spends all of Christmas Eve reading.
11.10.2022 RAR #217: It’s Time to Put Some Pinecones Back Each new year, we think through all the homeschool curriculum we might want or need, and we pack it all in. It's time to put some of it back.
10.27.2022 RAR #216: How to Teach from Rest The principles of Teaching from Rest apply no matter how old your kids are. The obstacles and challenges change, but the core stays the same.
10.17.2022 Christmas School 2022 The 2022 Christmas School is open-and-go and offers fantastic lessons for students age PreK-High School. Join us!
10.13.2022 RAR #215: Whimsy and the Power of Childhood Reading Chances are, you know of the picture book sensation, Bear Snores On. Today, I want you to meet the woman who wrote it, Karma Wilson.
09.29.2022 RAR #214: Am I Doing Enough? If you’re asking yourself the question, “Am I doing enough in my homeschool?” You are not alone. And today, we’re going to talk about it.
09.15.2022 RAR #213: Sweep: A Story You Don’t Want to Miss Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster is one of my favorites. Today I'll introduce you to the book and the author, Jonathan Auxier.
09.01.2022 RAR #212: The 10 Best Questions We Ever Got, Andrew Pudewa & Sarah Mackenzie Andrew Pudewa and Sarah Mackenzie talk about homeschooling high school, making sense of methods, the point of poetry memorization, and more.
08.18.2022 RAR #211: How We Made A Little More Beautiful: The Story of a Garden Last time, I told you about the inspiration for Waxwing Books. Today, I’ll take you on the rest of the adventure of producing our first book.
08.10.2022 Pre-orders are Open! It's finally time! Announcing Waxwing Books' first picture book, A Little More Beautiful, available to order now!
08.04.2022 RAR#210: Introducing Waxwing Books: Our Brand New Publishing House Yep, we started a publishing house! Introducing Waxwing Books, a brand new boutique children's publishing house from Read-Aloud Revival ®.
07.26.2022 RAR #00: Welcome to the Read-Aloud Revival Reading aloud is a parenting power move—the best tool for helping our kids academically succeed, and helping our families grow closer.
07.21.2022 RAR Special Edition Revisited: Robert McCloskey Makes Way Meet the man behind Make Way for Ducklings in this special edition podcast. You'll hear from some who knew Robert McCloskey best.
07.19.2022 What’s coming next? Ready for your kids to fall in love with books while YOU fall in love with homeschooling? Here's what's happening in RAR Premium next.
07.07.2022 RAR Special Edition Revisited: The Woman Who Gave us Miss Rumphius She won two Caldecott Awards, illustrated 100+ books, raised four children, and lived life with zeal. If you see one of her books, read it!
06.23.2022 RAR#209: What Worked? What Didn’t? Looking Back on Homeschooling with my 20-Year-Old Daughter Sarah and her oldest child look back on homeschooling. What worked? What didn't? And was Audrey 'prepared' for college?
06.02.2022 RAR #208: Which Direction Should You Go? Determining Your Summer Compass When it comes to homeschooling, a compass is more useful than a map. We'll show you how to set your compass to head in the right direction.
05.26.2022 RAR #207: How to Fall Back in Love with Reading this Summer Reading for pleasure can feel like a splurge we can only justify if we're sure it's improving us. Here's how to fall back in love with books.
05.19.2022 RAR#206: A Simple, Low-Pressure Approach to Teach Shakespeare Want to teach Shakespeare in your homeschool, but feel overwhelmed? We're showing you a simple, low-pressure approach in this episode!
05.12.2022 RAR #205: Help! My Child Doesn’t Like Reading Do you have a child who doesn't like reading? 1) No need to panic, and 2) Here are some simple ideas for how you can help them fall in love with books.
05.05.2022 RAR #204: How Do You Organize Books in Your Home Library? Wondering how to organize ALL those books you have a home? Look no further - today, we're chatting home library organization.
04.28.2022 RAR #203: What Do Your Kids Read for Fun in High School? Need some ideas to get or keep your kids reading for fun in high school? This episode is packed with suggestions.
04.21.2022 RAR #202: For Kids Who Don’t Like Sad Stories Do you or your kids struggle with sad stories? I have a little something for you (and for them!) that might just help.
03.08.2022 RAR #201: The Surprising Value of Reading Fewer Books Feeling overwhelmed by a long book list? Today I'm sharing how reading fewer books (yup!) can help our kids love books more.
03.02.2022 RAR #200: Name What Matters in Your Homeschool This Spring How do you decide what to focus on this spring? The RAR Team shares a way to name what matters most, and 3 steps to make it happen.
02.23.2022 RAR # 199: The Books that Won, and Few That Should Have (2022 Youth Media Awards) Looking for some winning books? In this episode, the team chats 2022 ALA Youth Media Award books, plus books they wish had won.
02.16.2022 RAR #198: Which Curriculum Should I Use? (and other questions with life-changing answers) It’s the question I get asked most often, and I'm answering it on today's episode of the Read-Aloud Revival.
02.09.2022 RAR #197: Hey Mamas, Reading for Pleasure is Part of the Job! My best tips to help you find time to read for your own pleasure, ditch the guilt, and fall back in love with your own reading life.
02.02.2022 RAR #196: Teaching Literature Without Curriculum Shouldn't helping our kids love reading be the point of literature education? Let's talk about teaching literature without curriculum.
01.26.2022 RAR #195: “So Many Books, So Little Time!” How to Quell Overwhelm in Our Reading Lives "So many books, so little time!" Ever wondered how you can possibly read all the books you want to? This episode is for you!
01.19.2022 RAR #194: Let’s Talk About Loving Your Homeschool Life Don't worry if January feels hard for you too - it's actually pretty normal. So today, I'm sharing a little gift with you...
12.08.2021 Blessings Pressed Down, Shaken Together If you know a woman who loves her kids, loves (or wants to love) homeschooling, and really wants her kids to love books, lean in closer.
11.23.2021 RAR #193: A Relaxed, Read-Aloud Christmas How does a relaxing read-aloud Christmas, complete with cocoa, warm blankets, and snuggles with your favorite people sound? Let's do it.
11.08.2021 RAR #192: Help! My Kids Hate Narration Narration is a popular homeschooling technique. But what if your kids don't take to it? Good news ahead: narration is not the only way.
10.19.2021 RAR #191: Helping your ADHD or Dyslexic Child Love Reading If you have a child with ADHD or dyslexia and want your kids to love reading, this episode is for you.
10.19.2021 RAR #190: Sarah’s Favorite Stories About Christian Saints and Heroes There are lots of wonderful stories of Christian saints and heroes. These are some of my favorite short picks, perfect for mixed-age groups.
10.12.2021 RAR #189: What if my kids always pick screens over books? Many of us worry about how screen time impacts our kids' reading life. So how do we manage screens in a way that still makes it likely our kids will love to read?
09.29.2021 RAR #188: My kids aren’t picking good books at the library. What do I do? This episode may change just change your life! Hear Sarah's favorite places to check reviews and an alternate way to get library books.
09.29.2021 RAR #187: How to find books that engage both an 8- and a 4-year-old Which books would appeal to both an 8yo and a 4yo? I've got a bunch of tips and recommendations on this episode of the Read-Aloud Revival!
09.29.2021 RAR #186: Should my kids’ reading correlate with their history studies? Many of make it a point to make sure our reading lines up with the time period we're learning about in history. Is that a good idea?
09.14.2021 RAR #185: Should I Use Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons? Wondering if you should use Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons? Here's what I think (and what I recommend) when teaching your kids to read.
09.14.2021 RAR #184: What to do if your developing reader skips words when reading What should you do if your developing reader skips words when reading? Actually, we ALL do this. Here's what to do if your child skips words.
09.14.2021 RAR #183: Should We Avoid Abridged or Adapted Versions of the Classics? Should we avoid abridged or adapted versions of the classics with our kids? If you want your kids to fall in love with classics, listen in.
08.31.2021 RAR #182: 5 Books I want you to know about, and answers to your questions about reading a book a day Five books you'll love, some plans for RAR this fall, and answers to your questions about reading a book a day.
08.17.2021 RAR #181: Practical Tips for Reading a Book a Day In this episode, the team is back to answer YOUR questions about reading a book a day with your kids of all ages.
08.03.2021 RAR #180: Reading A Book a Day with Older Kids and Teens What do we stand to gain by reading picture books with older kids and teens? A lot. A ton, in fact. We'll show you how.

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Read-Aloud Revival ®

What's Read-Aloud Revival ® about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Read-Aloud Revival ® episodes:

Bonus: Spring Preview - What We're Reading Next

RAR #220: Essentialism for Homeschoolers

RAR #219: Yes, You Should Read Laura Ingalls Wilder’s The Long Winter

Bonus: Let's Fall in Love with our Homeschooling Lives

RAR #218: Jolabokaflod: How to Have a Christmas Book Flood

RAR #217: It’s Time to Put Some Pinecones Back

RAR #216: How to Teach from Rest

Christmas School 2022

RAR #215: Whimsy and the Power of Childhood Reading

RAR #214: Am I Doing Enough?

RAR #213: Sweep: A Story You Don’t Want to Miss

RAR #212: The 10 Best Questions We Ever Got, Andrew Pudewa & Sarah Mackenzie

RAR #211: How We Made A Little More Beautiful: The Story of a Garden

Pre-orders are Open!

RAR#210: Introducing Waxwing Books: Our Brand New Publishing House

RAR #00: Welcome to the Read-Aloud Revival

RAR Special Edition Revisited: Robert McCloskey Makes Way

What’s coming next?

RAR Special Edition Revisited: The Woman Who Gave us Miss Rumphius

RAR#209: What Worked? What Didn’t? Looking Back on Homeschooling with my 20-Year-Old Daughter

RAR #208: Which Direction Should You Go? Determining Your Summer Compass

RAR #207: How to Fall Back in Love with Reading this Summer

RAR#206: A Simple, Low-Pressure Approach to Teach Shakespeare

RAR #205: Help! My Child Doesn’t Like Reading

RAR #204: How Do You Organize Books in Your Home Library?

RAR #203: What Do Your Kids Read for Fun in High School?

RAR #202: For Kids Who Don’t Like Sad Stories

RAR #201: The Surprising Value of Reading Fewer Books

RAR #200: Name What Matters in Your Homeschool This Spring

RAR # 199: The Books that Won, and Few That Should Have (2022 Youth Media Awards)

RAR #198: Which Curriculum Should I Use? (and other questions with life-changing answers)

RAR #197: Hey Mamas, Reading for Pleasure is Part of the Job!

RAR #196: Teaching Literature Without Curriculum

RAR #195: “So Many Books, So Little Time!” How to Quell Overwhelm in Our Reading Lives

RAR #194: Let’s Talk About Loving Your Homeschool Life

Blessings Pressed Down, Shaken Together

RAR #193: A Relaxed, Read-Aloud Christmas

RAR #192: Help! My Kids Hate Narration

RAR #191: Helping your ADHD or Dyslexic Child Love Reading

RAR #190: Sarah’s Favorite Stories About Christian Saints and Heroes

RAR #189: What if my kids always pick screens over books?

RAR #188: My kids aren’t picking good books at the library. What do I do?

RAR #187: How to find books that engage both an 8- and a 4-year-old

RAR #186: Should my kids’ reading correlate with their history studies?

RAR #185: Should I Use Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons?

RAR #184: What to do if your developing reader skips words when reading

RAR #183: Should We Avoid Abridged or Adapted Versions of the Classics?

RAR #182: 5 Books I want you to know about, and answers to your questions about reading a book a day

RAR #181: Practical Tips for Reading a Book a Day

RAR #180: Reading A Book a Day with Older Kids and Teens

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