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A picture book is an art gallery for the lap. đ
Thatâs something we say all the time here at Read-Aloud Revival, and today weâre going to introduce you to one of our absolute favorite examples of this.
We're diving into the enchanting world of illustrated picture books with Scott Gustafson, the master illustrator behind the breathtaking illustrations in the beloved Classic Fairy Tales picture book.
Classic Fairy Tales is my all-time favorite illustrated collection of fairy tales, and itâs one of our picks for the RAR Family Book Club, A Fairy Tale Summer.
Scottâs breathtaking work has captivated the imagination of readers of all ages. He brings these stories to life in a way that is nothing short of magical.
And because audio alone could never do these gorgeous illustrations justice, we also recorded a video of our conversation, in which Scott shares many of his fabulous illustrations on-screen.
You can find the video along with the full show notes at readaloudrevival.com/242 or on the Read-Aloud Revival YouTube page.
In this episode, youâll hear:
How Scottâs use of light and color helps the reader journey through each painted sceneWhy Scott uses people, costumes, and objects as references in his paintingsScottâs best advice for budding artists and illustratorsLearn more about Sarah Mackenzie:
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Summer is fast approaching, and here's what we propose: a relaxed and simple summer that offers just enough structure to keep those long sticky days from melting into chaos... and just enough fun to keep your kids asking for more.
Also: Fairy Tales.
Last week, I did a couple of live workshops on three simple steps to have a Fairy Tale Summer with your kids, no matter how old they are.
In todayâs episode, I share the workshop recording, and you can also watch the video workshop that includes all of my slides.
If you want to join us at RAR Premium for a Fairy Tale Summer, head to readaloudrevival.com/fairytale or text âfairytaleâ to 33777, and weâll send you an invitation.
Here's what we'll talk about:
How reading fairy tales can make your summer easier (and more fun)The fairy tales Sarah recommends for every ageThe tippy top thing you can do to make sure your kids make delightful memories this summer (itâs way less work than you think)Learn more about Sarah Mackenzie:
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Are you intimidated by the thought of teaching Shakespeare?
Youâre not alone.
A lot of people struggle to connect to Shakespeareâs work, even if they really want their kids to be familiar with his plays.
What if I told you there's a way to make teaching Shakespeare to your kids enjoyable for themâŠ
âŠAND delightful for you?
In todayâs episode, Ken Ludwig, celebrated playwright and author of How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare, argues that the reason so many of us feel like we donât get Shakespeare is because people donât know why (or how!) to teach it.
But figuring out how to teach Shakespeare well is worth it, because not only was he groundbreaking in his time, but he has so much to teach us about what it means to be human.
Donât miss this replay of our live conversation where Ken shares all his best tips on teaching Shakespeare to your kids and answers audience questions.
Plus, Sarah shares her favorite resources for helping kids get excited about Shakespeare.
In this episode, youâll hear:
How to break down passages for young kids one at a timeIs it possible to teach Shakespeare with a wide range of ages?What do we do with Shakespeareâsâahemâthornier content? (After all, there is a lot of it)Learn more about Sarah Mackenzie:
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Can you believe it? The Read-Aloud Revival Podcast is ten years old!!
That means itâs time for a party! đ„łđ„ł
Ten years is a long time to have a podcast, but weâre not slowing down anytime soon. Weâre having WAY too much fun for that.
In honor of this milestone, Iâve got a Casey Kasem-style countdown for you of the top ten episodes from the first ten years of Read Aloud Revival.
And as a way to say thank you to YOU for listening, if you leave us a review before April 30, 2024, youâll be entered into our raffle to be one of ten winners of an exclusive, all-around fabulous RAR tote bag (these currently arenât for sale, so donât miss your chance to win!)
Ready to party?
In this episode, youâll hear:
Some of my all-time FAVORITE pieces of wisdom from our guestsHow the RAR team developed a few of our best resources for homeschoolersEssential advice for teaching from restLearn more about Sarah Mackenzie:
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When you hear the name Max Lucado, what comes to mind for you?
Max Lucado is best known as a pastor, speaker, best-selling inspirational author, and, in many Christian families, heâs a household name.
His books are written for everyoneâespecially those who are hurting, lonely, and discouraged. In his writing, he constantly points his readers back to the truth: that God loves you and you should let Him love you.
Max is also an author of childrenâs books, several of which are favorites around here. đ
Sarah invited him to Read-Aloud Revival to discuss his newest picture book, Just in Case You Ever Feel Alone, illustrated by Eve Tharlet. Itâs a cozy, gentle book, perfect for snuggling up and sharing with your kiddos.
How are stories uniquely positioned to help readers feel seen and understood? Which books did Max Lucado love as a child? And what does he hope his books will do in the lives of his readers, young and old? We dig into all of it.
Listen in to hear:
The power of stories to meet people where they are and touch their heartsWhy Max Lucado wanted to write a book about lonelinessHow reading with your kids builds their sense of comfort and safetyLearn more about Sarah Mackenzie:
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Do you ever find yourself wishing you had more time to read?
Oh, every day? (Yeah, we get that.)
Weâre pretty confident that every mom wishes she had more time to read.
Carving out a little time to enjoy your own reading life is worthwhile, even in those seasons when you think itâs impossible. (Sarah has six kids, and when three of them were babies age one and under, it definitely felt like an impossible season!)
But reading makes us better humans, better mamas, and better women. It also makes us happier. And that matters.
Why? Because the key to a successful homeschool is a peaceful, happy mother.
When you know you can count on your reading life to be a source of joy and refreshment regardless of how tough the day is, you just might find yourself being a little happier. A little lighter. A little more joyful.
On todayâs show, weâre talking about how to make time for your own reading life, even when it feels like you donât have five minutes to spare.
Listen in for:
Ideas for sneaking in time to read (even on your busiest days)How to make the most of surprise pockets of timeStrategies for handling interruptions, prioritizing your reading, and finding time to pick up a book even when youâre exhaustedLearn more about Sarah Mackenzie:
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We all want our kids to read, right?
If youâre listening to this podcast, itâs probably safe to say that you want your kids to grow up to read more often than the average adult does. We want them to be lifelong learners and avid readers who read for pleasure.
So itâs worth considering how we can cultivate the habits of real adult readers in our kids so that they grow up to be the readers we want them to be. And it turns out some of those skills are actually in direct opposition to how we tend to approach reading with our kids.
In this episode, youâll hear:
How choosing what to read is a skill you can help your kids developEight habits of avid adult readersPractical tips for cultivating the skills of adult readers in your kidsLearn more about Sarah Mackenzie:
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Today, Iâm sharing two recent episodes from my weekly coaching podcast, Circle with Sarah, that is available exclusively to members of RAR Premium.
I wanted to share them with all of you because I think the message applies to most of us.
A lot of us have this funny habit of focusing on getting DONE with the thing we most want to do. Of getting it over with and checking it off the list. Itâs maybe more prevalent in our lives than we even realize. And I want to invite you to think about how that impacts your homeschool and how you might find your homeschooling to be easier and more joyful if youâre aware of it.
If you would like this kind of encouraging boost each week, get RAR Premium and youâll get instant access to all of the Circle with Sarah podcast episodes and new episodes every Monday.
I think itâll make a difference in the peace and joy you experience day to day in your homeschool. Head to RARpremium.com to learn more.
In this episode, youâll hear:
Why we should treat learning more like knitting, doing a puzzle, or readingHow focusing on the doing lets us rest now, instead of waiting for when weâre âdoneâHow to reframe your goals to focus on doing, rather than being doneLearn more about Sarah Mackenzie:
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This year at Read Aloud Revival, weâre focusing on reading for joy.
Itâs so easy for reading to become another thing on your to-do list, but when we make reading a source of joy, of respite from our busy lives, itâs like running into a clear creek on a hot, dusty hike. Nurturing your reading life nurtures you, which in turn helps us be better moms, better homeschoolers, better parents, better women.
Today Iâm joined by Jennifer Pepito, creator of The Peaceful Press, which offers fabulous curriculum for homeschoolers, and she is the author of our spring RAR Premium Mama Book Club pick, Mothering by the Book: The Power of Reading Aloud to Overcome Fear and Recapture Joy.
In this episode, youâll hear:
How fiction can teach us as much about parenting our kids as a bevy of parenting manualsWhy connecting with your kids is the heart of homeschoolingFinding the balance between giving your all to mothering and letting go of the outcomesLearn more about Sarah Mackenzie:
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There is something kind of tragic that happens when our kids become readers of their own right. It doesnât always happen, of course, and there are ways for us to prevent it. But itâs awfully common. That thing Iâm talking about? When reading starts to feel like school.
It happens to all of us at one point or another, and itâs very common especially at this time of year when school is well underway. Parents will notice a significant drop in how much their kids are reading for pleasureâŠif theyâre reading for pleasure at all.
Obviously this isnât what we want for our kids. But itâs easy to feel frustrated or panicked that our kids no longer seem to enjoy reading.
The good news? This is simpler to guard against than you might think.
Today, Iâm revisiting an episode from a few years ago about what to do when reading becomes a slog. What do we do when reading starts to feel like school?
In this episode, youâll hear:
The proven, positive impacts of free, voluntary readingWhy curriculums with long book lists raise red flags for meIdeas for making reading an invitation to enjoyment, not another thing to check off the listLearn more about Sarah Mackenzie:
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What are fairy tales? Why do we love them so much? And why do these stories continue to capture the imaginations of countless generations?
To help me answer those questions, Iâm welcoming author Sarah Arthur to the podcast.
Personally, I fell in love with Sarahâs writing through A Light So Lovely, on the spiritual legacy of Madeleine LâEngle. And when I found out she was working on a young adult fantasy, and that it was a sort of love letter to fairy tales? I had to have her on the show.
She joins me to talk about what makes fairy tales so powerful, the benefits of embracing the imaginative and the fantastical in our reading, and lots more.
Sarah Arthur is the author of a dozen books for teens and adults, including the bestselling Walking with Frodo: A Devotional Journey through The Lord of the Rings. After over 25 years working with youth she plays a wicked game of Four Squareâbut absolutely refuses to eat cold pizza from a box, ever. She has served as preliminary fiction judge for the Christianity Today Book Awards, was a founding board member of the annual C. S. Lewis Festival, and co-directs the Madeleine LâEngle Writing Retreats. Sheâs a mom of sons, a writer, and todayâs highly esteemed guest.
In this episode, youâll hear:
The elements that draw us into fairytalesHow âescapistâ fiction actually helps us understand the truthHow imaginative stories create an invitation rather than a prescription for experiencesLearn more about Sarah Mackenzie:
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Today, Iâve got another Best Of RAR episode for you.
I wanted to revisit this episode because it feels extra relevant this time of year as weâre thinking about setting goals and resolutions for the year ahead.
Personally, I tend to feel a little overwhelmed by it and I bet some of you can relate.
And when it comes to books and goals for our reading lives, one of the things we hear at Read Aloud Revival all the time is, âThere are so many books and so little time!â
There are SO MANY good books we want to read aloud with our families and weâre always trying to figure out how to fit more in. But we donât want our read-alouds to become merely another item on our lengthy to-do lists. So how do we quell the bookish overwhelm?
Thatâs what Iâm breaking down in this replay of an Ask Sarah episode with that exact question.
In this episode, youâll hear:
What it really means to read aloud âevery dayâWhy itâs okay if you donât get to all of the books (promise!)Simple ways to expand the genres you and your kids readLearn more about Sarah Mackenzie:
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Today weâre airing one of my favorite episodes from last year, all about Jolabokaflod, which is a Christmas âbook flood,â in the Icelandic tradition.
What if I told you this tradition makes your life easier, not harder?
During Jolabokaflod, you gift members of your family with new books, and everyone drinks hot cocoa and spends the whole of Christmas Eve reading. If I didnât get your attention before, Iâve got it now.
There is so much that happens this time of year that adds to our to-do list, that puts more on our plates, but Jolabokaflod is truly a joy. It is a moment of rest and refreshment for you too.
In this episode, youâll hear:
Where the tradition came from3 super-simple steps to your own JolabokaflodHow other mamas just like you have made the tradition their ownI hope you bring this tradition to your family and that you have a wonderful, wonderful Christmas.
Learn more about Sarah Mackenzie:
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Itâs our favorite time of year over at Read-Aloud Revival! Itâs time for Christmas School!
Most of us have too much on our plates before the busy holiday season begins. Then December hits and we feel behind on ⊠well⊠everything.
But for homeschoolers, December should be the best month of our entire year.
Thatâs what Christmas School is for.
Christmas School is a whole-family curriculum from Read-Aloud Revival that helps your family slow down, savor the season, and wait in joyful hope.
Join thousands of families and replace your current curriculum with a month of Christmas School to make December a different kind of month in your homeschool year.
A better one.
Today, Iâm sharing what you can expect in this yearâs Christmas School, plus weâll hear from families who have participated in and loved Christmas School in the past.
In this episode, youâll hear:
Whatâs included in your Christmas School guideHow Christmas School works for students ages 4-17 (no, really!)An extra-special read-aloud to look forward toLearn more about Sarah Mackenzie:
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I know that if youâre an RAR Family, you are raising kids who love to read, because thatâs what we do around here!
And with a love of reading often comes the inspiration to write. And those young writers will come to you looking for feedback on their stories. But what if we, as parents, donât see ourselves as experts or writers and feel like we donât have much to offer in the way of feedback?
It happens for a lot of homeschoolers. We know that homeschools are fabulous places to grow young writers, but that we can also feel a little ill-equipped as their writing mentors.
Which is where todayâs guests come in. Brett Harris and Kara Swanson were both homeschooled and they share a commitment to mentoring young writers and helping parents become better mentors to their own young writers.
Theyâre here to reassure you that you do know what makes a good story, and share some of their best advice for giving your child useful feedback on their creative writing.
In this episode, youâll hear:
Six key elements of story that you probably already know, but just didnât have words forQuestions to ask your young writer that will set them up for future storyâand even careerâsuccessWhy expressing your support for your childâs writing is probably the most important thing you can doLearn more about Sarah Mackenzie:
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I want to introduce you to one of my new favorite authors.
She's younger than most published authors. In fact, she says she decided to publish her first book at nine years old. When she was 10, she attended her first writing conference. When she was 13, she self published her first book. She was homeschooled. You probably could have already guessed that. And she has been on a roll ever since.
Now she's 20 and she's making books I know your families are going to love.
Millie Florence shares her journey from whispering stories to herself under the covers to published author, plus her advice for aspiring young writers and their parents.
In this episode, youâll hear:
How Millieâs homeschool experience informed her writing, and vice versaWhy it was so important that Millieâs parents took her professional writing aspirations seriouslyWhy Millie encourages young writers to choose quantity over quality in their projectsLearn more about Sarah Mackenzie:
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On todayâs Best of Read Aloud Revival episode, Iâm replaying one of our most popular episodes.
Without fail, at every homeschool conference, at least one person comes up to me and says, âDyslexia was not even on my radar until I listened to the episode with Marianne Sunderland.â
And thatâs because most of us donât understand what dyslexia really is and the signals to look for in our kids. And we donât know what to do when they do show signs of having a dyslexic brain.
Itâs important to remember that a dyslexic brain is not a disorder. Nothing needs to be fixed. Itâs the way God made your childâs brain. And itâs genetic, so itâs the way God made your brain or your husbandâs brain too.
Dyslexia means your child processes language differently, which means we need to teach dyslexic brains in a way that makes sense to dyslexic brains.
If you have any academic frustrations with your kids of any age, listen to this episode. Even if dyslexia is nowhere on your radar, I encourage you to listen. You might be surprised.
In this episode, youâll hear:
Dispelling myths about dyslexia as a learning disability or sign of low intelligenceSigns and signals to look out for beyond difficulties with readingHow homeschooling can provide better support for dyslexic kids than traditional schoolsLearn more about Sarah Mackenzie:
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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 the Great Homeschool Conventions, you all kept asking me when Audrey would be back on the podcast.
Sheâs now about to start her senior year at Franciscan University, so it seemed like a great time to check back in with her and get her perspective now that her college experience is almost complete.
Today, sheâs answering your questions from inside the RAR Premium forum and the RAR Instagram.
In this episode, youâll hear:
What gave Audrey the solid foundations for writing as an English majorAudreyâs advice for high school students and college freshmenWhat parents can do to help their children build a strong sense of faithLearn more about Sarah Mackenzie:
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There 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 seasoned veteran, we all wonder.
Today, I'm sharing the last of my sessions from The GHC Conferences 2023.
This one is all about taking the overwhelm out of that question and practical advice for putting your worry to rest.
In this episode, youâll hear:
Why âAm I doing enough?â is an incomplete questionWhy we have to remember that our kids are not recipesWhatâs at the heart of good educationLearn more about Sarah Mackenzie:
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Today, 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: My favorite part about going to the Great Homeschool Conventions is all the babies I get to snuggle and hold. So I created a session that would ensure I got maximum baby snuggles. This session was so much fun because the room was absolutely packed with babies and toddlers and there is something just next-level about being in a room with so much life. I LOVED it.
In this session, I talked about the lessons I learned from homeschooling with my own babies and toddlers underfoot, and strategies for not just surviving this time, but enjoying it, too.
In this episode, youâll hear:
Why your babies and toddlers are not a distractionThree strategies for handling fussy, grabby toddlers in your homeschoolPractical tips for doing less in your homeschoolFind the rest of the show notes at: readaloudrevival.com/homeschooling-with-babies
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