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Are you hesitant to talk to your kids about books because you don’t know how to do it? In this episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast, I chat with Adam Andrews from the Center for Lit. He gives us some simple tools to help us have better, more engaging conversations with our children about the books we’re reading together.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• approaching literature from a Socratic perspective
• how to ask the right questions when reading
• Adam’s proven method for discovering an author’s intent and widening our understanding of books

Find the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/2/.

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Is it really possible to teach from rest? Even if you’re teaching a lot of different ages? And even if you feel a bit underwater, pretty much every single day in your homeschool?

Let’s talk about it.

This fall in Circle with Sarah, we’re diving deep into the principles of Sarah’s first book, Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler’s Guide to Unshakable Peace... and today we’re sharing some of it with you.

So let’s get nitty gritty.

Find the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/216/.

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By far the most popular episode we’ve 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 didn’t, 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.

She’s 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, she’s answering your questions from inside the RAR Premium forum and the RAR Instagram.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• What gave Audrey the solid foundations for writing as an English major
• Audrey’s advice for high school students and college freshmen
• What parents can do to help their children build a strong sense of faith

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Find the rest of the show notes at: readaloudrevival.com/questions-for-homeschooling-graduate

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By now, most of us are knee deep in our homeschool year.

And no matter how far into your year you are, and no matter what’s happened that you either did, or didn’t, expect to happen, I’m willing to bet that something funny has happened: You’re carrying around a lot of pinecones.

What on earth do I mean by that?

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• All the ways we end up with a metaphorical 56-pound backpack of homeschool curriculum
• What are these pinecones (and why do I keep picking them up?)
• How to decide which homeschool curriculum you really need for the rest of the school year

Find the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/217/

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I’ve been homeschooling for a long time, and just like every other homeschooling mom I know, I’ve 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 worried less about?

What would you do differently if you were starting over again?

These are the kinds of things I wanted to know.

At the time I’m airing this particular show, I have two college students who were homeschooled the whole way through. Our third child is about to graduate this spring and will also head to University. And then we’ve got three more -- ages 11, 9, and 9. And yeah... we’re doing things a little differently this time around.

A couple of years ago I shared on this podcast some of my mistakes in homeschooling-- and they all remain true. So, it seemed like a good idea to talk about those mistakes again.

Over this episode and the next one, I’ll be sharing 10 mistakes I’ve made in my homeschool -- five in this episode, and five in the next.

If you heard these a few years ago when I first aired them, you might have a new take -- after all, you’re new in a new season of life than you were then. And if you haven't heard, I hope you enjoy.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• What really makes a difference in the quality of your homeschool (hint: it’s not agonizing over which curriculum to use)
• What I wish I’d known then that keeps overwhelm at bay now
• Why it’s okay for your homeschool to be ordinary

Find the rest of the show notes at: https://readaloudrevival.com/5-homeschooling-mistakes/