Podcast Episodes

RAR #201: The Surprising Value of Reading Fewer Books

Are you or your kids feeling overwhelmed by a long book list? Today I’m sharing how reading fewer books (yup!) can help our kids love books more.

Yep.…

4 years ago

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

We’re just a little excited here at RAR this week.

First, it’s our 200th episode! 🥳

And second, it’s March, which here in the northern hemisphere meets…

4 years ago

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

Every year, our Read-Aloud Revival Team watches the American Library Association Youth Media Awards together.

These are the official awards of ALA. So…

4 years ago

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

“Which curriculum should I use?” It’s the question I get asked most often. 

I suspect there’s another layer just underneath the surface of that questi…

4 years ago

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

If you’re reading this, I’m guessing you want to read more, but are struggling to do it as much as you’d like. It can be a real challenge to find tim…

4 years ago

RAR #196: Teaching Literature Without Curriculum

Shouldn’t helping our kids love reading be the point of literature education? 

So why is it that most kids enjoy reading less and less, the further th…

4 years, 1 month ago

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

Stressed about getting to all the books you want to read? Wondering how you can possibly read as many books as you’d like to with your kids? 

On today…

4 years, 1 month ago

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

It feels very January right now, doesn’t it? And let’s be clear: that is not a compliment to the month of January. Ahem.

Don’t worry if January feels …

4 years, 1 month ago

Blessings Pressed Down, Shaken Together

If your inbox is anything like mine, you might be experiencing a little “you-need-to-buy-this-for-Christmas” fatigue.

I always like to remind myself t…

4 years, 3 months ago

RAR #193: A Relaxed, Read-Aloud Christmas

Sometimes, it can seem like the holiday season is over before we even had a chance to truly celebrate. And so this year, we’re wishing you a relaxing…

4 years, 3 months ago