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RAR #288: Why Board Books Are Important Tools (and Toys!) with Tabitha Paige

There is a type of children’s book that we haven’t talked much about here in twelve years of Read-Aloud Revival. But it’s one that almost anyone who has spent time with b

Best of RAR: Simple Habits for Nurturing Lifelong Readers

We all want our kids to be readers.  Not just kids who can read, but kids who actually do read. Who then grow up and keep choosing to read because they want to, not beca

RAR #287: Bringing the Outside Into Your School Year with Ginny Yurich

The heart of homeschooling is relationships. Building meaningful, lasting connections is the real secret sauce of reading aloud with your kids. Those connections are also

RAR #286: Why We Write

Over the past few months on the podcast, we’ve talked a lot about how reading aloud benefits kids academically, how it develops their resilience, empathy, and virtue, and

RAR #285: Becoming a Book Woman with Caroline Starr Rose

Books are so much more than just a collection of words. They are lanterns that illuminate our lives in so many incredible ways. Today, I want to share a story with you a

RAR #284: Finding Rest in the Mess (Circle With Sarah Sneak Peek)

How long is your to-do list?  What if you added in all the extra shoulds and supposed-tos that you are in your head but you don’t even write down because that would be t

RAR #283: Our Favorite Reads for Forming Virtue in Our Kids

Here at the Read-Aloud Revival, we’ve been asked more times than I can count to create virtue-based book lists. And I always say no. Today, our Creative Director (and my

RAR #282: Sparking Creativity with Research

 When you think about the various work that goes into making a children’s book, research probably isn’t at the top of your list.  It might not make it on your list at al

Best of RAR: The Joy of Shakespeare

When I mention Shakespeare, a lot of people immediately conjure up visions of high school English class, struggling through Julius Caesar line by line. Which is an absol

RAR #281: Homeschooling High School with Rachel Kovac

How do we homeschool high school? It’s *the* question, isn’t it? A lot of us go into homeschooling ready and excited for the younger years. Then as high school approache

RAR #280: Books Take Us Places

One of the very best ways to travel with your children is through books. Physically travelling as a family isn’t always possible for a variety of reasons, but by reading

Best of RAR: Becoming Your Child’s Mentor

 What would happen if you decided to be your child's mentor rather than their teacher?  What if you awakened their wonder and curiosity so that they became the kind of p

RAR #279: Baptizing the Imagination with Malcolm Guite

What is your calling in life?  For poet, songwriter, and academic, Malcolm Guite, it’s unequivocally clear–to be a storyteller.  Today on the podcast Audrey and I chat

Best of RAR: When Your Developing Reader Resists Reading

Learning to read can be hard. And when our kids are still learning to read fluently and well, helping them fall in love with books can feel impossible. But it doesn’t ha

RAR #278: How to Actually Connect with Our Kids, Dr. Matthew Breuninger

We all want to build those meaningful and lasting connections with our kids.  Around here, we’re usually talking about doing that through books and reading aloud. But ho

Best of RAR: How a “Best Moments” List Can Help You Love Your Homeschool featuring Jon Acuff

Today, we’re revisiting a listener-favorite episode that has some advice and an activity that I think are perfect for this time of year in our homeschools. Jon Acuff, au

RAR #277: Inspiring Heroic Virtue in Our Kids

We talk a lot around here about the incredible impact stories have on our kids. They build empathy and connection, letting us walk a mile in another’s shoes. And some sto

Best of RAR: Why Read Aloud to Kids Who Can Read Themselves

Why do we read aloud to our kids? Especially those who can read to themselves?  This is a topic that comes up all the time at Read-Aloud Revival and it’s one I’m super p

RAR #276: Learning to Ask Good Questions (Audrey’s Back!)

Today’s episode is a special treat featuring the return of a listener-favorite guest who happens to be one of my favorite people, too. 😉 Back on episode 209, my eldest d

RAR #275: Could We Have Tranquility by Tuesday? Laura Vanderkam

If I were to ask you if your life ever felt tranquil, you would probably do one of two things: bust out laughing or look at me like I was from another planet. I get it,