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Sarah Mackenzie

About Sarah Mackenzie

Sarah is a smitten wife, mama of six (including twins!) and the author of Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler’s Guide to Unshakable Peace.
She hosts the Read-Aloud Revival Podcast and spends her time running the vibrant, active membership community there.

Helping your kids fall in love with Shakespeare…even if you’ve never read him yourself

May 12, 2016 //  by Sarah Mackenzie//  5 Comments

Written by Sarah Mackenzie of Read-Aloud Revival Do you do this too? Do you overcomplicate your homeschooling life? I’m not really sure why I do it. Maybe it’s because I feel like I have so much on the line- I don’t want to mess up my children's education! Or maybe it’s because in the heat …

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Category: curriculumTag: shakespeare

3 reasons your read-aloud book is taking too long

March 17, 2016 //  by Sarah Mackenzie//  12 Comments

Written by Sarah Mackenzie of Read-Aloud Revival Sometimes I'm discouraged at how few books our family can enjoy reading aloud over a school year. I pretty much always wish I could read more with my kids. I know it’s good for them. I know it’s good for me. I know it’s one of the most powerful ways …

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Category: a mom's education

Sarah’s homeschool day in the life (with twin 2-year-olds & a 3-, 10-, 12-, & 14-year old)

January 21, 2016 //  by Sarah Mackenzie//  29 Comments

Written by Sarah Mackenzie of Read-Aloud Revival. This year we've got quite the crew: 14-year-old (8th grade) girl 12-year-old (6th grade) girl 10-year-old (5th grade) boy 3-year-old girl 2-year-old twin tornado boys ... or as I've seen referenced elsewhere: twinados :) 5:38 …

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Category: organizationTag: day in the life

Why homeschooling from fear doesn't work

Why homeschooling from fear doesn’t work

November 19, 2015 //  by Sarah Mackenzie//  17 Comments

Written by Sarah Mackenzie of Amongst Lovely Things I hear it all the time. I bet you do, too. “I’m homeschooling because… …I’m afraid the culture will destroy my kids. …I want my kids to stay Christian. …I don’t want them to be exposed to bad language or ideas or influences.” These …

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Category: inspiration

What to do when the day falls apart

What to do when your day falls apart

September 23, 2015 //  by Sarah Mackenzie//  20 Comments

Written by Sarah Mackenzie of Amongst Lovely Things As if I hadn’t procrastinated starting our homeschool year until the latest possible moment anyway... we had a doozy of a first day back this year. It's almost like the new school year set out to mock me right from the get-go. It's a …

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