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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, The Read-Aloud Family, and several stunning picture books.

She hosts the Read-Aloud Revival Podcast and spends her time running its vibrant, active membership community.

How decision fatigue is wearing down your homeschool

//  by Sarah Mackenzie

How decision fatigue is wearing down your homeschool ~ Written by Sarah Mackenzie of Read-Aloud Revival It’s 11am. The twins are emptying the tea cupboard onto the floor, the 2 year-old is fussing, and I’m standing at the fridge, trying to decide what to make for lunch. Just then my 11 year-old …

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Waste Your Time

//  by Sarah Mackenzie

Waste Your Time ~ Written by Sarah Mackenzie of Read-Aloud Revival I have something of an obsession with being productive and efficient. It's a good trait when it comes to tackling my to-do list, but it's a big problem when it comes to homeschooling my kids. See, homeschooling is all about …

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Sarah’s homeschool day in the life (w/ twin toddlers & a 3-, 10-, 12-, & 14-year old)

//  by Sarah Mackenzie

Sarah’s homeschool day in the life ~ Written by Sarah Mackenzie of Read-Aloud Revival A note from Jamie: Did all of you out there homeschooling littles think I forgot about you? Never! Even though many of our contributing writers currently have older kids, I wanted to reshare a post from our day …

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

//  by Sarah Mackenzie

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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3 reasons your read-aloud book is taking too long

//  by Sarah Mackenzie

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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