Sarah mackenzie

Over the years I've had the opportunity to speak at dozens of homeschooling conventions. Speaking is an honor, of course, but getting to meet homeschooling mamas is the real treat. So often I hear a similar thread from them. It sounds something like this: “This is harder than I thought it would be.”“I can’t manage

Spokane author Sarah Mackenzie offers tips on how families can set aside a few minutes each week for continuing to read aloud as a family – well past children’s early years – for benefits such as improved relationships, conversations, and gains from hearing out loud a book’s grammar and rich language.

Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler's Guide to Unshakeable Peace by Sarah Mackenzie has changed the way I approach my homeschool. Read my review here.

Let's get a little practical. Most of us take on way too much in our homeschools. Education becomes a series of checkboxes and canned activities in an effort to prove that learning is happening, even when it isn't. We feel turbulent when we try to facilitate this kind of frenzied, quantifiable learning. Oftentimes, we either

Sarah and her oldest child look back on homeschooling. What worked? What didn't? And was Audrey 'prepared' for college?

How We Homeschool - Do you ever want a peek inside a good homsechooling routine? Find out how we homeschool right now! Find out how easy it really is.

Before you take your homeschooling plans too seriously, remember that you’re only guessing. It’s important guessing- essential, even. But still. Planning is (at its best) just guessing. Think about it: When we are planning for a school year, we’re making all kinds of guesses. We’re guessing about how… quickly our child will master each math

Our contributor Lynne got an amazing opportunity to interview Sarah Mackenzie, author of "The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids." She explains the lasting benefits reading aloud to our kids can have.

Let's get a little practical. Most of us take on way too much in our homeschools. Education becomes a series of checkboxes and canned activities in an effort to prove that learning is happening, even when it isn't. We feel turbulent when we try to facilitate this kind of frenzied, quantifiable learning. Oftentimes, we either

Fall is almost here! You know what that means, right? It's time to start reading our favorite apple picture books! Even better would be to head to the apple orchard and then come come home to cuddle up with some cider and a good book. Or perhaps a stack of them. ;) Here's a list