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Reading Aloud Changes Everything

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Did you miss our “Reading Aloud Changes Everything” webinar? It was raw. I found myself sharing personal stories of Morocco and the role of reading in my life as a child. Sometimes the scope and length of life catch me by surprise, and I realize how sacred books have been in making me into the person I am today.

But even more, I’m aware of how books have shaped informed the people my children have become as adults. They have values and sensitivity and facility with language because we spent so much time immersed in literature.

Living Books

In this moment of AI and digital decay, LIVING books are the answer written by human beings who crack open their hearts to let you see their interiors.

It is such a privilege to read a writer who takes that risk. We give that gift to our children every day when we read to them. Wow.

Watch the replay.


About Brave Writer

Brave Writer products are written by real people who love literature and understand how to engage children so that the leasons of literature stick with them.

We are different than other programs for a reason. And it’s effective as well as delightful as a result.

Throw off the school ideas—that’s why you decided to homeschool!

Join us. We walk with you the whole way.


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Monday Morning Meetings: Fall 2025

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Our five-minute weekly podcast for your kids is going strong on Substack!

There are new episodes available and they are FREE (they aren’t always).

The goal is to give your kids actionable steps to take control of their learning experience, to make it more meaningful and delightful to them.

So play a podcast for your kids then give them time to have fun with it.

Monday Morning Meetings

  • D.E.A.R.
  • Board Games
  • The Alphabet
  • Table Centerpiece
  • Compare and Contrast
  • Book Collage
  • Holiday Helping

Check out all of the episodes HERE.


Subscribe to Brave Learning on Substack where we chat, discuss, problem-solve, and create together. Here’s what you can expect: weekly themed content, freewriting prompts, and a podcast for kiddos called Monday Morning Meeting! 


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Planning for After the Holidays?

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While you take a holiday break from homeschooling, your mind may wander to new education ideas for January.

You might:

  • mull over a unit study approach for weather while you sip mulled wine.
  • wrestle with whether to switch math programs while you slap, smack, and knead the sweet roll dough.
  • wonder as you wander through a neighborhood of lights whether you should try that co-op even though you hate driving anywhere in the winter.

Be present for the holiday cheer, but allow your mind to take some of those flights of fancy. It’s OK to try something new in the new year and for it to even fail. You’re learning as much about learning as your kids are. That’s just all part of the ordinary natural process of being a home educating parent.

Also: take some time off from wondering as well. Be present to the giftgiving and the yummy foods and the board games and the puzzles

Rooting for you!


This post is originally from Instagram and @juliebogartwriter is my account there so come follow along for more conversations like this one!


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