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Welcome back to the 10-Day “Coffee and Books” Read-Aloud Challenge. Today is Day 3 and the prompt is FAVORITE AUTHOR.

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Day 3: Favorite Author

A simple, sustainable read-aloud routine can help you every single day, but especially on hard days and in challenging homeschool seasons…

Our morning read-aloud routine, which we lovingly refer to as Coffee and Books, began during a challenging homeschool season. It is now a treasured family tradition and the spine of our homeschool day. Our morning read-aloud fuels learning for the entire day. This routine has helped us to muddle through even the most challenging homeschool seasons. When life is throwing lemons at us (Hello, 2020!), it can feel really good to accomplish the most important thing, even when it feels like all the other balls are dropping.

Want to know my homeschool mantra for tough times? It is this: When in doubt, read aloud.

When you read aloud, you can cover any academic topic, any interest, any genre. Are you feeling that you have been slacking in math? Grab some math picture books and snuggle up on the couch. That’s math, my friend. Check off that box and breathe a little easier.

I honestly believe you could homeschool with your library card alone. As homeschool parents, we tend to overthink and overcomplicate all the things when the best ideas are often the simplest ones. And it might seem almost too simple to be true, but reading aloud is the most important part of your entire homeschool day!

Homeschooling shouldn’t feel hard or overly complicated…

Homeschooling can be overwhelming… if you let it. Do not worry about next week or next month or next year. Focus on today. Put one foot in front of the other and remember that reading aloud is the most important part of your homeschool day.

Complete today’s prompt:

Today’s prompt is FAVORITE AUTHOR. I hope you are able to find a favorite author’s book on your shelf, at the library, or by borrowing from a buddy.

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Hit reply on today’s email or leave a comment below. How did today go? What did you read? I love hearing your stories!

Prep for tomorrow…

Tomorrow is Day 4 of our 10-Day “Coffee and Books” Read-Aloud Challenge. Our prompt for the day will be BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY.

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