You're listening to Skalais Sisters, episode number four.

Welcome to Skalais Sisters, the podcast for the classical homeschooling mama, who seeks to

learn and grow while she's helping her children learn and grow.

Scalais Sisters is a casual conversation about topics that matter to those of us in the

trenches of classical homeschooling, who yearn for something more than just checking boxes and

getting it all done.

I'm your host, Brandy Venzel.

You can find me at Afterthoughts.

That's my main blog.

And also teaching reading with Bob Books, which is where I keep my line of printable phonics lessons.

Today, my co-host is Misty Winkler.

Misty is a second-generation homeschooler with five kids and a love for projects.

She writes about feeding a family at simplified pantry,

about homeschooling and homemaking at simply convivial,

and about organizing attitudes at simplified organization.

This episode is sponsored by Teaching Reading with Bob Books.

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The goal of the teaching reading with Bob Books a system is to teach reading as simply as possible.

It aims at that little space in your day where reading muscles are grown, the key 10 to 15 minutes of instructions that can change a child's life. Use the discount code sisters to get 15%

off at checkout. Just visit teaching with bob.com to learn more.

Today, Misty and I are daring you to be brave and read a classic. Even if you don't feel

like you're qualified, we tackle questions like why we feel intimidated by reading classic books,

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