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Career Exploration for Kids with TruSpark

Career Exploration for Kids with TruSpark

by Melissa Droegemueller | Jan 20, 2022 | Homeschooling (Tweens and Teens)

Are you looking for career exploration resources for your teens and tweens? The TruSpark Curriculum and Assessment might be just what you need! Scroll down for a giveaway! During my childhood years, I was asked over and over, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”...
18 Favorite Children’s Books from 2021

18 Favorite Children’s Books from 2021

by Melissa Droegemueller | Dec 22, 2021 | Great Books

I had such a good time sharing my favorite books of 2020, that I decided to do it again this year! I read about 100 titles this year (give or take a couple), and these are my favorite 2021 children’s books. Each of the books listed in this post received a 5-star...
Top 12 Educational Toys for Young Kids

Top 12 Educational Toys for Young Kids

by Melissa Droegemueller | Oct 28, 2021 | Learning At Home

Do your kids like toys? I bet they do! (Honestly, I love them, too.) In our family, we do a lot of learning through play, and we have quite a few educational toys around the house. Every year, I like to see which books and educational toys are most popular here on the...
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How often do you laugh with your kids? My younges How often do you laugh with your kids? My youngest is in a repeating phase right now. It's a bit. She's doing it because it makes me laugh, and she LOVES to make people laugh. So yesterday, she's repeating everything I say. "Melissa is the best mom ever. I am so lucky to be her kid." Something about the way she portrayed me made me laugh so hard. She kept mimicking me laughing in this hilariously fake way, which kept me laughing -- and the cycle repeated for something like 10 minutes. Me: real laugh Katie: fake laugh Me: laughs harder Katie: fake laughs louder Y'all. I was crying real tears because it was so, so funny. 😂 Tell me about a time your kids made you laugh, okay? #learningathome #learnathome #homeschoollife #homeschoolersofinstagram #365homeschool #homeschoolblog #homeschoolfamily #thisishomeschool #homeschoollookslikethis #homeschoolingmom #homeschoolmoms #homeschooling #intentionalmotherhood #thisismotherhood #motherhoodjourney #parenting #momlife #slowdownmotherhood #joyfulmamas #kidsforreal #momsofinstagram #momsoninstagram #respectfulparenting #happyfamily #raisinghappykids #parentingwin #momentsinmotherhood #parentinggoals #raisingkids #sahmlife
That feeling when you're geocaching on the side of That feeling when you're geocaching on the side of the road, and a car drives by slowly to make sure you're all right... 😂 Yep, yep...just taking a picture of the beautiful sky! #2022happyfile #geocaching #familytime #winteradventures
We've been strewing from the beginning of our lear We've been strewing from the beginning of our learning at home journey -- only I didn't know it was called strewing. Whether it was placing a stack of themed library books next to the couch or setting out #tottrays for my preschooler after her nap, it just made sense to give my kids options and let them choose. These days, my kids are naturals when it comes to self-directed learning. I'm pretty sure it's because we started when they were young. (You can see our favorite open-ended materials for tot school and preschool at home here: https://rollingprairiereaders.com/tot-school-must-haves/) #learningathome #learnathome #homeschoollife #homeschoolersofinstagram #365homeschool #homeschoolideas #homeschoolingideas #homeschoolblog #homeschoolfamily #thisishomeschool #homeschoollookslikethis #homeschoolingmom #homeschoolmoms #homeschooling #homeschoolpreschool #preschoolathome #earlylearning101 #littlelearners #totschool #childledlearning #followthechild #letthembelittle #lifewithlittles #intentionalmotherhood #thisismotherhood #motherhoodjourney #parenting #momlife #sahmlife
I never quite understood the phrase "the days are I never quite understood the phrase "the days are long and the years are short" until a few months ago. Somehow, over the course of the last two years, my oldest child has blossomed into a young adult. All of a sudden, we're talking about high school, learning to drive, and first jobs. The hypothetical "what do you want to be when you grow up" discussion has turned into real, practical conversations about potential careers -- and the classes she'll need to take over the next few years to get there. When I heard about @mytruspark and their Core Motivations Assessment, I knew it was something I wanted to try with Addie because we both love personality tests and 'self-discovery' tools. We took time over our winter break to work through the online assessment (and the corresponding curriculum) and were so excited to see our results! Addie spent hours poring over the recommended careers for her unique core motivations, and I know she's going to come back to these tools again and again. You can read all about TruSpark's research-based motivational assessment and career guidance curriculum in our latest blog post: https://rollingprairiereaders.com/career-exploration-truspark/ #mytruspark #truspark #coremotivations #personalitytest #personalitytype #selfawareness #middleschool #tweens #homeschoolingmiddleschool #homeschoolinghighschool #careerexploration #homeschoolingfamily #homeschoolblog #learntheirway
I would be shocked if -- after two years of all th I would be shocked if -- after two years of all this (gestures wildly around) -- any one of us could say that we are doing well, mentally and emotionally, right now. I tend to be an anxious person in normal times, but living through a pandemic with a high-risk child has introduced me to a whole new level of adrenaline. Whenever I start to feel overwhelmed, I focus on this one word. Pause. I take a deep breath, and I turn my face toward the sun, eyes closed. I focus on one of my senses -- either something that I can hear, like the clock ticking, or the texture of something close to me, like a fuzzy blanket or soft sweater. And I keep breathing until the feeling passes. Honestly, I used to be embarrassed by these moments, since my kids are always watching me. And then I realized that being my real self in front of them is a gift. Remember back at the beginning of all this? We talked about slowing down and enjoying family time. Catching up on our rest. Starting a new hobby. That lasted a few weeks before we started talking about all that we were missing out on. Kids "falling behind" in school, opportunities passing us by... I started believing that unless I was being constantly productive, I was letting someone down. I was letting myself down. No more. I will pause as often as I need to. I will find the sun, and I will breathe.
Did you know that Winnie the Pooh was named after Did you know that Winnie the Pooh was named after a real bear at the London Zoo? This book tells her story! (It's the perfect read-aloud for A.A. Milne's birthday today.) 🐻 #readaloudfamily #childrensbooks #kidlit #picturebookoftheday #winniethepooh #preschoolathome
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