by Melissa Droegemueller | Jan 15, 2020 | Learning At Home
Our tagline here at Rolling Prairie Readers is, “Making learning fun for ALL kids.” The current state of our education system leaves a lot to be desired for all of us: parents, teachers, and especially our children. As parents, I think it’s important that we are...
by Melissa Droegemueller | Dec 5, 2019 | Literacy & Language
Throughout the month of December, we’ll be discussing raising our children to be readers for life. As a former classroom teacher — one who specialized in reading in college — you can imagine that I am rather passionate about this topic. As a first and...
by Melissa Droegemueller | Dec 6, 2018 | Child Development
It seems that no matter where we look these days, experts are talking about the importance of play. Doctors are prescribing it. Child development experts are advocating for it. Parents everywhere are clamoring for more play in the classroom. It’s no exaggeration...
by Melissa Droegemueller | Oct 17, 2018 | Child Development
As I have mentioned before, our entire family represents the feeling side of the Myers-Briggs spectrum (ESFP, INFJ, ENFJ, ISFP). We have regular conversations about our emotions, identifying feelings, and working through conflict in a healthy way. And since we LOVE...
by Melissa Droegemueller | Jul 13, 2018 | Child Development
Imagine this: Your four-year-old wakes up in the morning, cheerful and ready to start the day. He eats his breakfast in a reasonable amount of time. Then he gets dressed and puts on his shoes without reminders from you! You leave the house five minutes earlier than...
