by Melissa Droegemueller | Aug 31, 2017 | Fall Activities, Great Books
September is here, and we are starting our family apple unit study! I love this time of year. We are entering our sixth year of homeschooling, and every year we start with our apple activities. Now that we live in the Midwest, we even get to take a family field trip...
by Melissa Droegemueller | Jul 20, 2017 | Homeschooling (Elementary School)
We were outside the library a few days ago, waiting for them to open before heading out of town for vacation. Since I knew we were about to spend 5 hours together in the car, we started playing a short game of “catch the stuffie.” I would toss the bear to...
by Melissa Droegemueller | Jul 7, 2017 | Learning At Home
In all my years teaching in a classroom, it’s taken me exactly one year of homeschooling both of my children to realize one very important thing: Everyone learns differently! This past year, with one child in 3rd grade and another in Kindergarten, I have seen...
by Melissa Droegemueller | Jun 26, 2017 | FREE Learning Activities
It’s hard to believe that we are already in the middle of summer! If your kids are anything like my kids, the bickering has started and you are on the hunt for simple, FUN activities too keep their hands and minds busy for at least part of the day. I am excited...
by Melissa Droegemueller | Apr 17, 2017 | FREE Learning Activities
We are always looking for fun (simple!) spring activities to do with both of our girls. I often try to bring seasonal games into our learning plans. Sometimes a new, novel idea can help a concept like math facts *click* in a new way! Our youngest daughter is a...
