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...
by Melissa Droegemueller | Apr 14, 2017 | Reading Aloud
We all agree that reading to our children is valuable, right? (Check out the benefits of reading aloud here, if you’re not sure.) When it comes to actually sitting down and reading to kids … well, that’s when things can get a little tricky. Usually,...
by Melissa Droegemueller | Mar 28, 2017 | Learning At Home
Recently, I’ve had many friends ask about screen time alternatives for preschoolers when mom needs to feed the baby or work with a school-age child, so I wanted to share how we set up our educational playlist. Several years ago, I read a blog post about...
by Melissa Droegemueller | Jan 1, 2017 | Homeschooling (Elementary School)
Our homeschooling journey began about the same time our second daughter was born. I was teaching at our older daughter’s preschool while pregnant, and we all intended to go back when baby K was six weeks old. Right before I returned, I was told I would be the...
by Melissa Droegemueller | Nov 16, 2016 | Homeschooling (Elementary School)
It’s hard to believe that we’re already in our fifth year of homeschooling. Sometimes it feels like we’ve just begun and other days, when I talk to new homeschooling parents, I realize just how far we’ve come as a family. When our older daughter was in Kindergarten,...
