by Melissa Droegemueller | Sep 26, 2023 | Preschool at Home
This month only, join our FREE Preschool at Home Facebook group, where we’ll have daily conversation starters, weekly Q&A sessions, and lots of free resources. Click here to join us. Five* years ago, we decided to do preschool at home with our older...
by Melissa Droegemueller | Sep 21, 2023 | Preschool at Home
Do you have a toddler or preschooler learning their colors? This simple activity is a great way to build regular practice into daily play: the “color of the week” basket! When we were brand new to preschool at home, I often made things more complicated for my kids...
by Melissa Droegemueller | Sep 5, 2023 | Fall Activities
When the calendar switches to September, I immediately begin planning our fall family outings: apple-picking, visiting the pumpkin patch, hiking local nature trails, driving to see the changing leaves, and more! One of my intentions here at Rolling Prairie Readers is...
by Melissa Droegemueller | Aug 29, 2023 | Sensory Play
As I prepared a handful of art appreciation activities based on Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night painting, I stumbled across a great sensory bin idea from Munchkins and Moms. One of my girls LOVES sensory play, so I knew it would be a fun way to help her learn...
by Melissa Droegemueller | Aug 22, 2023 | Learning At Home
In all my years teaching in a classroom (and now homeschooling my own two children), I have learned one very important thing: Everyone learns differently! This past year*, with one child in 3rd grade and another in Kindergarten, I have seen how much easier (and more...