Global Forgiveness Day

Published on August 20, 2018September 3, 2018 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

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Global Forgiveness Day is a day to forgive and be forgiven. It is celebrated on August 27th. Click here to learn more about this holiday.

Below are some of the activities I found to celebrate this day:

(Use at your own discretion.)

Also check out:

Homeschool: August on Pinterest

Forgiveness for kids on YouTube

New School Year, New ABCmouse: ABC Mouse Upgrades!

Published on August 18, 2018September 16, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog1 Comment

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A few days ago I posted about why I (temporarily) quit homeschooling my kiddos. Things have been more than a little crazy here and we are still working on getting the house, and our lives, back in order. Progress has been slow but steady and I look forward to getting back into the whole ‘school routine’ shortly.

2025-2026 Homeschool Curriculum: Montessori Integration

One of the many programs that we use in our school routine, and almost every day in between, is ABC Mouse. I’m sure that you’ve seen numerous commercials on TV about the program and while I once thought that this was only something that ‘rich’ people could afford I was wrong.

The price is actually quite affordable and often times you can find special deals like the one you can get when you click this referral link below. They also send out deals via email for previous/current customers.

CLICK HERE FOR A SPECIAL DEAL ON ABC MOUSE!

Benefits Are Priceless

I couldn’t see the benefits that the program had to offer because I was looking for something FREE. Yes, there are plenty of FREE programs but nothing quite compares to ABC Mouse and my kids love it. My special needs children need a lot of extra attention and sometimes they just ‘don’t get it’ when I try to explain things. When they use ABC Mouse it helps to fill in those gaps of misunderstandings and often they bring me their tablets to show me something that they’ve mastered and the look on their face is PRICELESS.

Homeschool Resources

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Need Science Lesson Help? Grab Your Free Mystery Science Trial Today!

Published on August 17, 2018September 20, 2019 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog2 Comments

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Free science resource, sign up quickly!

Last year I found this new science resource for homeschoolers, Mystery Science, and we’ve been hooked! They’re offering a free limited trial to 1,580 people this week.

My kids and I have loved using this program and with fun lessons like ‘Could A Volcano Pop Up In Your Backyard?’ and ‘Why Do Frogs Say Ribbit?’ they are always excited for Science Lessons. The lessons are so easy to use and they have so many printables and assessments for you to use as well. These come in so handy when Mommy Brain kicks in and I just can’t get my thoughts together enough to decide what’s for dinner much less plan a science lesson!

You should sign up quickly, they have less than 1,400 free spots remaining (the full membership costs $69 per year).

Click here for your FREE TRIAL!

If you have already used a FREE TRIAL and would like to enroll with a homeschool membership they have a special sale going on through August 31st!

Back-to-School Sale happening NOW!

I am excited to announce that Mystery Science 2018-19 Homeschool Memberships will go on sale from August 15th through August 31st, 2018.

Save $20 on your Homeschool Membership!

What does a Homeschool Membership include?

Unlock all Mysteries in every unit through June 30th, 2019.
Access new Mysteries released throughout the year.
Access to the ‘Mystery Doug’ mini-lessons archive.

Give it a try and let me know what you think!

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Ride the Wind Day

Published on August 16, 2018September 3, 2018 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

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Ride the Wind Day is a day to celebrate the wind, air, and sky above us. It is celebrated on August 23rd. Click here to learn more about this holiday. This would also be a great day to plan a trip to a local aviation museum.

Below are some of the activities I found to celebrate this day:

(Use at your own discretion.)

Also check out:

Homeschool: August on Pinterest

How the wind works for kids on YouTube

Why I Quit Homeschooling My Kids

Published on August 15, 2018September 20, 2019 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog1 Comment

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It’s true! I’ve quit homeschooling my kids… at least temporarily. We’ve had a busy hectic schedule here and everyone is off routine which means total CHAOS here. We originally planned to start back this past Monday, and we did, but things just didn’t ‘feel’ right. I don’t know if it’s because I’ve been so stressed with everything going but I am just not in the right mindset at the moment.

Missing Materials

I didn’t have time to plan like I had wanted so Monday and Tuesday felt so ‘rushed’ and ‘chaotic’ that I was ready to cry several times. We had planned a ‘First Day of School’ video but that didn’t turn out well either as partway through the video I realized we were missing some important pieces to our ‘Morning Table Time’. Sigh… it wasn’t pretty as I went digging through drawers and folders to find everything and then trying to find a place to put it back up was another matter.

I do have most of the first few weeks planned out on our Homeschool Manager app but I still had a few blocks that I wanted to ‘fill in’ with some fun activities. If I couldn’t find something I wanted to use I had planned on making a couple of things. Well, with my trip to PA that hasn’t happened. I just really haven’t felt like doing much of anything since we got back and it has really shown this week. Continue reading “Why I Quit Homeschooling My Kids” →