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Making Time For Devotions

Published on January 12, 2019June 18, 2026 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog2 Comments

If you’ve been following along with my blog you probably have seen that we are really trying to make some positive changes around this little cabin. I will be the first to admit that towards the end of last year I was not a very happy Momma. We were in the midst of a very rough parenting phase with my two special needs kiddos who are 16 & 11 (going on 30)… their attitudes and behavior were at a point that I really doubted my parenting skills and abilities. Something had to change, actually, a lot of somethings had to change.

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A Plan Of Action For A New You In The New Year

Published on December 29, 2018September 30, 2019 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog5 Comments

So a few days ago I posted about my goals for 2019. I’m not waiting until the New Year to get started because there is no time like NOW to get started on these goals. You don’t have to wait either and you can follow along with me on my journey to finding a simpler, happier, and better functioning lifestyle here in our little cabin.

It’s so easy to get discouraged with LIFE at times, I know because I’ve felt myself falling into a HUGE pit of discouragement lately. It feels like I just keep hitting walls in so many areas of LIFE and I just don’t know how to get past them. The one thing I do know is the GOD is in control and if there is something in my way HE can help me overcome it.

I also know that a lot of times our failures come from inside of ourselves. We get unhappy with things and want to change them but sometimes the change must come from us first. This can be hard to do and sometimes it can be hard to admit that we aren’t PERFECT.

Over the holidays so many people are posting pictures of their families. Many of these pictures seem to show PERFECT homes and families but behind the scenes can be a different story. In reality LIFE is MESSY in so many ways. I can tell you that my LIFE is MESSY for sure with so many kids and special needs not to mention that we HOMESCHOOL and LIVE in a TINY CABIN. Boy can it get MESSY. Don’t let those pictures get you feeling depressed or down. You can follow along with me, a normal (well, somewhat normal depending on you definition of normal) Momma, as I tackle some of this crazy mess we call LIFE.

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Little House In The Big Woods Adventure Weekly Lesson Plan Links & Guide

Published on August 25, 2018January 16, 2019 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog18 Comments

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Click Here for Little House In The Big Woods Adventure Weekly Lesson Plan Links Only

How we use these lesson plans:

Our school week is usually completed in 4 days. We use a Loop Schedule where we work for a designated amount of time on each subject before moving on to the next. After their work is completed for the day the kids are allowed to have independent studies were they can study whatever their little hearts desired.

Our 5th day is an optional day that we use to complete unfinished work or for other activities as we choose.

Please click HERE for a list of resources that we have purchased from Amazon and other suppliers.

Click on the links below for the series you would like to view/use. I will update these links as we get them finished.

Tip: If you want to go to a certain week/chapter or topic simply push the ‘ctrl’ and the ‘F’ button down together and a small bar will pop up. Type in the week number or chapter number you want and it will take you to it.

1. Little House In The Big Woods Adventure Week 1 Lesson Plans

Language Arts:
- Read Chapters 1 & 2
- Discussion
- McGuffey Primer Lesson
- Vocabulary
- Writing Activities
- These week we learn about fiction vs. nonfiction
- Make a Pioneer Journal
- Mother Goose Phonics: Pat A Cake
Math:
- Group Activity
- Ray’s Arithmetic Books
- Fractions
- Learning Your numbers 1-10
Geography and History:
- State Study: Wisconsin
- Research Pioneer Life
Science:
- Learn about Bears
- Learn about Panthers
- Research Microbes and Bacteria
- Learn about Density
- Bonus: Why does fire burn different colors?
Life Skills:
- Research Pioneer Chores
- Making our bed
- Interrupting
- Memory Work
- Fun activities: Make Butter
- Bonus Skills: Memorizing the books of the Bible, Archery, and/or Baking
PE, Health & Safety:
- Stranger Danger
- Play Little Brown Bear
Music, Arts, and Crafts:
- Crafts: Hog’s Bladder Balloons, Corn Cob/Husk Dolls, Snowflakes, and Paper Dolls
- Art: Bulldogs, Jack Frost
- Music: Yankee Doodle Dandy, Butter Churning Song

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Little House In The Big Woods Adventure: Week by Week Life Skills Lessons

Published on August 25, 2018June 18, 2026 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog2 Comments

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