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It’s that time of year again for us… time to get the next school year planned out. We finished up our 2023-2024 school year before Easter and I’ve been busy gathering supplies and making schedules as I coordinate with everyone for vacations, holidays, and special trips that we have planned.

It is always SO TEMPTING to take a few months off to just focus on this house but I know from past experience that this doesn’t go well and that it takes FOREVER to get a couple of the kids back into the school routine. You can read more about last year’s curriculum and routines HERE.

We switched to more of a Charlotte Mason-style approach and it was GREAT for the most part. We still have a couple of kids who just hate anything to do with math so that’s been a little challenging but we’re making progress. We’ve also really enjoyed using some of the FREE courses with Under the Home Homeschool.

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Flea Market Finds and a Special Delivery from Zoe’s Toolbox!

Published on April 8, 2024September 15, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

We recently went to the local Flea Market for a family outing and we found a few interesting items… not as many as our last Flea Market shopping trip but still a few. We didn’t really have anything in particular that we were looking for… just some fun, quality time as a family.

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What is Leap Year?

Published on February 28, 2024March 1, 2024 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

Did you know that the calendars we use today have not been the calendars that have always been in use? Calendars have been revised many times over the ages by various leaders, governments, and even the church! As a result, the number of days in a year has changed many different times. My kiddos have had some questions about Leap Year so I thought I’d share of of the answers that we’ve found.

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WorldWatch News: Stream A Week Free!

Published on February 23, 2024February 28, 2024 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog3 Comments

Have you ever heard of a Gaikotsupandahoya? Well, neither had we until this morning when we saw it on the news… the WorldWatch News that is. This site offers ‘News For Students Produced By Christian Journalists‘ and it’s not just for kids! I really enjoy the stories as well and I rarely watch the news.