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Fall & Thanksgiving Themed Activities for Kids

Published on October 31, 2023October 30, 2023 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog4 Comments

I’ve written a couple of posts about getting ready for the holidays and I’ve mentioned that I would be gathering ideas for activities for the kiddos. The following list is some of the activities that we already had on hand… hopefully, they will still be available for you to download if you wish. If they aren’t available a quick Google search will quickly deliver a list of fun activities.

I have already pulled out the Fall-Themed activity box for the youngest… it is just a plastic shoebox filled with fake leaves, bugs, nuts, and pinecones. She loves to dump them out and look for the bugs.

Pilgrim Unit Study & this cute Pilgrim hat and bonnet for the kids to wear.

Printable Thanksgiving Placemats with Activities

Thankful Cornucopia Craft

Thanksgiving Activity Pack

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Get your kids to LOVE poetry with Vintage Poetry for Modern Kids

Published on October 29, 2023October 25, 2023 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

We have been incorporating more of a Charlotte Mason-style approach to our homeschool this year. One of the things that we have added is poetry and I just wanted to share the book that we’ve been using as it has been really great for us!

The book is called Vintage Poetry for Modern Kids: 52 Classic Works and Hands-On Projects to Delight Students Throughout the Year and you can find it on Amazon. You may be able to find a used copy for a better price or you may find it at another bookstore for an even better deal!

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Life Updates – October 2023

Published on October 21, 2023October 17, 2023 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog4 Comments

I think it’s been a little while since we’ve posted any life updates and quite a bit has happened over the past few months so I thought I’d give a quick summary of what we’ve been up to.

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Free Homeschool Resources – Under the Home Online Homeschool Curriculum

Published on August 27, 2023December 12, 2023 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog2 Comments

I just wanted to pop in and tell you all about this wonderful site that I’ve recently found… I don’t know how I haven’t discovered them before… maybe I have and just forgot? Who knows anymore?

I do know that they can make homeschooling much easier and it’s completely free… all you need is internet access so you can get to the lessons. Navigation on the site is fairly simple and they have everything listed for grades K-5.

I’ve been leaning more towards the Charlotte Mason style teaching as you can read about HERE so this has been quite a blessing to help me supplement a few areas that I had trouble deciding on what to do. I also love that they use our beloved McGuffey Readers and Ray’s Arithmetic books. The site is child-friendly and ad-free as well so I haven’t had any concerns about what the kids might accidentally see on the pages.

If this sounds like something you might be interested in then you can check them out here.

The Story of the Treasure Seekers Quiz – FREE Printable with answers!

Published on August 24, 2023November 29, 2023 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog4 Comments

It is often said that necessity is the mother of all inventions and I guess that probably is pretty true. I’ve searched high and low for a quiz to go along with the book that the kiddos are finishing and haven’t been able to find one.

I decided to make one and I figured that I might as well put it here on the blog so that others can find it as well. There are two choices to choose from as I know some kiddos do fine with written answers and others really need multiple-choice questions.

It’s not absolutely necessary to purchase the exact books we used but there may be other variations out there. We read this version:

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