Ahhhh…. Lafayette! I adore Cajun Country! There is so much to enjoy here, like… Feeding ducks, fish and turtles off the porch of the Lafayette Visitor’s Center… taking in the breathtaking beauty of Saint John Cathedral… and standing beside the old St. John Cathedral Oak. For a lesson on Cajun history and culture, there’s Acadian […]
On the Lewis & Clark Trail: Finding the Falls
Last year we embarked on a journey westward… …and found ourselves walking in the footsteps of Lewis & Clark at various points along our trek across the U.S. Our first stop was the Gateway Arch in St Louis, which marks the beginning of the famous trail. Later in Iowa we stumbled across the Lewis & […]
Early America History Trip: Northeastern Loop
We’ve finished 48 of 48. Talk about #scheduleinterrupted! When I started looking at our upcoming summer activities this summer, it dawned on me that we’d have to interrupt the end of our school year to go on the trip we’d been planning for this summer. So… it’s been quiet here for over a month due […]
American History CC Cycle 3 Reading Plans
By special request from many classical families, we’ve updated our American History Reading Plans for the 2023-2024 school year! Click here to purchase. Note: After designing curriculum plans for over a decade, we’ve developed a Christian Classical Curriculum series called Mission: Great Commission, which integrates the study of the world (including U.S. History) and the […]
Ten Thousand Miles?!?
It’s been pretty quiet over here at Half-a-Hundred Acre Wood lately. That’s because we’ve just completed a 38-day road trip with over 150 stops in 20 different states crossing 4 different U.S. time zones and traveling a total of 10,334 miles (all in a minivan). And somehow I thought I was going to continue writing and posting […]
Studying the Early 1800s
Howdy, friends! We’ve been a-takin’ a step back in time to the early 1800s, learnin’ about such thangs as the War of 1812, the Oregon Trail, the Underground Railroad, and the California Gold Rush. I reckon we oughtta tell ya a bit about it, so listen up now. Here’s a glimpse of what we’ve been […]
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay!
Today marks day 31 without husband home. When we wake up we’ll scramble to the arrivals section of the airport. My heart sings. Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay, My, oh my, what a wonderful day! My marvelous husband is headin’ my way! Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay! I’m so excited! I even cleared off the counters, which at one time looked […]
Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Week 6
All of the following resources (and more) have already been available (organized by subject) on our Cycle 3 Resources Page. There are several resources on our Cycle 3 Subject Resources Pages that span multiple weeks. You will not find memory work verbiage or other copyrighted information in my links lists or in my documents. Cycle […]
U.S. History Resources
Here’s our resource link buffet for U.S. History!. As we come across new and improved resources, we hope to update this website to reflect those discoveries, so be sure to bookmark this page and check back often! American History Resources & Activities All Years – American History Overview (Scroll down for individual topics) The Great […]