As the dreaded winter vortex hit back in January, our family was touring Hot Springs, Arkansas… The soles of my shoes were freezing to the pavement as we walked beside the Hot Springs along Bathhouse Row. Because we could not really stay out for long in that frigid weather, we toured the Fordyce Bathhouse, […]
Visit the Nina and the Pinta (but not the Santa Maria)
Let’s step back in time to the 15th Century as we climb aboard a caravel, a type of ship used during the Age of Discovery…. Three times over the past seven years, our family has had the opportunity to explore a floating living history museum comprised of replicas of two of Columbus’ ships, the Nina […]
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 Read Alouds
Of all that I share here on this website, searching through books to develop our reading plans is what I spend the most time doing. My hope is to choose books that our family cherishes reading together (and your family cherishes as well, should you choose to use our reading plans!). Here I share our […]
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 […]
Our Field Trips and Activities {2013-2014 in Review}
I realized I dropped the ball this year on one of my biggest priorities in blogging, which is my family. I did not chronicle our lives to the extent I have in the past, and both my children and husband noticed. So… here’s one last post that covers many of the things I wish I […]
50 States Before They Graduate
Our family has an exciting goal of experiencing all 50 states together before the boys graduate from high school. We started this adventure (and welcomed other families to join us back in 2011 by using the tag #50statesbeforetheygraduate), and now… in 2019, we’re only one state away from achieving our goal! You can virtually visit […]