Half a Hundred Acre Wood

Christian homeschooling integrating Classical and Charlotte Mason principles

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The Thanksgiving Tree

For years, our family has built a “ThanksGiving Tree” out of sticks and paper leaves. Our family has come to treasure the act of counting our blessings as we fill our Thanks Giving Tree with leaves of thanks. And while it’s been one of our most treasured traditions during the month of November, I’ve been […]

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The Making of a History Portfolio

As we’ve plowed through dozens of history curriculum options in search of an optimal scope and sequence for elementary through high school (which complements the Mission Great Commission program), I never even imagined that we would find something like this. (In fact, I never even considered having our high school students develop a history portfolio!) […]

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Teaching composition: a fearless foundation

There was a time when I could not fathom how I would ever teach composition to our boys. The simple act of holding a pencil and moving it across a page seemed to strike within them terror and angst. In the midst of such circumstances, I let go of many of my highfalutin ideals and […]

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Great Big Ole Book Giveaway 2019

It’s that time again! Yep, it’s time for our fourth annual Great Big Ole Book Giveaway! Woohoo! As our family reorganized our bookshelves this summer, we decided to release a few of our books to bless another family who may wish to add some Medieval-to-Modern History-related reading to their home library (along with some books […]

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Drawing and Art Project Tutorials

At one time, I considered art just another subject to add to our school day. Although I never considered it essential, there was never any doubt that it provided an opportunity to add beauty into our lives. Over the years, however, art study has become a tool in our home to not only express beauty, […]

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The subject every student should study

“Too many people are taken advantage of because of their lack of critical thinking, logic and deductive reasoning. These same people are raising children without these same skills, creating a whole new generation of clueless people. – Curtis Silver, from “The Importance of Logic and Critical Thinking” In today’s society, we often become so caught […]

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You CAN learn Latin {and enjoy it!}

Latin. It’s a subject I didn’t really buy into when we first started homeschooling. When we entered into a classical co-op, it’s the subject we often ignored. I didn’t find value in it, so we dropped even the small amount of Latin memory work from our schedule. I was certainly a skeptic with no desire […]

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Curriculum, Schedules, & Lessons Learned

Every year we receive this question, and every year I hesitate to share our plans with others. When it comes to homeschooling, I don’t have it all together, but I do enjoy putting it all together. I love to set goals with my children, and I love learning with them. It’s one of the biggest […]

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10-Day Western Road Trip – Tennessee to Rockies to Yellowstone

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 […]