Christian homeschooling integrating Classical and Charlotte Mason principles
Ay, call it holy ground, The soil where first they trod: They have left unstained what there they found, Freedom to worship God. – final stanza from “Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers” by Felicia Dorothea Hemans There are moments in my life when a veil is lifted as I learn a nugget of truth that […]
Although we’re about a month into our school year, last week was our first week in our homeschool community. I thought I’d give a quick update on how reality is panning out for us – a little picture of what homeschooling looks like in our home. This semester, we’re studying American history and geography, and […]
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 […]
…we know that the human hand is a wonderful and exquisite instrument to be used in a hundred movements exacting delicacy, direction and force; every such movement is a cause of joy as it leads to the pleasure of execution and the triumph of success. We begin to understand this and make some efforts to […]
Imagine this. You’re headed out the door 10 minutes late when suddenly you realize that you forgot to have your 7-year-old prepare a presentation (again!), so he grabs the first thing that comes to mind as you walk out the door, which happens to be… I’d like to say this event occurred on an off-week, […]
This giveaway has ended. Thanks to everyone who entered! Scroll down to see the results! It’s that time again! Yep, it’s time for our second annual Great Big Ole Book Giveaway! As our family reorganized our bookshelves this summer, we decided to release a few of our books to bless another family who may wish […]
I’m always hesitant to share my thoughts on the Classical Conversations Challenge Program because I want parents’ first source to be their child’s Challenge tutor. Nevertheless, in case this is helpful to other Challenge parents, here are a few things that have kept us organized and moving forward over the past couple of years. Just […]
If you have ever visited our website in search of resources to assist with memorization but have experienced difficulty sorting through the 600+ posts to find what might be relevant, then… this is for you! It’s a compilation of popular tools and resources from Half-a-Hundred Acre Wood, repackaged and reformatted for convenience and ease of […]
We’re so excited to announce that printed copies of our Script-n-Scribe™ cursive and copywork program have arrived! FREE media mail shipping for orders over $100! (Free shipping will automatically update when your sub-total reaches $100.) View all of our products here in our shop. Our store is on vacation May 10-May 31. Physical items (books […]
