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 […]
A Seasoned Mom’s Tips for the Challenge Program
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 […]
Memorization Mastery by Half-a-Hundred Acre Wood
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 […]
Script-n-Scribe Cursive Program by Half-a-Hundred Acre Wood
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. Physical items (books and/or other tangible products) ship from our shop […]
Columbus & the Age of Exploration
If I could give one piece of advice to parents of young children, it would be to enjoy exploring with them. Feel free to nurture a love of learning by pursuing some interest-led activities, regardless of what the critics may say. Six years ago, our oldest son (who is now 14) loved lapbooking and unit […]
Facing the New Thing {Homeschool Scheduling Simplified}
Any time we face a new thing, it can be too scary and frightening and overwhelming to even glimpse at the road that lies ahead. We listen to a thousand voices telling us the best way to do it, all the while making comparisons to others who seem to have it all together. The hardest […]
Science Scripture Connections: Human Body & Chemistry
As we focus on discovering more about God and His creation – and on ensuring that He is central to all aspects of our learning – I offer here some simple spiritual applications for science experiments (from Janice VanCleave’s 201 Awesome, Magical, Bizarre, & Incredible Experiments). However, my first encouragement to others is to pray and […]
The Script-n-Scribe Letter Connector!
‘Tis finally finished! It’s our new cursive handwriting book, the Script-n-Scribe Letter Connector! This book is a “level 2” book for students transitioning from programs that introduce cursive letter formation (such as the Roller Coaster Writer) to other more advanced handwriting resources. In cursive handwriting, an intermediate step is often needed for students as […]
American History Loop Schedule
It dawned on me this week that I didn’t really talk about our loop schedule when I posted our American History Plans! Since this is the one terrific tool that keeps the good, true, and beautiful in our schedule, I thought I’d mention it in greater detail. Our loop schedule has been greatly simplified for […]