Half a Hundred Acre Wood

Christian homeschooling integrating Classical and Charlotte Mason principles

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WWII Wrap-up

And, now… after 16 weeks… we have finally finished our official WWII Unit Study.  As our WWII history buff, Stephen requested this special project after completing the Industrial Revolution through the Great Depression. As we closed out the school year, he even told me that “if we don’t finish the WWII projects before summer, that’s okay.  Because […]

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I was scared. Really scared.

Today I came across a video of a homeless man joining a musician in worship (boy, this video makes me cry such good tears!) and it reminded me of something I wrote shortly after we moved to the backwoods of Tennessee. (Really, a trip to Houston should not freak me out all that much, seeing how […]

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GeoDrawing Camp

God’s grace is His ability to do in me (and through me) that which I cannot. So… I guess you could say I didn’t have much of an excuse when the director of our homeschool community said that she needed camp leaders for a practicum. Believe me, I could have given some excuses, like… …my […]

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Down to the river…

A mother’s journal entry on March 12, 2012: “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” -Jeremiah 33:3. My son chose this as his favorite Bible verse at the beginning of this school year. And after months of deep questioning and analysis on his […]

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Preparing for Essentials

There are three main portions to the Essentials program: English Grammar and Structure through the Essentials of the English Language Guide Writing Structure and Style through Institute for Excellence in Writing Math practice through games and competition Rather than go into a long-winded explanation of what Essentials is, I leave you with this at-a-glance info […]

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Kentucky’s Cave Country

It’s another state added to “50 States before They Graduate!” Take a trip with us into South Central Kentucky where we take an inside-the-earth look at Kentucky’s Cave Country… Mammoth Cave We made a mammoth-sized discovery while on this trip. You need to make reservations to go on a guided cave tour at Mammoth Cave. […]

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{50 States} South Central Kentucky

Another State Added to our “50 States before They Graduate” South Central Kentucky:  Things to do in Bowling Green and Cave City, KY   Our main focus on this trip was to experience Kentucky’s Cave Country.  We only live about an hour and a half away from Bowling Green, but we really wanted to immerse […]

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A Simple Summer School Plan

We’re schooling year round now.  (GASP!!!!) But schooling year round does not mean we’re sitting at our desks working diligently from textbooks for 365 days straight.  We take trips and vacations throughout the year (taking advantage of off-season prices, off-season crowds, and off-season lines), and we adjust our schedule as needed (like when we want […]

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How to Make a Botany Book

There are so many great ways to embark on a nature study of plants!  After thinking about it for a week or two, we’ve finally figured out the way we want to do this!  (I think!) Whereas some nature studies focus on writing about our feelings as we observe nature, our purposes for this particular study […]