Half a Hundred Acre Wood

Christian homeschooling integrating Classical and Charlotte Mason principles

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Christmas wRap 2011

Faster than fast, quicker than quick, This year has raced by, lickety-split. For anyone else has this year been a revvin’? Come on now, slow down, Twenty-Eleven! Back in January, Gary headed to South Korea Assigned to Poseidon, a ship bound for Tanzania. With trips to Stavanger and Kristiansand Ocean Rig sent him to many […]

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It is F-I-N-I-S-H-E-D!

Although little has happened with schoolwork this week, a whole lot of other stuff has happened. This is what did not change much (except for new gutters and a new roof, and the part where the roof of the house meets the roof of the garage). We added two porches and a whole lotta wiggle […]

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In the Midst of Chaos (CC Cycle 3 Week 11)

This week we finished one of our Long-Term Projects, An Overview of the 18th Century Lapbook. Completed Overview of the 18th Century Lapbook Now we can check that off the list. 🙂 Stephen has been enjoying the Adventure Tales of America Student Activity Book this week (to be used with Adventure Tales of America Vol […]

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Lapbooking vs Notebooking: What’s the difference?

Several years ago, we decided to supplement memory work with some long-term projects. We’ve received several questions about what lapbooking is, how it’s different from notebooking, and why we have completed so many lapbooks. Here’s where we answer some of those questions! Lapbooking 101 For those unfamiliar with lapbooking, it’s just a simple way to […]

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Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Week 10

After losing this entire post at the last minute, I’m quite frazzled right now.  (GGGRRRRR, BLOGGER!!!)  It takes me an entire week to pull a post like this together, working on it a little at a time.  So, I’m going to throw it together in just a fraction of the time before heading to church. […]

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Essentials in Classical Conversations: A First-Year Survival Method

This post was written on November 5, 2011. Our first year of Essentials has proven T-O-U-G-H.  It would have been a challenge even if we hadn’t been battling all the noise from the ongoing construction. In the process of learning how to implement Essentials in our own home, I have discovered some ways to make […]

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Life-Sized Lincoln Logs & the Freedom Train

Another week down, and all’s quiet on the home front aside from the laughter of my children.  Oh, how sweet “quiet” can be…  I keep wondering when this school year will “start.”  It. has. been. so. interrupted. As of now, the boys have homework this weekend.  We just couldn’t get it done with the saws […]

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Cajun Country: Visiting Lafayette, LA

Careful now, we’re entering Cajun Country… where you might see random, atypical roadsigns… and where you can experience live Zydeco at many an eatery, such as Prejean’s Cajun Restaurant.  (For the lapbookers out there, Stephen had a eureka moment while watching the band. “So THAT’S why they call it an accordion fold!!”)   Meanwhile, David […]

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Remember the Alamo!

As this year marks the 175th anniversary of the Battle of the Alamo, and we were already 1,000 miles closer to it, we decided to drive the extra six-hour round trip to San Antonio to visit the Alamo while on our Token Trip to Texas.  (This event in American History fits in 1836, between the […]