Half a Hundred Acre Wood

Christian homeschooling integrating Classical and Charlotte Mason principles

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Exploring Ancient Civilizations

For our family, summer is a time to reset and recharge. Even though it seems counter-intuitive, the way we recharge in our home is not by just shutting everything down. Rather, we use the freedom from our normal schedule to embark on learning adventures we’ve set aside all year. It’s what I consider the most […]

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World History & Geography Book List: Who Was… What Was… Where Was…

It’s booklist time here at Half-a-Hundred Acre Wood! This summer, we’ll be compiling and sharing a series of world history book lists, the first of which is the popular Who Was… What Was… and Where Was… books. Written for early independent readers or as read-alouds for families with young children, these books include a biographical […]

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Relating Earth Science to God’s World: A Child’s Geography

Explore God’s Earth with A Child’s Geography! Years ago when I first came across A Child’s Geography: Explore His Earth, I mistakenly thought it was another world culture and geography atlas book. I flipped through the pages expecting descriptions and stories of countries and cultures but surprisingly found that it’s all about earth science! Since […]

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Renaissance Great Artists Picture Study & Art Project Ideas

Great Artists Study – Renaissance & Post-Renaissance Here’s a round-up of fantastic resources we’ve found for studying six artists of the Renaissance and Post-Renaissance movement: Giotto, Ghiberti, Angelico, Durer, Michelangelo, and El Greco (for Classical Conversations, this is Fine Arts: Cycle 1, Weeks 13-18). We also recommend Discovering Great Artists by MaryAnn Kohl and Kim […]

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Updated CC Cycle 1 Planner with Booklists & Correlations!

Due to special requests from Classical Conversations families, we’ve updated our CC Cycle 1 Planner to our new design, which includes reading correlations and a Memory Work Review plan to keep the memory work fresh without it becoming cumbersome and overwhelming. There are two versions of our new planner to choose from: a 4-day-week planner […]

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Studying World War II: Maps, Timelines, Projects

I recently mentioned a project we completed five or six years ago covering the Industrial Revolution through the Great Depression. Here’s the other project we completed that same semester, and it fascinated our oldest son so much that he became a little World War II expert over the span of just a couple of months. These two studies […]

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Patriotic Poetry, Art Study, & Copywork

While researching art and poetry for our Script-n-Scribe Americana copywork book, I came across the visually stunning artwork of American Impressionist painter Childe Hassam, who painted several patriotic pieces during World War I. I’ve been wanting to share this artist’s work paired with patriotic poetry for some time now. I mean… just look at this: […]

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Immigration to America: Ellis Island & Lady Liberty

While on our history trip to the northeastern states, we ferried to Ellis Island to walk in the footsteps of twelve million immigrants who entered the United States through the Ellis Island Immigration Station. After checking their possessions in the baggage room, immigrants headed towards the Registry Room, which began the long process of inspection […]

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Theodore Roosevelt National Park: Rough Riding the Dakotas

During our great big ole trip out west, we scheduled into our itinerary a driving tour of the Badlands of North Dakota (aka Theodore Roosevelt National Park). At the South Unit Visitor Center, we visited the Maltese Cross Cabin where Roosevelt often stayed during his trips out to the western frontier. This cabin has quiet […]