Half a Hundred Acre Wood

Christian homeschooling integrating Classical and Charlotte Mason principles

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The Final Three of Cycle Three

Our final three weeks of this year have been (or are currently) occupied by our nearly-transcontinental travels… You could say that the final three weeks for us have been (or are currently) homeschool-ish. While we’ve seized plenty of learning opportunities, it hasn’t been with our normal reading selections and math assignments. It’s been with reading […]

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Making Connections

It’s been an interesting few weeks here in the Ferrell household, and as we prepare for our big trip out west, I thought I’d wrap up what’s been a-happenin’ around here as of late. It was another year where my husband and I were separated by thousands of miles for our anniversary, but the boys […]

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American History Usborne Book List

And… for those who are wanting to follow up their American history et al studies from this year, here’s a list of Usborne books related to American history & geography, human anatomy, chemistry, and origins along with basic math and fine arts. (For Classical Conversations families, this would correspond to Cycle 3.) For a little […]

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Our CC Cycle 1 Booklist

After many hours + hours + hours, I’ve finally finished updating my booklist for Cycle 1. In compiling this list, I have sorted through book reviews and recommendations by others I trust, including (but not limited to) Sonlight, Tapestry of Grace, and Veritas Press, as well as the 1000 Good Books List, Gospel Coalition, Old-Fashioned […]

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Where my Love of Books Has Led Me {Heart Talk}

Booklists, Reading Correlations, and Reviews, Oh My! By now it’s probably pretty obvious that I love books. I love to read them. I love to review them. I love to share good ones with others. I’m still considering where this website may take us one day. Can I share my heart with you? Can I […]

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The Mystery of History Volume IV: A Review

It’s chronological. It’s Christian. And now it’s complete! For those who have been searching for a comprehensive, Christ-centered history curriculum, the fourth and final volume of The Mystery of History (MOH) has arrived, so let’s give you a glimpse of what’s in store! As we wrap up our reading of the four volumes of Story of […]

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The Three-Week Binge, Once Again

I’m afraid it’s been a while since I last featured what’s happening in our family. Once Gary returned from Brazil, we hit life at full-speed-double-time. The only way I was able to catch back up around here was to order a gigantic snowed-in snow-week! As soon as Gary returned, we unveiled our big surprise for […]

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CC Cycle 1 Planners

Due to special requests from Classical Conversations families, within our CC Cycle 1 planners, we included reading correlations, book lists, and a Memory Work Review plan to keep the memory work fresh without review becoming cumbersome and overwhelming. Check it out here. For a basic planner without the booklist, reading correlations, and memory work review […]

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An Accordion Timeline Notebook

Throughout our history studies, we’ve enjoyed keeping a timeline – on the wall and in a notebook.  Our first experience with using an accordion-style timeline was when we completed two Homeschool in the Woods Time Travelers History Studies three years ago. Since then, our timeline-and-history-obsessed son has wanted to use an accordion timeline for his entire […]