Half a Hundred Acre Wood

Christian homeschooling integrating Classical and Charlotte Mason principles

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Essentials Chart Mastery

After seeing our Memory Work Sticker Book and our Memory Work Mastery Chart,  a mom asked if we had a chart or other visual aid to track Essentials chart mastery. Now we do, and you can download it. Download the Chart Mastery Chart here. You can color it in, use stickers, check the box, or come up with […]

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We interrupt our “normal” routine for…

Our normal routine is shifting all askew for the next couple of weeks as we prepare for a performance in Cookeville, TN. In addition to our normal work, we’ve been finalizing the memorization of a few script lines along with several songs and a bit of choreography. (Of course, by “we,” I mean “they” because […]

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LEGOs, Tendons, and Memory Lane

Yesterday we took a trip to the airport. This is the one I don’t like so much, the one where we say goodbye for 31 days. The Monday he leaves is always so full of emotion for all of us. Needless to say, the Tuesday after that farewell can be… rocky. Even though we were […]

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Memory Work Chart {Free Printable}

On our first day at homeschool co-op, a dear friend of mine put together a memory work chart for us which has proven to be a motivating tool for our children to practice their memory work. What’s more, she asked me to share it with the whole wide world! She made a printable and then […]

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Snippets from our first week

This week (or should I say last week?) marked our first week of homeschool community. So… here I am, simply trying to capture the memories before my sleep-deprived mind fails to recall a single thing. Geography & Memory Work Stephen’s been learning how to draw the U.S. free-hand. At the beginning of the week, he […]

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God’s Design for Life: The Human Body {Correlated Activities}

Earlier this month, I virtually met another homeschooling mom who simply wanted to share a resource she had created with others:  A reading correlation and activity list that offers suggested activities for working through The Human Body from God’s Design for Life in a single semester. Laurie has been a part of a science club […]

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Human Anatomy + Biblical Connections

As we prepare for our studies of human anatomy this fall, I am excited to announce the release of the Human Anatomy unit by Mia Borojevich. Here I just want to quote from a post from last year: After searching through many books earlier this summer, I realized that it’s not always easy to find textbooks and […]

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New to Homeschooling (or not)? Plan to Be Flexible!

Raise your hand if your homeschool days always go as planned. {My hand is not raised. And crickets are chirping.} If it’s not already absolutely apparent, I want you to know that I love to plan. I’ve written plans and checklists down on post-it notes since… before I was born?  (Okay, okay, okay. I’m exaggerating. […]

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Simply Star Wars

A not-so long time ago [11 years], in a galaxy [town] not so far, far away [Knoxville]… a child was born to Gary and Brandy Ferrell. We celebrate the memory of this momentous event by inviting you to join us for Galactic Alliance Pizza from Jabba-the-Pizza-Hut, and Star Wars Cake and Ice Cream from the […]