Half a Hundred Acre Wood

Christian homeschooling integrating Classical and Charlotte Mason principles

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Exploring States of Matter

What happens when you add heat energy to water?  To see how heat changes the motion of molecules, follow this simple experiment by adding food coloring to hot water and cold water. What happens when you add pressure to ice?  {When pressure is added to ice, its melting point is reduced.}  Check out this experiment […]

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Latin’s Not So Tough Review

This year we tried out a Latin curriculum for our two oldest children (ages 7 and 10) and have found it fairly simple to include Latin’s Not So Tough within our schedule. Latin’s Not So Tough introduces the alphabet, diphthongs, and special consonant blends, followed by vocabulary and sentence construction/translation. The upper levels include noun declension, verb […]

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Classic Elementary Physical Science Curriculum Review

Sometimes I try something different, only to find that my children prefer a tried-and-true method of the past. So has been the case with science this year. When I pulled out the books that I had purchased for our study of physical science this spring, my children instead opted for something we used three years […]

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The Wichitas of Southwest Oklahoma: Holy City, Fish Ladder, and Heart Rock

Just about every year we make a trip to my home state of Oklahoma. Our favorite place to make memories is the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, which includes a visit to… The Holy City of the Wichitas, a very special site for all of us, as it is where our family started…       […]

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Seedlings: Fables from the Forest Children’s Book Review

Our family loves a vast variety of books and reading material, from comic books to pamphlets to encyclopedias to lengthy novels (not to mention the backs of cereal boxes and the instruction manuals for LEGOs).  We especially enjoy our reading selections when they connect us back to the truths within the scriptures.  Seedlings:  Fables from […]

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Hot Springs and Bathhouse Row in Arkansas {50 states}

  As the dreaded winter vortex hit back in January, our family was touring Hot Springs, Arkansas… The soles of my shoes were freezing to the pavement as we walked beside the Hot Springs along Bathhouse Row. Because we could not really stay out for long in that frigid weather, we toured the Fordyce Bathhouse, […]

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Physical Science Study

As we prepare for our studies of physical science this spring, I am excited to announce the release of Physical Science unit by Mia Borojevich. Here I just want to quote from a post from last semester: After searching through many books earlier this summer, I realized that it’s not always easy to find textbooks […]

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What you made possible… again!

Deep down, I was hoping I would eventually have the opportunity to buy a Jesus well with the profits made off of this website. And you did it! Not only have you sponsored a child in Brazil via Compassion International (meet Jose here!), you have also provided water to an entire village in Asia. I honestly […]

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Christian Theology and Ancient Polytheism: Study for the Dialectic

“In the same way that the dark deepens one’s appreciation for the light, the ramifications of falsehood make the truth that much more compelling.” (Christian Theology and Ancient Polytheism, page 10) Even with knowledge of many memorized scriptures, Bible stories, the plan of salvation, and apologetics, youth can still lack an understanding of theology and […]