Half a Hundred Acre Wood

Christian homeschooling integrating Classical and Charlotte Mason principles

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The Thanksgiving Tree Tradition

Every year during the month of November, we gather some sticks, cut out some “leaves,” and make a Thanksgiving Tree.  It is one of our most treasured traditions. And every year, I love to go back through photos to see what the boys were thankful for in previous years… I didn’t realize how much the […]

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The Art of Questioning

What is the purpose of a question?  To come up with a correct answer?  Or should there be something more? What if we used questions to come up with more questions?  What if our purpose for asking questions was to extend the curiosity of our students rather than just come up with a correct answer? […]

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Introducing Composer Study: Prokofiev & Peter and the Wolf

Over the past few months I’ve fallen off the consistently-listen-to-classical-music wagon. This isn’t because I don’t have a plethora of organized resources already available to me. It’s just because I haven’t made it a priority. But… our children enjoy listening to classical music, so all I really need to do is play some classical music. […]

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Traditions: The Pumpkin Prayer

Every year, we say our pumpkin prayer as we carve a pumpkin in celebration of the wonder of fall. It’s a tradition we all enjoy sharing together… Cut off the top:  Lord, open my mind and fill me with Your wisdom and guidance. Scoop out the yuckies:  Lord, take out all my fussies and frowns […]

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Tin Whistle & Music Theory

Tin Whistle & Music Theory is probably the most DIFFICULT of Fine Arts subjects for me. Sometimes I even find myself hoping the boys have forgotten that their tin whistles are in their backpacks. I keep telling myself it doesn’t have to be that way. I don’t want it to be that way. I want […]

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Latin Conjugations: Keeping the Tenses Straight

This is one of the methods our family uses as a memory work aid, especially when we have trouble connecting a prompt to the beginning of the answer to that prompt.  This memory work method is:  Use a catch phrase. 1st Conjugation Present Tense:  When we get a new present, we say, “Oh! Thank you!” […]

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The Homeschool Experiment

Imagine…. a book that honestly addresses the frustrations and doubts we [might] face in our homeschooling journey. Now imagine that book detailing not just some random frustrations and doubts, but also the specific frustrations and doubts of a first-year homeschooling mom: Attending that first curriculum fair (“What in the world am I doing here?”) Dealing […]

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For Instruction in Righteousness

This summer, after reading Don’t Make Me Count to Three by Ginger Plowman, I started making flashcards for myself to study and learn the Biblical way to correct my children.  I knew I had blown it many times in the past (and I still do! With Christ’s help, I’m working on it! Phil 4:13) and […]

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Sights and Scenes from Lafayette Louisiana {50 States}

Ahhhh…. Lafayette!  I adore Cajun Country! There is so much to enjoy here, like… Feeding ducks, fish and turtles off the porch of the Lafayette Visitor’s Center… taking in the breathtaking beauty of Saint John Cathedral… and standing beside the old St. John Cathedral Oak. For a lesson on Cajun history and culture, there’s Acadian […]