Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12, NIV Through experience, I’ve come to approach this time of year with caution. While part of numbering our days aright is planning well, part of numbering our days aright is letting go of those plans when God has something […]
Spring Semester Plans & Schedules
So here we are, the third leg of the school year. When running a race, the third leg is the hardest. Enthusiasm and motivation have waned, sometimes we’ve fallen behind where we want to be, we’re worn out and exhausted, and the end is not yet in sight. It’s so easy to give up in the third […]
American History Spring Semester Plans (Cycle 3)
So here we are, the third leg of the school year. When running a race, the third leg is the hardest. Enthusiasm and motivation have waned, you’ve fallen behind where you want to be, you’re worn out and exhausted, and the end is not yet in sight. It’s so easy to give up in the third lap. […]
Say what?!? Revisiting goals, plans, and schedules
Contrary to popular belief, it ain’t all sunshine and roses ’round here. It’s one thing to have a toddler unraveling the toilet paper, scribbling in the teacher’s manual, emptying the wastebasket (which of course is full of pencil shavings and spiral notebook debris), and throwing raw eggs into the laundry room. It’s another thing to have […]
New to this website? Start here!
Howdy! Thanks for dropping by Half-a-Hundred Acre Wood! I just wanted to take a few moments to let you know the what, why, and how of this website since it can be overwhelming to pop over here without a little background information. Simply stated, this blog started in 2010 as an effort to connect with […]
Dealing with joy-stealers? Me, too.
bloom /blo͞om/ n. a flourishing, healthy condition; the time or period of greatest beauty, artistry, etc. -v. 1 to produce or yield blossoms 2 to flourish or thrive 3 to be in or achieve a state of healthful beauty and vigor 4 to glow with warmth or with a warm color. Today, I’m going to […]
Our Favorite Things: Favorite Family Favorites
Over the past couple of weeks, some of our friends have asked what we have enjoyed most out of all the books, studies, and games we’ve used… There’s no doubt we’ve purchased, reviewed, and tested out a TON of various books and resources over the past ten years, some of which were fantastic finds, some of […]
Curriculum Picks, Schedules, & Lessons Learned
When our eldest son graduated two years ago, I had no idea how much it would shift my priorities and our family dynamic. While it’s been a joy to watch him pursue his post-homeschool educational endeavors (and work in his first research internship with Oak Ridge National Laboratory), the honest truth is that… when he […]
Homeschooling High School: Clepping for College Credit
Every season of homeschooling has its special moments and we have enjoyed all of them. As we launched our oldest into college this past year after 12 years of homeschooling, we were blessed with the reward of him starting his freshman year with multiple college credits. Without dual enrollment or correspondence courses, he entered his […]