Half a Hundred Acre Wood

Christian homeschooling integrating Classical and Charlotte Mason principles

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Our CC Cycle 2 Booklist

After many hours, I’ve finally finished updating our Cycle 2 Booklist!  I have not reviewed or read all of these books, although I have sorted through book reviews and recommendations by others I trust in order to compile this list, including (but not limited to) suggested resources from Honey for a Child’s Heart, Timeline of Classics, The […]

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CC Cycle 2 Planners

Due to special requests from Classical Conversations families, we updated our Cycle 2 planners to include 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. If you’re interested in a basic planner without the booklist, reading correlations, and […]

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Why We Chose Classical Conversations (for a season)

How about an inside scoop on the when, why, what, and how of our homeschool journey? Here’s how our family ended up homeschooling, why we chose Classical Conversations for a season in a our homeschool journey, and how this website started, along with (I hope) a few words of encouragement no matter which educational method […]

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Australia & Oceania Countries Capitals Flashcards

It’s the final leg of our trip around the world via flashcards! We are now headed into Australia and Oceania. If you missed our previous countries & capitals flashcards, be sure to scroll to the bottom of this post to download all of them! A few things (disclaimers, provisos, quid pro quo) about these cards: For […]

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Unexpected Changes & Heartfelt Thanks

For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. Colossians 1:16-17 (ESV) We all know that learning is more than […]

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Studying the Biblical Feasts and Holy Days

You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be upon your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when […]

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Rock the Rock Cycle Lesson Plans

Now that we’ve had an introduction to minerals, we’re diving into a short study of rocks with our rock cycle lesson plans! For this lesson, students will need a hand lens, some rocks, some minerals, a die, and the Rock Cycle Diagram print-out (included in our Introduction to Rocks and Minerals Lesson Packet). This lesson uses the […]

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Mineral Identification Stations & Flowchart

Here’s where my love of rocks meets my love of teaching. I keep coming across a recurring question amongst moms when it comes to earth science: What on EARTH do we do with all these rocks? Most of what I’ve found regarding rocks and minerals is complicated to sort through – and a bit complicated to understand. […]

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Layers of the Earth & Atmosphere Model

At times I come up with complicated ideas that I just can’t shake. An earth and atmosphere model using foam board, craft foam, and toothpicks was one of those complicated ideas that cost me quite a few hours of experimentation and Internet searches. (This particular idea was largely due to some Pin-It Maps inspiration, although the final product is not at […]