Half a Hundred Acre Wood

Christian homeschooling integrating Classical and Charlotte Mason principles

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When the boxes don’t get checked

Every semester it happens. I come up with these ideal ideals, and then I feel obliged to come back and tell you how things really panned out. This is what I do for some strange reason. I plan. I have this driving need to have a plan in place even if it completely falls apart. But plans are […]

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Michelangelo Art Project: Fresco

In my before-homeschool-co-op-directorship days, I avoided messy crafts at all costs. But now… ’tis time to prepare for a group of homeschoolers… and a Michelangelo art project. I’ve heard of others using air-dry clay or model magic to avoid plaster of paris, but we have a huge tub of plaster of paris to use up, […]

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Angelico Art Project: Gold-Leaf

Our Angelico art projects turned out so much better than expected! Here’s a bit about our Christmas in the style of Angelico (which is quite appropriate, since Angelico made many a painting depicting scenes about the birth of Christ). Supplies for Angelico Art Project Angelico Picture Study Pages (pictured below) from this Great Artists Picture […]

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El Greco Art Project: Stretch-a-Snowman

I love the El Greco art project. Isn’t it fun to take something that looks normal and distort it? It’s not just that. It’s an easy and memorable art project. So… here’s our Winter in the style of El Greco Art Project! El Greco Art Project Supplies: El Greco Picture Study Pages (pictured below) from this […]

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Giotto Art Project & Homemade Egg Tempera

Have you ever had an idea not go as planned? That was me when we tackled painting with homemade egg temperas. My thought was… “Hey, we have all these leftover boards from the work we’re doing on our ‘Little House in the Holler.’ Why not cut them up into little wooden plaques to paint in […]

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Great Artist Coloring Pages

I’ve been working on blackline drawings to simplify some of the artwork we will be studying in the spring. Although they’re not the best quality, I thought I’d share them here in case anyone would like use them for their own art studies. They can be used for younger students as Great Artist Coloring Pages. […]

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Durer Art Project

Next up on our advent activity list this December was a Durer art project focusing on the art of printmaking. For this project, we decided to try out a variety of household items along with some craft & hobby supplies that we had on hand. Materials for (Trial-and-Error) Durer Art Project: Durer Picture Study Pages (pictured below) from […]

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Studying the Bible with a Calendar

This year, our family’s journey through the New Testament was complemented by a unique and engaging wall calendar by Grapevine Bible Studies. In addition to our regular New Testament studies, we’ve had the great privilege of learning more about Old Testament feasts and holy days (along with other Jewish and Christian history) through the Grapevine Biblical Calendar, a […]

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Renaissance & Baroque Fine Arts Notebooking Pages

And finally! ‘Tis finished (I think)! Fine Arts Notebooking Pages for Renaissance & Post-Renaissance artists and Baroque/Classical Era music! This packet contains notebooking pages for studying music theory along with a small selection of artists and composers as follows: Tin Whistle Music Theory Giotto Ghiberti Angelico Durer Michelangelo El Greco Handel Bach Mozart Click here to […]