Why we do what we do. And an honest update.
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by Brandy Ferrell
11h ago
We’ve experienced it. We had embraced family-style homeschooling for several years when our eldest son entered high school. Suddenly, our family felt pulled in different directions. A large reason we started homeschooling was for family togetherness, and yet we witnessed unity and connection disintegrating right in front of us. At that time, we re-evaluated our educational choices and made changes to regain ownership of his course of study and pursue our vision for a one-room schoolhouse approach in our home. Our hope and desire has been to help others do the same. This website did not start ..read more
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High School Lessons: Truth Trek Two
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by Sharon
2w ago
Our Truth Trek Two Homeschool High School Lesson Plans are here! A few years ago, we started to pursue a long-term vision of developing a complete course of study for Grades 1-12, one in which families can experience many of the benefits of a one-room schoolhouse atmosphere. As a first step towards that end, we offered a suggested sequence along with curriculum recommendations for studying high school subjects as they correspond with each program within our Mission: Great Commission Curriculum series. Since then, we have embarked on the long process of evaluating high school curriculum with o ..read more
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The Nutcracker – A Mini-Art Tutorial
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by Brandy Ferrell
3M ago
We’ve enjoyed having our eldest son among us while he’s home from college. This week gave me a glimpse of a life once lived in our home – one where four boys worked together on assignments and projects…. Before this chapter of his life, I knew I would miss this. I just didn’t realize how much. It was a special gift to me to have them gathered together for a learning experience in our home once again. So, of course, I wanted to share this memory with others! Our boys (ranging in age from 9 to 20) just finished up a new Christmas activity from one of our favorite art websites, Yellow Spot: Sun ..read more
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Christmas Wrap 2023
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by Brandy Ferrell
3M ago
Another year down, ’23 in the book. What happened this year? Now let’s take a look! The start of the year is the best to begin. When the boys and their dad finished up at Bag End. (Bag End is the nickname for a tiny home we built for our sons who are going to Tennessee Tech.) We toured an exhibit of Dürer & Rembrandt. Then to Winter Jam we went to see Jeremy Camp. On Feb 14, David turned seventeen With a car to drive ‘round – the “Dragon” machine. We headed to beaches in Florida in March And camped in a tent at Big Lagoon State Park. Building castles of sand at Perdido Key And conqueri ..read more
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Easy Wooden Jar Candleholder Craft
Half a Hundred Acre Wood Blog
by Brandy Ferrell
8M ago
With a theme this summer of light vs. darkness, our community’s choir camp focused on building crafts related to light. Before tackling this craft, we discussed Matthew 5:16… Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. …and explored ways we can let our lights shine. One of those is through building others up with our words and actions. And thus, we “built” a candleholder craft that would shine light into the darkness to remind us to let our lights shine by the words we say and the things we do. This was a favorite craft ..read more
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Curriculum Picks, Schedules, & Lessons Learned
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by Brandy Ferrell
8M ago
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 graduated and left for college, a piece of my heart went with him. And now, even though I’m still adjusting to our first son’s graduation, we’re preparing our second son to launch out of homeschooling at the end of this school year. I’m not ready for another senior because it mea ..read more
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How to Teach Public Speaking
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by Brandy Ferrell
11M ago
Public Speaking. It strikes a fear and dread into the hearts of almost all of us. A quote often attributed to Mark Twain makes the point more bluntly: “There are only two types of speakers in the world. 1. The nervous and 2. Liars.” And yet… this is one of the most important skills we can master. Public speaking allows us to communicate interests and ideas with others. Communicating effectively is necessary in almost every single career. And communication is commanded by Christ: “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to all the creation.” Mark 16:15 In fact, scripture has much to ..read more
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High School Lesson Plans Coming Soon!
Half a Hundred Acre Wood Blog
by Brandy Ferrell
1y ago
Our Homeschool High School Lesson Plans are almost here! A few years ago, we started to pursue a long-term vision of developing a complete course of study for Grades K-12, one in which families can experience many of the benefits of a one-room schoolhouse atmosphere. As a first step towards that end, we offered a suggested sequence along with curriculum recommendations for studying high school subjects as they correspond with each program within our Mission: Great Commission Curriculum series. Since then, we have embarked on the long process of evaluating high school curriculum with our teena ..read more
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Framework for a homeschool co-op
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by Brandy Ferrell
1y ago
The Mission Great Commission curriculum series is a family-style schooling approach built upon a missions-focused, biblical Christian worldview. The program incorporates scriptural truths while teaching world cultures, history, geography, science, art, hymns, and orchestra/composers. While the program has been developed for families that have at least one student in grades 2-8, students older and younger are invited to participate in the family discussions to encourage an all-in-one family learning experience. The Mission: Great Commission Curriculum series takes families through a study of t ..read more
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Hide the Word Scripture Memory System
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by Brandy Ferrell
1y ago
I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. Psalm 119:11 (NIV) Of all that we memorize in our family, scripture is the most important. And although we memorize scripture in our home, we often fall short in this area. After all, it’s easy to focus on other goals — multiplication facts, geographical locations, speeches, or random facts — that are often a part of some curriculum we’re using. We know in our hearts and minds that scripture is most important, but how often do we let it fall by the wayside because there isn’t some assignment, some competition, some award we ..read more
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