These resources should correlate with both 4th and 5th Edition of the Foundations Guide. If you find any discrepancies, please hop down to the comments to let us know! The links can be found on our Cycle 2 Resources Page, organized according to subject. Click here for other weeks.
Please do not think that we do everything on this list (not even the things listed in the “practicing memory work” section!)! Our reality has been filled with real things that have interfered with our schedule (like illness). Please give yourself freedom to do (or not do) whatever fits your family!
Practicing Memory Work
Our focus this year has been on beefing up our reading (click here for our reading plan), along with a bit of copywork and notebooking. Most of our memory work practice comes from listening to CDs in the car. However, we also try to use notebooking as another way to emphasize memory work, so here I offer a plan. [But plan is not everyday reality].
Here is a list of various memory work practice techniques. Mix ’em up to add some variety and excitement!
Weekly notebook activities (which don’t actually happen every week):
- Latin Conjugation Match-Up with Latin – Keeping the Tenses Straight.
- Accordion Timeline Notebook. We use our timeline notebook to visualize our timeline in the space of history but finished it last year. We flip through it now for reference.
- Bible: For 4th Edition, we simply practiced this Ephesians 6 Hand Motion Video. You might also do Ephesians 6 Copywork (KJV). For 5th Edition, you can try King Things Genesis 1 Audio on Spotify or this Mega Verses Hand Motion Video.
- Geography: Show me / tell me map locations. Trace Asia outline map
- Optional English Grammar Review: Pronoun Match-Up Packet
- History: We use blank illustration copywork pages (There may also be copywork pages available on CC Connected.)
- Science: Blank illustration notebook page as shown in our Science Cards post. (Or student can simply write memory work in a notebook.) Also reading from the Physical Science Unit from Homeschool Curriculum Company (click here for that freebie!).
- Fine Arts: Fine Arts notebooking pages
And… for this week:
- English Grammar: Appositive Worksheets
- Math: Circumference of a Circle or around-the-home circle scavenger hunt: measure the radius and calculate circumference
- Geography: Nation Flags Coloring Pages (younger) Label Map of Asia (older)
- History: Wordsearch from Vietnam: Lessons of a Lost War activity sheets or coloring page from Veterans Day Coloring Pages
Memory Work Review Game: Nerf-Gun Jeopardy
(For other games, visit our Memory Work Review Games post and link-up)
Presentation Ideas: Flags of this week’s countries: Flags of the Nations Coloring Sheets, Types of Bridges, or Bridge Design {PBS Building Big: Bridges}
Our School Schedule (This is how we plan to study the subjects throughout the week.)
The Link Buffet: Extension Activities
Pick and choose what you wish to do! {We usually do not do much from this list, but it’s there in case we need an idea! But I also want to emphasize here that it is not necessary to supplement Classical Conversations at the Foundations Stage, aside from using a language arts and math program. Read more about that here.}
Please notify me of broken or inoperable links, and I’ll be glad to fix them! If you’d like to add a great resource to this list, feel free to contact me or leave it in the comments!
The Link Buffet for Week 20
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History,Vietnam War: The American Experience
,Vietnam Interactive Timeline
,Vietnam Veterans War Memorial Infographic
,Battlefield Vietnam
,The Vietnam War – Info/Pics
,The Wall Literature Guide
,Vietnam Country Lapbook
,Events in Vietnam War Printable
,Vietnam War Overview
,Timeline of U.S. Wars & Casualties
,Price of Freedom: Americans at War Learning Resources
,Vietnam War Coloring Page
,Vietnam: Lessons of a Lost War activity sheets
,Veterans Day Coloring Pages (multiple weeks)
,Gold Star Children: Two Generations Share Loss and Healing (one of those interviewed for this documentary is a CC Mama)
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Science – Weeks 13-24,Physics Experiments for Children ebook
,Activities for turning trash into science toys
,Spectra Activity Books (Comics)
,Fascinating Science for Kids e-book
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Science Week 19-21,Thermal Dynamics for Kids Experiments
,Thermo Can Experiment – Video with explanation
,Video Demonstrating the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics in 3 different ways: conduction radiation convection
,PBS Building Big: Bridges
,Discovery Education Bridges Lesson Plans
,Teach Engineering: Designing Bridges
,Bridges on Squidoo
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Geography,Asia On-line Interactive Map
,Asia Online Puzzle Map
,Asia Online Games
,National Geographic Kids On-line Interactive People and Places
,Flags of the Nations Coloring Sheets
,Vietnam Country Lapbook
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Math,Circumference of a Circle
,Circumference and Area of a Pizza
,Circumference and Area of a Cookie
,Formulas for the Circle reference sheet
,Naming Circle Radius Diameter
,What is Pi?
,Radius & Diameter Worksheet
,Other circle worksheets
,StudyJams Circumference
,Estimate Circumference
,Circumference and Area of Circle
,Circumference Worksheets
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English Grammar,Appositive Worksheets
,Appositive explanation and how to diagram
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Latin,Latin Conjugation Match-up File Folder Game (Free Printable)
,Latin – Keeping the Tenses Straight (Free Printable)
,Colorful charts on noun declensions and verb conjugations
,Latin Interactive Cut-and Paste Worksheets for declensions and conjugations
,Other Latin Resources
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Timeline,Keeping a Timeline
,Accordion Timeline Notebook
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Fine Arts: Orchestra and Instrument Families,Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Peter and the Wolf
,Let’s Go to the Symphony Video
,The Orchestra Song
,The House on Melody Street (Intro to Instrument Families)
,My Musical Instrument Book
,Orchestra Seating Charts
Fine Arts: Beethoven,Beethoven Unit Study & Lapbook
,Beethoven: The Story of a Little Boy Who Was Forced to Practice (Booklet with Q&A)
,Or choose from other activities on our Orchestra & Composers Page
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Bible – Genesis 1 (5th Edition),King Things Genesis 1 Audio
,Mega Verses Genesis 1 Hand Motion Video
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Bible – Ephesians 6 Music (4th Edition),Link to Ephesians 6 Hand Motion Video
,Lisa McCann Music on SoundCloud
Other Ephesians 6 Resources (4th Edition),Ephesians 6 Copywork (KJV) from Mary at Homegrown Learners
,Armor of God Illustration & Scripture coloring sheet from Nadene at Practical Pages.
,Other Ephesians 6 Resources
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Picture Books & Reading Time,The Wall (Reading Rainbow Books)
,Sir Cumference and the First Round Table (A Math Adventure)
,Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi (A Math Adventure)
,Beethoven Lives Upstairs Audio CD
,A Child’s Introduction to the Orchestra: Listen While You Learn About the Instruments the Music and the Composers Who Wrote the Music!
,Read Aloud:
,Our Cycle 2 Read Alouds(2016-2017)
,Top Picks: Cycle 2 Picture Book List
,Cycle 2 Literature/Book List
,Our Cycle 2 Reading Plans (2013-2014)
,Our Cycle 2 Reading Plans & Loop Schedules (2016-2017)
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Other,Click here for our Cycle 2 Resources by subject
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