All of the following resources (and more) have already been available (organized by subject) on our Cycle 3 Resources Page. There are several resources on our Cycle 3 Subject Resources Pages that span multiple weeks. You will not find memory work verbiage in my links lists or in my documents.
Cycle 3 Reading Plans
For a reading/curriculum plan that overlaps much of the memory work studied during Cycle 3 with an emphasis on America’s foundations of faith along with an integrated study of U.S. history, geography, and fine arts (along with science studies from a Christian worldview), check out our Mission: Lasting Liberty Curriculum Plan. (Although Mission: Lasting Liberty is not directly correlated to the memory work, it includes a more complete study of anatomy, chemistry, and U.S. History.)
For a reading plan/schedule that corresponds more directly with the Classical ConversationsⓇ Foundations Program, visit our Cycle 3 Reading Plans page.
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For a simple example of how to use these resources, download our Cycle 3 Second Quarter Sample Activity Plan. {I have not had the time to put something like this together for third or fourth quarter, but you can use this as a guideline.}
We provide this “Link Buffet” as a service to other homeschooling families. This is simply meant to be a reference site to pick and choose what you wish to do!
These resource lists have been updated for the 2020-2021 school year. Please notify us of broken or outdated links, and we’ll get them fixed for you ASAP. If you’d like to add a great resource to this list, feel free to contact me or leave it in the comments!
These resources correlate to both the Foundations Guide 4th Edition and the Foundations Guide 5th Edition.
The Link Buffet – Week 21
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Subject,Resource
Presentation Idea & Skill Focus,Idea: American Composer
,Skill: Speaking loudly and clearly
,Presentation Prep: Skills & Ideas
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Recommended Books,Look to the Stars by Buzz Aldrin. Beautifully illustrated with quotes and history (Copernicus Newton Galileo etc.) told in an engaging format. Includes Wright brothers Lindbergh Hubble Goddard Von Braun (World War II) and others – along with a timeline. Our favorite picture book related to the Space Race. Use it again in Cycle 2!
,Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11. An exciting telling of the Apollo 11 mission. Great for young readers/listeners! Includes diagrams of the Saturn 5 rocket and additional information at the end of the book for older children and parents. Use it again in Cycle 2! Fantastic book!
,The Moon Book Learn more about the moon (phases / tides / eclipses / history / missions) with this well-illustrated picture book. Use it again in Cycle 2.
,The First Moon Landing (Graphic Library). Although not highly rated on Amazon our boys especially enjoy these comic-style books which can sometimes spark interest in reluctant readers.
,Spacebusters: The Race to the Moon (DK Reader Level 3). Great for children to read out loud or independently this book focuses on the events leading up to the moon landing.
,Moonwalk: The First Trip to the Moon (Step-Into-Reading Step 5). A more advanced well-written reader broken up into short chapters.
,Draw Write Now Book 5: United States From Sea to Sea Moving Forward. Step-by-step instructions for drawing patriotic images and symbols along with historical persons such as George Washington and Lewis & Clark as well as wagons astronauts and more.
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English Grammar – 4th & 5th Edition,What are Clauses?
,The Basics of Clauses in English
,Clause Overview
,Sentence Diagramming Tool
,Find the Subordinate Clause
,Dependent and Independent Clause Worksheets
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Timeline,American History Timeline Figures
,Our Accordion Fold Timeline
,Our Timeline Wall: What the CC timeline looks like and what we learned
,Other Timeline Resources and Free Clip-Art
,
Latin,John 1 Print and Cursive Copywork
,John 1 Latin Flashcards & Games
,John 1:1-7 Song in English and Latin from King Things (on Spotify)
,Other Latin Resources
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Math – Current Week,Pesky Properties Sorting/Solving Equations
,Associative Property of Multiplication
,Properties of Addition Foldable/Visual
,Properties of Multiplication Explanation with Visuals
,Commutative Law and Identity Law of Addition
,Identifying Properties of Addition
,Identifying Properties of Addition 2
,Identifying Properties of Multiplication
,StudyJams Properties of Addition
,
Math (Continued Multiplication & Skip-Count Practice),Multiplication Fact Drill Sheets 1×1 through 15×15 from A-Z Worksheets
,Multiplication Songs on Spotify
,Xtramath.org On-line Math Fact Practice
,More resources for Skip Counting and Multiplication
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Science – 4th Edition,Mount St. Helens and Uniformitarianism vs. Catastrophism
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Science – 5th Edition,Answers in Genesis – Theory of Evolution
,Probability of Evolution
,Answers in Genesis – What is Science?
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Probability:,Problem Solving with Probability
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History,NASA’s Lost Bible Quotations
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Fine Arts: Orchestra & Composers,Debussy La Mer: Dialogue du Vent et de la Mer Video Performance
,Debussy Coloring Page
,About Debussy’s La Mer
,Free Debussy MP3s (and info)
,American Artists & Romantic/Modern Era Fine Arts Notebooking Packet
,Classical Conversations Orchestra MP3 Song (Free Public Library – CC Connected)
,The House on Melody Street (Intro to Instrument Families)
,The King’s Singers Singing Famous Composer names in the style of the Composer
,Online Interactive – Match the instruments to the sounds
,Children’s activities from Lancastor Symphony’s Website
,Many other activities (including composers and music) on our Orchestra & Composers Page
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Geography-Current Week,Native American Study
,Sign of the Beaver Unit Study & Book Club Ideas
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Geography – Physical Features Overall,Chester Comix North American Geography
,Landforms On-Line Game
,America the Beautiful Quarters Program Lesson Plans (U.S. Mint)
,Major U.S. geographical features cut-and-paste
,USA Major Landforms Map
,How to Make a Salt-Dough Map
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Geography – States & Capitals Review,Draw the USA by hand – Tutorial
,States & Capitals file folder game
,Hands-On U.S. Geography & History Pin It Maps
,Seterra.com
,Others States & Capitals Resources
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Other resources,Ways to Practice Memory Work
,Memory Work Review Games
,Our Classical Notebook
,CC Reading Correlations for SOTW MOH & Scholastic
,Cycle 3 Reading Plans
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