Alright friends. I know it has been over a week since my last post. But, I promise, it is worth it. I have spent dozens of hours over the past two weeks preparing Geography Labeling work (with answ…
Geography Cards Just right click and save to your computer. I'm no longer using these, and don't have them up on dropbox anymore. And we skip on over to And Here we Go for weeks 7-12 Here are Weeks 13-24!!! Whoo Hooo! Give a shout for the organized girl that is dying to come out once in a while! :) And give me one more week and I will have all the map cards done for weeks 17- 24, I was on vacation for a week. :) In the mean time, here are the ready made geography ones. Lessons ideas in reverse order for Year 1 Lesson 23 Lesson 22 Lesson 21 Lesson 20 Lesson 19 Lesson 18 Lesson 17 Lesson 16 For a complete link to all my posts about lesson 16, click here. Here's just a few fun things we did separated by subject. For Science We did Volcanoes. I mean who didn't do that? Here's a link in case you need the recipe and or instructions. http://www.sciencebob.com/experiments/volcano.php The only thing I did differently was I used an egg carton sleeve instead of a plastic film canister. And the rest was history... or science? For History, we made glyphs. If you would like to try to make one with us, you can and you can email it to me. I will have them all posted on the website, click here to see the samples. It is so much fun to receive these. These are pages from my lesson plans. If you have any questions about the glyphs, just comment or email. :) For Geography... I am asking people to watch this video and consider raising money (in a small fundraiser way) for children who need good drinking water. 1. A short video (about 6 min) explaining the struggles and needs of the African people near Lake Victoria. This is the trash they throw in the lake and of course this is where children and families get their water from... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV343saR778 2. Here is a link to how Compassion International is helping families all over the world. www.water.compassion.com http://water.compassion.com/water-of-life-video/ Compassion has had a long history of making sound decisions with money. They are rated among the highest in non profit organizations and above all are a Christian organization that cares about spreading the good news of Jesus. Will you partner with us to make a difference in this world? If so, write me a comment and I can help you get started. Wouldn't it be great if our children learned more than just the geography of Africa, but also had a memory of when they helped someone get good water there as well? To start, I've spoken to our wonderful director and she is letting me ask the kids to "earn" money for a filter. We are going to make it a simple competition between girls and boys and will bring in our money in one week. We have abut 30 families in our community, so that averages to around $2/ family. I get so very excited thinking about what God is going to do with that! Lesson 15 For a complete link to all my posts about lesson 15, click here. Here's just a few fun things we did separated by subject. For Science We watched a movie, studied our fact sheet, had the kids make paper mountains, topping it all with a song. Here's the link to the movie: "Farther than the Eye Can See" http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/farther_than_the_eye_can_see It's about Erik Weihenmayer from Boulder, CO who is legally blind and climbs Mt Everest. He was the first blind man to climb Mt. Everest and the movie takes you through the journey and shows how he trained to do it. I wasn't sure if my kids would like it, but they surprised me and did. Our science sheet was a great reference for me, go here to download. My sweet baby girl singing along. I just love her so much! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUn1EXiqWjQ For History, I have the Fact Sheet Template and tutorial on how to make your own here. Plus here's a great link to making your own compass . For Math, Here's a great link for Metric Olympics For Geography: I used my Geography / Map cards Lesson 14 For a complete link to all my lessons for 14, click here. Or go below to break it down by day/ subject. For Science we did a rock experiment, and loved making our rock candy. Then we demonstrated and played "mix it up games" with legos that demonstrated the structure of rocks. History Day We made "Tower of Power" hats and play do mosques resembling Timbuktu. For Math and Geography we made a measurement chart and used our geography cards in a simple game. I sell detailed plans that help you map out each day and all the activities for the week's lessons. The plans include: *Book Lists *Web Links *Material List *Objectives for age groups (4-12yr olds) *Step by Step Lesson plans for all the activities above, and *Background information for linking the weeks together We sell them for $6 (Week 14 and 15) and it's a downloadable link so you get it instantly. Brandy from Half A Hundred Acre Woods did a review, please read there for more info. To see a sample of them, you can download week 13 for free. If you have any questions or need help, I'm available at [email protected] or www.facebook.com/ccingit Lesson 13 Here are the fabulous web links that go along with my lesson plans. Day 1 Links (Science) "Make Me Genius" You Tube video last web link Day 2 Links (History) Kush Video Kush Info Berber Info Current Berbers Day 3 Links (Geography/ Math) Measurement Video Video about Timbuktu and Mali Brain Pop Video on Measurement Here is the link to the activities and extra resources for Science (Day 1) listed in my lesson plans. Here is the link for History (Day 2) activities in my lesson plans. Or try the link... https://www.dropbox.com/s/1cj4i80ohighm0b/History%20Sentence%20week%2013.pdf Here's our Science Illustrated... (right click to save) Or try the link... https://www.dropbox.com/s/y6eq2861kdizdq9/parts%20of%20the%20Earth.pdf Here's our Math Sentence Illustrated... (right click to save) Or try the link... https://www.dropbox.com/s/9e4xktpspn4okcs/week%2013.pdf Gallon Man ClipArt and Words for activity on Day 3 In the lesson plans I have everyone making a "Gallon Man" here are the sheets you need to do so. The model is above and I printed out words so I could have it fast and easy for little ones. (Right Click to Save) Or try the link... https://www.dropbox.com/s/uv9h876c84etchp/gallon%20man%20words.pdf If the above links don't work, I will not be able to mail out the docs this week. I'm really trying to focus on weeks 14-18 so I can get those to everyone this weekend. I did put the on CC 3, so hopefully you will be able to either get them off here or there. :) Here's a little something not in the plans, but I thought I would share. It's great for kids 7 and older. Click on the link to download both the worksheet and answers so they can self check. GallonBot Worksheet http://ccingitonedayatatime.blogspot.com/2012/12/week-13-easy-weesy-for-busy-moms.html Lesson 12 Math: Comparison Predictions: I will have the kids predict which container can hold more. We will use two obviously different ones and two similar sized ones. I will use the measuring tools for us and talk about the different types. Then we will go over our sheet of measurements I got from CC3. This is a great measuring lesson for kids 6 and older (or maybe with a mature 5 yr old with a lot of parental assistance.) It covers more than just this week's objectives. It has a ton of great stuff that you can do with your kids to cover all the important measurements. Science: We will go outside and to identify which plants are changing and or dead, verses the evergreens and why they stay that way. Then I will have them watch these videos. Cute video on the process of photosynthesis Great Free Power points about plants Fun Plant Facts Sprouting Bean Book Sprouting Bean Sequencing Cards History: Hmmm, a bit of a tougher subject today especially with all the wars in the middle east. I will age appropriately connect them to our more recent history when discussing this week's sentence. I will do a Venn Diagram chart for us about Christianity and Islam. Simple and to the point. They will cut out the clipart and paste up on the chart. Islam Lesson Plan Britannica Video of Islam Geography: Connect the Geography to the History sentence and use our new cloth map to locate present day places. If you haven't checked out my blog candy, you should. I'm giving away a cloth map just in time for Christmas and the new semester. :) Grammar: Make a prepositions video with pictures of them standing in different places. Simple and fun. And no materials necessary. :) My book idea was way too expensive, and the video can easily be done on my Mac. Lesson 11 Science: Go to the store, buy a flower that has all parts. Take it home, discuss each part. Flatten it in a book, wait a few days, open it up and label each part once dried. :) Here's an idea we actually accomplished... Here's the file for you to do the same. Click on either tab for labeled or blank. http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/tulips/flower_diagram_blank.html Social Studies/ Geography: * Use History Sentence Illustrated * Read STOW 4, 39, 18-20 * Connect the Geography to the History sentence and use our new cloth map to locate present day places. Math: * make blank cubes with paper * Use a block of cheese to demonstrate cubed and the original value (velveta), then count out noodles for the total to cook.- Ok , so I tried that and it was really hard, I then tried play dough cubes, it took long, so I suggest sugar cubes! If only I had thought of that before I started Week 11 :) Here are our pictures of it, but really, trust me and just use sugar cubes. I showed here how the squared numbers and cubed numbers related... English: * make a picture book of kids acting out prepositions and make a powerpoint using the photos. Then use for review during break. Yeah- I didn't do this one yet, but hope to do it by next week. :) * Here's a great idea from another blog that I hope to do- but wanted to share regardless- Preposition Fill In the Blank Lesson 10 Ok, so I'm super excited about Japan because I actually taught a unit on it last year with a good friend. So maybe this week, I won't feel so behind the ball. :) A great book if you can check it out at the library is this one. It's a sweet story about the tradition they have in Japan regarding Kite day. In fact, for the most part I don't love Disney books- movies yes, but books no. They tend to bore me as a reader, but this book my kids remember the story well and still talk about it. We then followed it by making some carp kites ourselves. Very easy and very fun! Directions: 1) Get one sheet of Construction paper and line it about 1.5 inches apart. See below. 2) Get glue and paste scales made out of tissue paper (shaped as U's) onto the black lines. 3) Place some eyes on top, and staple the sides together. 4) Then last but not least attach streamers to bottom. I taped ours on, you can staple as well. It was very fun and went along perfectly with the book above. Hang them outside and make everyone think, you are a cool mom. :) In studying Japan we talked about how an island is formed and how many are formed by volcanoes under the sea. So we made our own volcano, because what kids doesn't like an explosion now and then? Directions: 1) Get an empty water bottle with a (wide top)- gatorade works well. 2) Get playdough and cover the sides of the bottle in the shape of a volcano. Leave a hole on top to put baking soda. 3) Add food coloring on the outside. 4) Pour baking soda inside the bottle with a funnel. 5)Then have someone pour some vinegar inside and watch it explode. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for ongoing entertainment. Our History Sentence Illustrated... As for other great crafts and resources galore- http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/japan/ Square Numbers Activity It worked out really well. So I think you guys will like it. Again, the objective is to show them where we are getting the numbers from our memory board. I will take two days to go through all the numbers as we still had our Singapore Math to complete as well. :) Lesson 9: Science Ok, I love this worksheet because it's easy and simple and can buy you some time while teaching another child. http://www.havefunteaching.com/worksheets/science/plants/parts-of-a-plant-worksheet.pdf This was an idea from my friend, Lockett. She did this with her kids and I loved it so I did it with mine. Next week when we do the flower we are doing it again- as pipe cleaners make even the very unartistic feel talented. Social Studies/ Geography Download by right clicking or go to the link... https://dl.dropbox.com/u/83404917/week%209%20map%20cards/Slide1.png I used this in conjunction with Melody's cards she made from And Here We Go. I really like keeping the focus on both the map and the picture of the place. They matched up map cards with picture and might I say, even my 3 year old enjoyed the game. :) This is how I placed them on our memory board. Of course ours was the older smaller version, the new cards are much better. Lesson 8 Um, where did this week go? Oh, yeah. here's what we did... http://ccingitonedayatatime.blogspot.com/2012/10/week-8-and-little-9-resources.html Lesson 7 Science A Great Interactive Powerpoint I made this as a quiz, review, or introduction to this week's memory work. Now I know the memory work is easy, so I put in some trick animals to really show the kids some things they might not have seen otherwise. It took way longer than I had hoped, but hey, hopefully it's helpful and therefore all worth it. :) My Little Science Tune :) Show videos of each type: Live Birth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIwQXxC9UoY. This video is a quick live birth of a miniature hourse. It shows the placenta and such. I think it's appropriate for kids, however there is a disclaimer at the beginning. So watch it first on your own. :) Egg Hatching This video I found on pinterest. It's quick and to the point. I like the contrast of this one after the live birth to show how you can see the baby come out in a different outer coating. http://pinterest.com/pin/115052965451674235/ And Here We Go If you haven't already checked out this jewel mine, than I encourage you to do so now. Like now! This is a great site for all sorts of activities, I love that she has a rocking lists of books on Missionaries and related Topics to Week 7. Review Tic Tac Go game... It's a review game with all our memory work on one sheet. The kids pick which square and based on the answer either get to put their "X" or their opponent gets to put their "O" if they get it wrong. :) Put it in a sheet protector and use dry erase to reuse the sheets. Weeks 5-7 are included. :) Social Studies/ Geography And Here We Go If you haven't already checked out this jewel mine, than I encourage you to do so now. Like now! This is a great site for all sorts of activities, I love that she has a rocking lists of books on Missionaries and related Topics to Week 7. Geography Flash Cards Castes System For an activity this week I'm going to divide our room into three squares with blocks. Each block will represent a different castes' system. The rich ones will have lots of clothes, food, beautiful housing, toys, the TV, etc. The poor area will be set up as a tent, and the middle class will have a couple of each things in it. I will then explain how this is what the system is like in India and how you are not to be friends with or marry anyone in another caste system. When we do this I will post pictures so you can see how it turns out. :) Review Tic Tac Go game... Math So with the bigger numbers, I really want the kids to visualize the numbers. I grabbed old strips of card stock and had Tony glue noodles in the count of 15. The next step is to write the numeral on each strip and show the progression. For week 10, I'm going to use some kind of square snack. Regardless, you can use whatever you have in your pantry. :) If I do this again, I'd use flatter noodles. These were a little tricky to not roll. Lesson 6 Science Science Notebooking Page Science Chart Paper: Have your child draw their favorite (or cut and paste) picture of each one. Discuss what makes each groups it's own and the characteristics they all share. My science song (with sounds effects for each one). For the first sound I'm making a fish face while doing a "fish kiss", for the second I'm hopping like a frog, for the third my hand is slithering like a snake, for the fourth I hold my arms out as I'm rocking a baby, for the last I flap my arms like a bird. Review Tic Tac Go game... It's a review game with all our memory work on one sheet. The kids pick which square and based on the answer either get to put their "X" or their opponent gets to put their "O" if they get it wrong. :) Put it in a sheet protector and use dry erase to reuse the sheets. Weeks 5-7 are included. :) Geography/ History Roman Tax Day Have the kids act out the unfair taxes the Roman Government started to tax on the people and get them to understand why they didn't want the government to rule anymore. Great Videos and Website Links on the study of Roman Empire Here's another great site. She has books to read, and great file folder games for review. My Geography Jingle Here's my tough man Roman Empire song, because let's face it you can't do the Roman Empire in a wimpy voice. I'm going to encourage my kids to look tough and mean when saying it. :) Review Tic Tac Go game... (see above) Lesson 5 Science Do Memory cards for Invertebrates Play Dough Snacks Make them out of Play dough after looking at the cards. Then put on a tray and serve them up on dishes. Have the kids guess which group they are called. Invertebrate Lap Book This can be started in week 5 and finished in week 6! Great idea! Love how she set it up. By the way you can get those card envelopes at the dollar store. :) Social Studies/ Geography Thumbprint Play Do it for any week. They are quick and easy to make! After they memorize the sentence have them use the thumbprints. Then when they are done have them draw out their favorite scene using a different perspective (tying in art from this week). Review Tic Tac Go game... (see above) Lesson 5 Science Do Memory cards for Invertebrates Play Dough Snacks Make them out of Play dough after looking at the cards. Then put on a tray and serve them up on dishes. Have the kids guess which group they are called. Invertebrate Lap Book This can be started in week 5 and finished in week 6! Great idea! Love how she set it up. By the way you can get those card envelopes at the dollar store. :) Social Studies/ Geography Thumbprint Play Do it for any week. They are quick and easy to make! After they memorize the sentence have them use the thumbprints. Then when they are done have them draw out their favorite scene using a different perspective (tying in art from this week). Review Tic Tac Go game... (see above) Lesson 4 Science Plant Cell Well, while there are many ideas out there, we did ours as concrete as possible and just improved our items. Social Studies/ Geography In our Co op, we made Joseph's Dream coat using butcher paper and clay stamps that hung around the necks. They symbolized the signature stamps Sumerians used long ago. Kids loved and it was easy to do. :) Math Weeks 1-6: Use any of the ideas listed on our Math Page or go with some of these... Extra ideas that apply to all weeks: Pattern Search Circle the 9's and 10's on a hundred's chart. Ask your child to write them down on a long strip of paper (register paper is best if available)- if not you get the idea. Give them one color marker for ones, another for 10's, and another for the 100's. Ask them what they see. In the 9's they will see a pattern 9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,0 and repeat 9,8... they can even go on to predict. I use to do this with my 2/3rd multiage and they loved it! Repeat with 10's place and so on. Do with both numbers (9's and 10's). This one is great for understanding that all math has a predictable pattern. Then take a sticky note and cover up a number, after letting them figure out the pattern have them guess what comes next. At this point I would also explain to them the strategy of skip counting. Place Value Straws 11's Memory Cards For the 11's I'm going to just do an old fashioned memory game. Print these out on card stock. I really just want my son to learn the names of numbers here. As I said earlier, my objective is not mastery at this point, just number identification and concepts of skip counting. The great thing about this is I can do it with my daughter as an activity she will understand as well. :) Lesson 3 Science Week 3:Animal Cell Jello I love this! This will take some planning and buying a head of time, but there's nothing like 3D! And it's yummy enough to eat, I mean why not? 3D Animal and Week 4 Plant Cell Models (Video) I love that she gives examples of how to apply this in a way that young children will understand it. Plastic Baggies made into Cells What a cool and quicker idea than the jello idea! A Styrofoam Ball This one might be one to hang in the room! I can only imagine a room filled with these. :) Social Studies/ Geography Toilet Paper Greek God Zeus Great Ideas and Info on both Greek and Roman Gods Lesson 2 Science Living Kingdoms Book Nature walk around, trying to collect as many as samples of each animalia and plantae, plus searching for some fungi lurking below. Take pictures of all of them, find some pics on the internet that you couldn't find outside, make a book using the computer or good old cut and paste. Don't want to do ink? Just have them bring their science journals around. I like Walmart in this case because you can get the photo books made in about an hour and the kids can see the work of the labor. Plus it makes for a great review that is meaningful to them. We're going to make this our presentation for this next week. I will post when we do it. Social Studies/ Geography Week 2: Make Egyptian king crowns (Like ours on the blog) Do a Ten Commandments Lap Book We have ours almost complete! Hopefully he likes it enough to play with it later. :) Make a video or just take pictures of the kids dressing up and reenacting the division of the two parts of Egypt. Any week... An idea from my friend, Lis. Print off some maps and have them place chocolate chips on the locations. If they get it wrong, they try again. Once they get it right, they get to eat it. We use mini's because the regular sized ones can sometimes cover up the smaller things and it's less sugar but still fun. :)
Our CC Week 1 is over, and it was great! We did lots of fun stuff, but I'm still having a hard time organizing everything and making it wor...
It feels so good to have all of the planning and organization COMPLETE for this year's CC Cycle 1. For the past couple of years I've been creating videos and posts to share how our family approaches the Foundations memory work. This year I've done the same. Please enjoy, and know that this is
A blog about homeschooling little ones with a Unit Style Approach.
So if you are like me, you wait till the very last minute to do everything. I like to say, "I need a challenge" and stay away from that ugly "procrastinator" word people use. But sometimes the planner in me emerges. This weekend was one of those rare times in my life... That's right, I just did the entire next semester and finished this one as well. I know, you are probably asking, what in the world, did she camp at the computer all weekend? Well, kinda... when I can't sleep I work - and that's what happened, plus it was just plain addicting once I got started... and I love photography- so this was enjoyable. Ok, so here are some pictures of what they look like in case you have no clue what I am talking about. Ok, now, please let me know if you can't download these as that would most certainly make me bang my head up against a wall- and contact someone smarter than me to fix it. Here are some samples so you know what you are getting yourself into... First the old ones... to be used for review while we have a nice long break during the holidays. Then the new ones... I have to say, there were so many pictures to choose from that it took long trying to find the "perfect" one. I think I'm going to take a stab at making informational power points again to use more pictures and explain facts about these places. They are so amazingly beautiful, it made me realize how fortunate we are and how badly I want to add stamps to my passport. Once again, I'm so thankful that my children will learn about these places this year. Have I mentioned lately how much I love this curriculum? Ok, good, I'm done.
It feels so good to have all of the planning and organization COMPLETE for this year's CC Cycle 1. For the past couple of years I've been creating videos and posts to share how our family approaches the Foundations memory work. This year I've done the same. Please enjoy, and know that this is
Simple Map Tracing Booklet instructions for Easy Geography practice for cycle 1.
Hi Friends! I'm excited to offer this free download! This is a drawing tutorial from We Draw to Learn: Cycle 1 Science that matches up with Classical Conversations Science Memory Work. This download is for CC Cycle 1 Science Weeks 1-4. This is just four drawings of the 26 (24 CC Weeks + 2 bonus
CC Cycle 1 Booklist with book selections correlating with Classical Conversations, all subjects and weeks of CC Cycle 1.
I feel like I will have an extremely firm grasp on my science plan by the time I finish poring over all these books!One interesting thing
Color and write ALL OF CYCLE ONE MEMORY WORK with these beautiful 5th edition coloring pages. These coloring pages are excellent resources to supplement (CC) Classical Memory Work. Purchase all 3 Complete Packs and receive 20% off with code ALL3YIPPEE. ****PLEASE DO NOT CHECK OUT AS A GUEST! ETSY PROTECTS THE DIGITAL DOWNLOAD SO WELL IT'S DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO RETRIEVE YOUR FILES INSTANTLY. CHECKING OUT USING AN ACCOUNT ALLOWS YOU INSTANT DOWNLOAD AND SAVES THE FILES IN CASE YOU NEED THEM IN THE FUTURE.**** Color and write ALL OF CYCLE 1 MEMORY WORK with these beautiful 5th edition coloring pages. These coloring pages are excellent resources to supplement (CC) Classical Memory Work. DOWNLOAD INSTANTLY............................................................ COMPLETE PACKS INCLUDE...................................................... Total of 5 pages of coloring for each of the 24 weeks of memory work, 123 pages in total. Write and color the TIMELINE Write ENGLISH Write and color LATIN Color and trace GEOGRAPHY Color HISTORY Color SCIENCE Color MATH HOW IT WORKS........................................................................... You will receive a high-resolution PDF file with all the beautiful images INSTANTLY! Purchase, wait for the email from Etsy, download, print, and start coloring! Print, color and ENJOY! This is a digital item for INSTANT download! Please use as much as possible, print, and enjoy - however this is only for personal and classroom use. Do not share the digital files or sell. DETAILS........................................................................................ The files are 123 pages and too large for Etsy. So, I broke each Complete Pack into 3 PDF's. When downloading and printing make sure to get both files 1 of 3.pdf 2 of 3 and 3 of 3.pdf. As mentioned above there is the "Complete Pack" with all the images as designed. PRINTING...................................................................................... Print black and white, double-sided. First "...1 of 3", then "...2 of 3" and "3 of 3". I suggest printing on a laser printer at home for the highest quality and most economical price. Then 3 hole punch and put it in a binder or bring it to a local print shop and have them coil bind it. *** FINAL NOTE: Complete Pack with EXTRA FILL IN THE BLANKS. I had available a complete pack with extra fill in the blanks for older students. I found it wasn't used much and moms often were confused. IF YOU WANT a version of this complete pack with white spots blotting out some of the content so your older kids have more work to do then please email me after purchase and I will send them. Blessings! *** It is truly an honor to share what was an educational doodle, turned passion with you. I am overwhelmed to know how many people these coloring pages bless. I hope they bring joy, wonder, curiosity, and depth to your child's education. Hey, maybe even yours. You better believe I have a copy for myself. Blessings! Amy BY PURCHASING AND DOWNLOADING THIS ITEM YOU AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE TERMS LISTED BELOW. COPYRIGHT INFORMATION All images, designs, and listing text © 2021 Amy Snider Design. All designs are the property of Amy Snider Design and are for personal use only. Do not distribute these digital files or the printed documents for commercial use or share with a third party. You do not have permission to take any portions of this artwork and add to other creations and distribute or sell. Thank you for honoring these Copyright rules. AMY SNIDER DESIGN IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH OTHER CLASSICAL CURRICULUM These coloring pages are intended to compliment and expand upon the factual general knowledge material presented in classical memory work guides and is not approved or endorsed by any classical education organization. To find the approved supplemental materials refer to your classical education website.
If you are in Classical Conversations (CC), you will immediately recognize the requirements between the
We are always searching for ways to make our weekly memory work more engaging and fun. One way to cement geography memory work (especially for those tactile learners!) is using a bucket of LEGO bricks. Building continents with LEGOS, and then adding features is such a simple way to make
We have a variety of printable maps showing the continents, including black and white and colour versions of blank outline maps, maps with countries marked on them and maps with countries and capital cities. Please note that our map printables are not guaranteed to be 100% accurate! The outlines have been smoothed so that they can be printed on A4 paper, and should be treated as simplified maps only.
(Here is the same spiel from last week, in case you came right to this post from elsewhere. :) . . . . . I'm putting together review sheets to help my girls with their memory work for Classical Conversations. I put this in a page protector and letting them go at it with a dry erase marker. I use them with both girls (2nd/4th) and they are written on every day. (The page protector helps me on my paper usage.) I will have them look up the information and copy it in the first couple of days. The two days before CC, I give it to them blank and they fill it in. This lets me know if there is anything we need to work on before proofing. If you want a copy, you should just be able to click and save??? Let me know if there are problems. Hope this helps you too! Oh...the answers are in your foundations guide! ;) (Don't want to mess with copy write issues!)
Test your geography knowledge with these blank maps of various countries and continents. Print them for free to use again and again.
Not your typical crossword, this puzzle will have your child learning to recognize the shapes of the continents. Great for map skills and vocabulary!
If you are in Classical Conversations (CC), you will immediately recognize the requirements between the
NEWLY UPDATED 5th EDITION SCIENCE coloring pages. Every page has been edited and updated for quality and content accuracy. Enjoy coloring the history coloring pack! These coloring pages are excellent resources to supplement Classical History Memory work, 5th edition. Unlike most history coloring pages these worksheets are creative and inviting to the eye. Perfect for all ages, you might want to turn on an audio book and color right along with your kiddos. Each week has a coloring page with space on the back for copywork and digging deeper questions. Print, color and ENJOY! This is a digital item for INSTANT download! Please use for personal and classroom use only. Do not share digital files or sell. HOW IT WORKS........................................................................... You will receive a high resolution PDF file with all the pages in one easy to print document. Print once & enjoy all year. Purchase, wait for the email from Etsy, download, print and start coloring! DETAILS........................................................................................ 26 unique 8.5x11 pdf files. 24 weeks plus a couple extras cause I couldn't help it :) Print double sided on long side. OR skip the writing and print odd numbers. We print and bind it into a book. (It is so fun to see the kids flip through the book and sing their memory work.) The coloring pages were created from a passion my daughter and I share. We love science and coloring together. She would ask... "what does that mean, explain, can I color it?" We love them, my community loves them, I hope you love them too! ENJOY! Amy (and Mackenzie) BY PURCHASING AND DOWNLOADING THIS ITEM YOU AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE TERMS LISTED BELOW. COPYRIGHT INFORMATION All images, designs, and listing text © 2021 Amy Snider Design. All designs are the property of Amy Snider Design and are for personal use only. Do not distribute these digital files or the printed documents for commercial use or share with a third party. You do not have permission to take any portions of this artwork and add to other creations and distribute or sell. Thank you for honoring these Copyright rules. AMY SNIDER DESIGN IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH OTHER CLASSICAL CURRICULUM These coloring pages are intended to compliment and expand upon the factual general knowledge material presented in classical memory work guides and is not approved or endorsed by any classical education organization. To find the approved supplemental materials refer to your classical education website.
Geography Cards Just right click and save to your computer. I'm no longer using these, and don't have them up on dropbox anymore. And we skip on over to And Here we Go for weeks 7-12 Here are Weeks 13-24!!! Whoo Hooo! Give a shout for the organized girl that is dying to come out once in a while! :) And give me one more week and I will have all the map cards done for weeks 17- 24, I was on vacation for a week. :) In the mean time, here are the ready made geography ones. Lessons ideas in reverse order for Year 1 Lesson 23 Lesson 22 Lesson 21 Lesson 20 Lesson 19 Lesson 18 Lesson 17 Lesson 16 For a complete link to all my posts about lesson 16, click here. Here's just a few fun things we did separated by subject. For Science We did Volcanoes. I mean who didn't do that? Here's a link in case you need the recipe and or instructions. http://www.sciencebob.com/experiments/volcano.php The only thing I did differently was I used an egg carton sleeve instead of a plastic film canister. And the rest was history... or science? For History, we made glyphs. If you would like to try to make one with us, you can and you can email it to me. I will have them all posted on the website, click here to see the samples. It is so much fun to receive these. These are pages from my lesson plans. If you have any questions about the glyphs, just comment or email. :) For Geography... I am asking people to watch this video and consider raising money (in a small fundraiser way) for children who need good drinking water. 1. A short video (about 6 min) explaining the struggles and needs of the African people near Lake Victoria. This is the trash they throw in the lake and of course this is where children and families get their water from... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV343saR778 2. Here is a link to how Compassion International is helping families all over the world. www.water.compassion.com http://water.compassion.com/water-of-life-video/ Compassion has had a long history of making sound decisions with money. They are rated among the highest in non profit organizations and above all are a Christian organization that cares about spreading the good news of Jesus. Will you partner with us to make a difference in this world? If so, write me a comment and I can help you get started. Wouldn't it be great if our children learned more than just the geography of Africa, but also had a memory of when they helped someone get good water there as well? To start, I've spoken to our wonderful director and she is letting me ask the kids to "earn" money for a filter. We are going to make it a simple competition between girls and boys and will bring in our money in one week. We have abut 30 families in our community, so that averages to around $2/ family. I get so very excited thinking about what God is going to do with that! Lesson 15 For a complete link to all my posts about lesson 15, click here. Here's just a few fun things we did separated by subject. For Science We watched a movie, studied our fact sheet, had the kids make paper mountains, topping it all with a song. Here's the link to the movie: "Farther than the Eye Can See" http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/farther_than_the_eye_can_see It's about Erik Weihenmayer from Boulder, CO who is legally blind and climbs Mt Everest. He was the first blind man to climb Mt. Everest and the movie takes you through the journey and shows how he trained to do it. I wasn't sure if my kids would like it, but they surprised me and did. Our science sheet was a great reference for me, go here to download. My sweet baby girl singing along. I just love her so much! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUn1EXiqWjQ For History, I have the Fact Sheet Template and tutorial on how to make your own here. Plus here's a great link to making your own compass . For Math, Here's a great link for Metric Olympics For Geography: I used my Geography / Map cards Lesson 14 For a complete link to all my lessons for 14, click here. Or go below to break it down by day/ subject. For Science we did a rock experiment, and loved making our rock candy. Then we demonstrated and played "mix it up games" with legos that demonstrated the structure of rocks. History Day We made "Tower of Power" hats and play do mosques resembling Timbuktu. For Math and Geography we made a measurement chart and used our geography cards in a simple game. I sell detailed plans that help you map out each day and all the activities for the week's lessons. The plans include: *Book Lists *Web Links *Material List *Objectives for age groups (4-12yr olds) *Step by Step Lesson plans for all the activities above, and *Background information for linking the weeks together We sell them for $6 (Week 14 and 15) and it's a downloadable link so you get it instantly. Brandy from Half A Hundred Acre Woods did a review, please read there for more info. To see a sample of them, you can download week 13 for free. If you have any questions or need help, I'm available at [email protected] or www.facebook.com/ccingit Lesson 13 Here are the fabulous web links that go along with my lesson plans. Day 1 Links (Science) "Make Me Genius" You Tube video last web link Day 2 Links (History) Kush Video Kush Info Berber Info Current Berbers Day 3 Links (Geography/ Math) Measurement Video Video about Timbuktu and Mali Brain Pop Video on Measurement Here is the link to the activities and extra resources for Science (Day 1) listed in my lesson plans. Here is the link for History (Day 2) activities in my lesson plans. Or try the link... https://www.dropbox.com/s/1cj4i80ohighm0b/History%20Sentence%20week%2013.pdf Here's our Science Illustrated... (right click to save) Or try the link... https://www.dropbox.com/s/y6eq2861kdizdq9/parts%20of%20the%20Earth.pdf Here's our Math Sentence Illustrated... (right click to save) Or try the link... https://www.dropbox.com/s/9e4xktpspn4okcs/week%2013.pdf Gallon Man ClipArt and Words for activity on Day 3 In the lesson plans I have everyone making a "Gallon Man" here are the sheets you need to do so. The model is above and I printed out words so I could have it fast and easy for little ones. (Right Click to Save) Or try the link... https://www.dropbox.com/s/uv9h876c84etchp/gallon%20man%20words.pdf If the above links don't work, I will not be able to mail out the docs this week. I'm really trying to focus on weeks 14-18 so I can get those to everyone this weekend. I did put the on CC 3, so hopefully you will be able to either get them off here or there. :) Here's a little something not in the plans, but I thought I would share. It's great for kids 7 and older. Click on the link to download both the worksheet and answers so they can self check. GallonBot Worksheet http://ccingitonedayatatime.blogspot.com/2012/12/week-13-easy-weesy-for-busy-moms.html Lesson 12 Math: Comparison Predictions: I will have the kids predict which container can hold more. We will use two obviously different ones and two similar sized ones. I will use the measuring tools for us and talk about the different types. Then we will go over our sheet of measurements I got from CC3. This is a great measuring lesson for kids 6 and older (or maybe with a mature 5 yr old with a lot of parental assistance.) It covers more than just this week's objectives. It has a ton of great stuff that you can do with your kids to cover all the important measurements. Science: We will go outside and to identify which plants are changing and or dead, verses the evergreens and why they stay that way. Then I will have them watch these videos. Cute video on the process of photosynthesis Great Free Power points about plants Fun Plant Facts Sprouting Bean Book Sprouting Bean Sequencing Cards History: Hmmm, a bit of a tougher subject today especially with all the wars in the middle east. I will age appropriately connect them to our more recent history when discussing this week's sentence. I will do a Venn Diagram chart for us about Christianity and Islam. Simple and to the point. They will cut out the clipart and paste up on the chart. Islam Lesson Plan Britannica Video of Islam Geography: Connect the Geography to the History sentence and use our new cloth map to locate present day places. If you haven't checked out my blog candy, you should. I'm giving away a cloth map just in time for Christmas and the new semester. :) Grammar: Make a prepositions video with pictures of them standing in different places. Simple and fun. And no materials necessary. :) My book idea was way too expensive, and the video can easily be done on my Mac. Lesson 11 Science: Go to the store, buy a flower that has all parts. Take it home, discuss each part. Flatten it in a book, wait a few days, open it up and label each part once dried. :) Here's an idea we actually accomplished... Here's the file for you to do the same. Click on either tab for labeled or blank. http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/tulips/flower_diagram_blank.html Social Studies/ Geography: * Use History Sentence Illustrated * Read STOW 4, 39, 18-20 * Connect the Geography to the History sentence and use our new cloth map to locate present day places. Math: * make blank cubes with paper * Use a block of cheese to demonstrate cubed and the original value (velveta), then count out noodles for the total to cook.- Ok , so I tried that and it was really hard, I then tried play dough cubes, it took long, so I suggest sugar cubes! If only I had thought of that before I started Week 11 :) Here are our pictures of it, but really, trust me and just use sugar cubes. I showed here how the squared numbers and cubed numbers related... English: * make a picture book of kids acting out prepositions and make a powerpoint using the photos. Then use for review during break. Yeah- I didn't do this one yet, but hope to do it by next week. :) * Here's a great idea from another blog that I hope to do- but wanted to share regardless- Preposition Fill In the Blank Lesson 10 Ok, so I'm super excited about Japan because I actually taught a unit on it last year with a good friend. So maybe this week, I won't feel so behind the ball. :) A great book if you can check it out at the library is this one. It's a sweet story about the tradition they have in Japan regarding Kite day. In fact, for the most part I don't love Disney books- movies yes, but books no. They tend to bore me as a reader, but this book my kids remember the story well and still talk about it. We then followed it by making some carp kites ourselves. Very easy and very fun! Directions: 1) Get one sheet of Construction paper and line it about 1.5 inches apart. See below. 2) Get glue and paste scales made out of tissue paper (shaped as U's) onto the black lines. 3) Place some eyes on top, and staple the sides together. 4) Then last but not least attach streamers to bottom. I taped ours on, you can staple as well. It was very fun and went along perfectly with the book above. Hang them outside and make everyone think, you are a cool mom. :) In studying Japan we talked about how an island is formed and how many are formed by volcanoes under the sea. So we made our own volcano, because what kids doesn't like an explosion now and then? Directions: 1) Get an empty water bottle with a (wide top)- gatorade works well. 2) Get playdough and cover the sides of the bottle in the shape of a volcano. Leave a hole on top to put baking soda. 3) Add food coloring on the outside. 4) Pour baking soda inside the bottle with a funnel. 5)Then have someone pour some vinegar inside and watch it explode. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for ongoing entertainment. Our History Sentence Illustrated... As for other great crafts and resources galore- http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/japan/ Square Numbers Activity It worked out really well. So I think you guys will like it. Again, the objective is to show them where we are getting the numbers from our memory board. I will take two days to go through all the numbers as we still had our Singapore Math to complete as well. :) Lesson 9: Science Ok, I love this worksheet because it's easy and simple and can buy you some time while teaching another child. http://www.havefunteaching.com/worksheets/science/plants/parts-of-a-plant-worksheet.pdf This was an idea from my friend, Lockett. She did this with her kids and I loved it so I did it with mine. Next week when we do the flower we are doing it again- as pipe cleaners make even the very unartistic feel talented. Social Studies/ Geography Download by right clicking or go to the link... https://dl.dropbox.com/u/83404917/week%209%20map%20cards/Slide1.png I used this in conjunction with Melody's cards she made from And Here We Go. I really like keeping the focus on both the map and the picture of the place. They matched up map cards with picture and might I say, even my 3 year old enjoyed the game. :) This is how I placed them on our memory board. Of course ours was the older smaller version, the new cards are much better. Lesson 8 Um, where did this week go? Oh, yeah. here's what we did... http://ccingitonedayatatime.blogspot.com/2012/10/week-8-and-little-9-resources.html Lesson 7 Science A Great Interactive Powerpoint I made this as a quiz, review, or introduction to this week's memory work. Now I know the memory work is easy, so I put in some trick animals to really show the kids some things they might not have seen otherwise. It took way longer than I had hoped, but hey, hopefully it's helpful and therefore all worth it. :) My Little Science Tune :) Show videos of each type: Live Birth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIwQXxC9UoY. This video is a quick live birth of a miniature hourse. It shows the placenta and such. I think it's appropriate for kids, however there is a disclaimer at the beginning. So watch it first on your own. :) Egg Hatching This video I found on pinterest. It's quick and to the point. I like the contrast of this one after the live birth to show how you can see the baby come out in a different outer coating. http://pinterest.com/pin/115052965451674235/ And Here We Go If you haven't already checked out this jewel mine, than I encourage you to do so now. Like now! This is a great site for all sorts of activities, I love that she has a rocking lists of books on Missionaries and related Topics to Week 7. Review Tic Tac Go game... It's a review game with all our memory work on one sheet. The kids pick which square and based on the answer either get to put their "X" or their opponent gets to put their "O" if they get it wrong. :) Put it in a sheet protector and use dry erase to reuse the sheets. Weeks 5-7 are included. :) Social Studies/ Geography And Here We Go If you haven't already checked out this jewel mine, than I encourage you to do so now. Like now! This is a great site for all sorts of activities, I love that she has a rocking lists of books on Missionaries and related Topics to Week 7. Geography Flash Cards Castes System For an activity this week I'm going to divide our room into three squares with blocks. Each block will represent a different castes' system. The rich ones will have lots of clothes, food, beautiful housing, toys, the TV, etc. The poor area will be set up as a tent, and the middle class will have a couple of each things in it. I will then explain how this is what the system is like in India and how you are not to be friends with or marry anyone in another caste system. When we do this I will post pictures so you can see how it turns out. :) Review Tic Tac Go game... Math So with the bigger numbers, I really want the kids to visualize the numbers. I grabbed old strips of card stock and had Tony glue noodles in the count of 15. The next step is to write the numeral on each strip and show the progression. For week 10, I'm going to use some kind of square snack. Regardless, you can use whatever you have in your pantry. :) If I do this again, I'd use flatter noodles. These were a little tricky to not roll. Lesson 6 Science Science Notebooking Page Science Chart Paper: Have your child draw their favorite (or cut and paste) picture of each one. Discuss what makes each groups it's own and the characteristics they all share. My science song (with sounds effects for each one). For the first sound I'm making a fish face while doing a "fish kiss", for the second I'm hopping like a frog, for the third my hand is slithering like a snake, for the fourth I hold my arms out as I'm rocking a baby, for the last I flap my arms like a bird. Review Tic Tac Go game... It's a review game with all our memory work on one sheet. The kids pick which square and based on the answer either get to put their "X" or their opponent gets to put their "O" if they get it wrong. :) Put it in a sheet protector and use dry erase to reuse the sheets. Weeks 5-7 are included. :) Geography/ History Roman Tax Day Have the kids act out the unfair taxes the Roman Government started to tax on the people and get them to understand why they didn't want the government to rule anymore. Great Videos and Website Links on the study of Roman Empire Here's another great site. She has books to read, and great file folder games for review. My Geography Jingle Here's my tough man Roman Empire song, because let's face it you can't do the Roman Empire in a wimpy voice. I'm going to encourage my kids to look tough and mean when saying it. :) Review Tic Tac Go game... (see above) Lesson 5 Science Do Memory cards for Invertebrates Play Dough Snacks Make them out of Play dough after looking at the cards. Then put on a tray and serve them up on dishes. Have the kids guess which group they are called. Invertebrate Lap Book This can be started in week 5 and finished in week 6! Great idea! Love how she set it up. By the way you can get those card envelopes at the dollar store. :) Social Studies/ Geography Thumbprint Play Do it for any week. They are quick and easy to make! After they memorize the sentence have them use the thumbprints. Then when they are done have them draw out their favorite scene using a different perspective (tying in art from this week). Review Tic Tac Go game... (see above) Lesson 5 Science Do Memory cards for Invertebrates Play Dough Snacks Make them out of Play dough after looking at the cards. Then put on a tray and serve them up on dishes. Have the kids guess which group they are called. Invertebrate Lap Book This can be started in week 5 and finished in week 6! Great idea! Love how she set it up. By the way you can get those card envelopes at the dollar store. :) Social Studies/ Geography Thumbprint Play Do it for any week. They are quick and easy to make! After they memorize the sentence have them use the thumbprints. Then when they are done have them draw out their favorite scene using a different perspective (tying in art from this week). Review Tic Tac Go game... (see above) Lesson 4 Science Plant Cell Well, while there are many ideas out there, we did ours as concrete as possible and just improved our items. Social Studies/ Geography In our Co op, we made Joseph's Dream coat using butcher paper and clay stamps that hung around the necks. They symbolized the signature stamps Sumerians used long ago. Kids loved and it was easy to do. :) Math Weeks 1-6: Use any of the ideas listed on our Math Page or go with some of these... Extra ideas that apply to all weeks: Pattern Search Circle the 9's and 10's on a hundred's chart. Ask your child to write them down on a long strip of paper (register paper is best if available)- if not you get the idea. Give them one color marker for ones, another for 10's, and another for the 100's. Ask them what they see. In the 9's they will see a pattern 9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,0 and repeat 9,8... they can even go on to predict. I use to do this with my 2/3rd multiage and they loved it! Repeat with 10's place and so on. Do with both numbers (9's and 10's). This one is great for understanding that all math has a predictable pattern. Then take a sticky note and cover up a number, after letting them figure out the pattern have them guess what comes next. At this point I would also explain to them the strategy of skip counting. Place Value Straws 11's Memory Cards For the 11's I'm going to just do an old fashioned memory game. Print these out on card stock. I really just want my son to learn the names of numbers here. As I said earlier, my objective is not mastery at this point, just number identification and concepts of skip counting. The great thing about this is I can do it with my daughter as an activity she will understand as well. :) Lesson 3 Science Week 3:Animal Cell Jello I love this! This will take some planning and buying a head of time, but there's nothing like 3D! And it's yummy enough to eat, I mean why not? 3D Animal and Week 4 Plant Cell Models (Video) I love that she gives examples of how to apply this in a way that young children will understand it. Plastic Baggies made into Cells What a cool and quicker idea than the jello idea! A Styrofoam Ball This one might be one to hang in the room! I can only imagine a room filled with these. :) Social Studies/ Geography Toilet Paper Greek God Zeus Great Ideas and Info on both Greek and Roman Gods Lesson 2 Science Living Kingdoms Book Nature walk around, trying to collect as many as samples of each animalia and plantae, plus searching for some fungi lurking below. Take pictures of all of them, find some pics on the internet that you couldn't find outside, make a book using the computer or good old cut and paste. Don't want to do ink? Just have them bring their science journals around. I like Walmart in this case because you can get the photo books made in about an hour and the kids can see the work of the labor. Plus it makes for a great review that is meaningful to them. We're going to make this our presentation for this next week. I will post when we do it. Social Studies/ Geography Week 2: Make Egyptian king crowns (Like ours on the blog) Do a Ten Commandments Lap Book We have ours almost complete! Hopefully he likes it enough to play with it later. :) Make a video or just take pictures of the kids dressing up and reenacting the division of the two parts of Egypt. Any week... An idea from my friend, Lis. Print off some maps and have them place chocolate chips on the locations. If they get it wrong, they try again. Once they get it right, they get to eat it. We use mini's because the regular sized ones can sometimes cover up the smaller things and it's less sugar but still fun. :)
Here are our plans and ideas for Classical Conversations - Cycle 2, Week 1... HISTORY SENTENCE It is pretty hard to find ideas and...
CC Classical Conversations Cycle 1 resources for every subject and every week in CC Cycle 1: Science, Timeline, History, Geography, Math, and more!
A blog about pursuing a classically creative education, using hands on elements to bring education to life for those who pursue a classical model.
So if you are like me, you wait till the very last minute to do everything. I like to say, "I need a challenge" and stay away from that ugly "procrastinator" word people use. But sometimes the planner in me emerges. This weekend was one of those rare times in my life... That's right, I just did the entire next semester and finished this one as well. I know, you are probably asking, what in the world, did she camp at the computer all weekend? Well, kinda... when I can't sleep I work - and that's what happened, plus it was just plain addicting once I got started... and I love photography- so this was enjoyable. Ok, so here are some pictures of what they look like in case you have no clue what I am talking about. Ok, now, please let me know if you can't download these as that would most certainly make me bang my head up against a wall- and contact someone smarter than me to fix it. Here are some samples so you know what you are getting yourself into... First the old ones... to be used for review while we have a nice long break during the holidays. Then the new ones... I have to say, there were so many pictures to choose from that it took long trying to find the "perfect" one. I think I'm going to take a stab at making informational power points again to use more pictures and explain facts about these places. They are so amazingly beautiful, it made me realize how fortunate we are and how badly I want to add stamps to my passport. Once again, I'm so thankful that my children will learn about these places this year. Have I mentioned lately how much I love this curriculum? Ok, good, I'm done.
Today we kicked off our Wonderful Wednesday's Week #15. We started with our lapbooks as always. Two of my fabulous Mom's came up with a brilliant idea of putting all the answers onto peel-n-stick labels to help expedite writing/filling in blanks. We did a project today on the 7 tallest Mountains from our memory work for this week. I cut up some old boxes I had out in the garage and made long rectangles big enough to hold the models and the information for each model that they would be gluing down in front of them. I made a document with the 7 mountains that had the name, country, elevation and map. I also added a map of the world for them to note where each mountain was in the world view and a label that asks the memory work question. I next took egg cartons and cut out the "mountains" from each of them so each kids had at least 7. I gathered newspaper, tape, hot glue gun and paints/paint brushes. Then we let the kids glue and create their mountains model. We ended our day with a game of "review war"! Thanks to the fabulous Mrs. April! Click on this to download document
Here's a great printable from www.ducksters.com. This is perfect for Cycle 1, Weeks 23 and 24 Geography!
Science Hands On Activity Journal are full of wonder and exploration. In a desire to equip children and tutors with a simple resource/keepsake we created this Science Journal. Supplements Hands on Science 5th edition weeks 7-12, 19-24 OR all weeks. Options for you to choose from. This journal is designed to be a beautiful supplemental piece. It’s not supposed to replace the tutors instruction but supplement the children’s creative observation. To get their mind thinking, to see beauty and start to replicate in their own creative ways. Each page highlights the senses. So kids can think... what is this amazing body God gave me telling me about this experiment. Blessings. Print, color and ENJOY! This is a digital item for INSTANT download! Please use as much as possible, print and enjoy - however this is only for personal and classroom use. A director can print copies for the whole community. Just, please don't share digital files or sell. HOW IT WORKS........................................................................... You will receive a high resolution PDF file with all the images INSTANTLY! Purchase, wait for the email from Etsy, download, print and start coloring! DETAILS........................................................................................ 23 sides, 12 pages double sided. Each week has a 2 page spread for the Hands on Science activity. Perfect for black and white printing however pages 19 and 20 are double sided and look great in color. Ive also added Cycle 1 Extra pages if you would like a science journal where students can write their observations every single week. PRINTING SUGGESTIONS ........................................................................................ I suggest sending the document to Office Depot and requesting the following (seriously just cut and paste) Print double sided, black and white, pages 1-18. Then double sided, color, pages 19-20. Lastly double sided, black and white, pages 21-23. This document is designed in such a way that each week opens to lay flat. You can staple or have it bound. (Coil binding) I purchased super cute gray coil binding on Amazon for $.12 a piece. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EP7BD1Y/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UT... Then Office Depot hole punched the documents for coil binding for a flat price of $3. Don't be scared to coil bind. I did our communities (56 books) in about 15-20min while watching tv. All you need is 1. Prints hole punched for you 2. cute little coils 3. a pair of needle nose pliers. This video shows you how... He uses "coil crimping pliers" they look a lot like all the pliers I have in my garage. So... I vote - use what you have. Spin the coil up through the holes. Crimp/bend and cut. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rg2AoL7OSU DONE - CUTE - EASY and about $1.35 each with your printing discount! ENJOY! By purchasing and downloading this item, you agree to abide by the terms of the below copyright. All images, designs, and listing text © 2021 Amy Snider Design. All designs are the property of Amy Snider Design and are for personal use. Please do not distribute these files or the printed documents for commercial use or share with a third party. You do not have permission to take portions of this artwork and add to other creations and distribute or sell. Thank you for honoring these Copyright rules.
Last year, Crecia at Taking It One Day at a Time made awesome geography cards that we used for review. Since God is leading Crecia dow...
Here are our minibooks and notebook pages for our study on Mountains My youngest daughters are in junior and middle school level and we enjoyed an overview study of mountains. We looked at ……
So if you are like me, you wait till the very last minute to do everything. I like to say, "I need a challenge" and stay away from that ugly "procrastinator" word people use. But sometimes the planner in me emerges. This weekend was one of those rare times in my life... That's right, I just did the entire next semester and finished this one as well. I know, you are probably asking, what in the world, did she camp at the computer all weekend? Well, kinda... when I can't sleep I work - and that's what happened, plus it was just plain addicting once I got started... and I love photography- so this was enjoyable. Ok, so here are some pictures of what they look like in case you have no clue what I am talking about. Ok, now, please let me know if you can't download these as that would most certainly make me bang my head up against a wall- and contact someone smarter than me to fix it. Here are some samples so you know what you are getting yourself into... First the old ones... to be used for review while we have a nice long break during the holidays. Then the new ones... I have to say, there were so many pictures to choose from that it took long trying to find the "perfect" one. I think I'm going to take a stab at making informational power points again to use more pictures and explain facts about these places. They are so amazingly beautiful, it made me realize how fortunate we are and how badly I want to add stamps to my passport. Once again, I'm so thankful that my children will learn about these places this year. Have I mentioned lately how much I love this curriculum? Ok, good, I'm done.
Labeling and coloring are some of my kids' favorite things to do. This FREE 7 continents coloring map is the perfect homeschool geography tool.
Here are our plans and ideas for Classical Conversations - Cycle 2, Week 1... HISTORY SENTENCE It is pretty hard to find ideas and activities surrounding Charlemagne. Truthfully, I'm not going to worry about this too much. Week 1 will be our first week back to CC for Merrick, and the twins' first week in CC (they just turned 4). It will also be my first week as a tutor (eeeek!), so we will probably keep it simple. We will probably just end up borrowing some good books on Charlemagne from the library and reading those together. However, I do love some of the ideas displayed here at Cup of Tea blog: I may just have to get that Story of the World activity book this year! Charlemagne for kids Also, I think we are just going to HAVE to make a family timeline this year! I will not expect much from the kiddos on this one. I thought perhaps we can just add one person a week. There is some great info on how to do this (along with free printables) at Half-a-Hundred Acre Wood blog. SCIENCE We must, must, must build a biome in a bottle! How cool is this?!? Directions and more pics here. More biome resources: Biome worksheets on Enchanted Learning (requires a membership) World Biomes Pin Map (with free printables). Just glue the map to a piece of corkboard and use straight pins to place the biome cards. Oh.my.gooooodness! I just found this "Biome song" that uses Minecraft as the backdrop. Merrick will be soooo excited to see this! Another biome song written by a teacher. This one is very educational! GEOGRAPHY Youtube video of the Continents and Oceans song This is a great game we can play to learn the continents! Another good idea: make a map out of a Chinet oval plate (could do a paper mache globe as well, but this seems easier). Scoutie Girl thinks it would be awesome to paint an interactive map like this one: If we made this map, we could laminate the continents and names of the oceans and continue to play with it over and over again. I could even use it as a tutor at CC. ENGLISH Fun idea for teaching the 8 parts of speech (blog origin unknown) 8 parts of speech CC chant on Youtube Parts of speech posters ($2.50 at Teachers Pay Teachers) Other fun ideas: Marshmallow Catapult! Books to borrow from the library: The Minstrel in the Tower Books to Purchase: The Apprentice The Sword and the Tree Tales of Robin Hood That's it for now! I should mention...this is just a list of resources and ideas. We don't actually complete all of these activities. In a typical day, we have a Bible lesson, review the CC memory work, do phonics and math, and (perhaps) complete one craft activity or game that correlates to our memory work. We also spend time reading together. Merrick will be in the 2nd grade starting Fall 2013. The twins will be 4 years old. Aside from the Bible lesson, I do not expect any thing from the twins in regard to their formal education. If they choose to join us, they may. If they do not want to participate, they may play independently. I'm linking up to the Cycle 2 Weekly Link Up Page on Half-a-Hundred Acre Wood blog. It is one of the most helpful blogs there is for CC parents!
Our CC Week 1 is over, and it was great! We did lots of fun stuff, but I'm still having a hard time organizing everything and making it wor...
