I came home from my Classical Conversations Practicum full of ideas. I began putting them to paper week by week. Here we'll look at week 1...

I can't believe I am even blogging about the last week of the third quarter already! This year has seriously flown by! We did some fun st...

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Plans, resources, and ideas for Classical Conversations CC Cycle 1 Week 1.

Week 12 History Sentence: Tell Me About the Muslim Empire HISTORY SENTENCE 1. Print memory work slide (see file). 2. Practice song with hand motions (see file). 3. Parent reviews “history highlights” (see file) for background. 4. Glance through “Muslim Empire Activities (see file) for activities your children would find interesting; note especially the activity with food coloring-in-water and the ability to connect it with the geography map, below. Hand Motions W12: Tell me about the Muslim Empire Muslim use two hands to make a dome over your head (like a mosque) Muhammad sign language “M” worshipped bow down Ottoman sign language “O” expanded hands together, palms touching. Spread out as in expanding weakness make your whole body wither as if growing weak westernization make sign language “w” with both hands. “Do the twist” with hands holding out “w”s in time to the music Week 12 Geography: Muslim Empire GEOGRAPHY 1. Print geography slide (see file). 2. Use graphic in following link (http://jfortunato.weebly.com/whi8-study-resources.html) with above-mentioned activity in history. (Coloring in water, spread of Islam.) Week 12 Math: Teaspoons and Tablespoons MATH 1. Post visual teaspoon/tablespoon chart (see file). 2. Consider this song: “Totally 3rd grade” liquid conversion song, http://www.totally3rdgrade.com/lemonade_stand.html 3. Have fun playing with actual conversions (tablespoons, teaspoons, etc.) Name _____________________________ Date ___________________ Prepositions:Weeks 7-12 W A A T D U N D E R S U D S I A 
R M E W Q I G R K C I I L E T E 
J E I I H J N O N T O N I B K S 
O S N T J X L E U E O A K S B E 
N L I F S K F O N C G W E R R H 
N W P N E A H O D O F F A I M N 
T U A K S G O P E Q P E M R R Q 
G O S R U I O N R H N T T P D T 
I N T O P T D V N S G D S D F G 
Y I R U O H Q E E A H W I S O A 
P H R T N R E G A R D I N G T L 
T O E S Z O Z I T L E T C E I T 
A Y E I P U F T H L T H E T M G 
E R I D U G E A L Z V O N B A W 
D J B E O H H P E T E U S N I T 
S Y Y E L E I R T A L T T R A U 
 Find the following hidden PREPOSITIONS: Week 7: in, inside, into, like, near, Week 8: of, off, on, onto, out, Week 9: outside, over, past, regarding, since, Week 10:through, throughout, to, toward, Week 11: under, underneath, until, up, upon, Week 12: with, within, without, SCIENCE/PROJECT 1. Post science memory work (see file) as well as plant diagram/photosynthesis slide (see file). 2. Consider adding hand motions (see file). 3. Parent reviews “science snippets” info (see file). 4. Read chapter containing info about photosynthesis (see file) by http://eequalsmcq.com/ClassicScienceLife.htm, mostly to be able to do fun activity related to photosynthesis (see file). 5. Read “classifying animals/plants” files—two for the student, two for the parent (see file). Week 12 – What are the plant systems? Hand motions: Photosynthesis – hands reaching toward sun and pulling it in Respiration – hands by your lungs squeezing/kneading motion Transpiration – hands pushing down and out toward feet

One of the things I wanted to cover with the boys this year was the US Presidents. If we hadn't made our final curriculum switch they would have. I figured it didn't really matter, we could do something really simplistic and make our way through all the Presidents {or nearly all of them} before we reached the end of our school year. After compiling the information I wanted the boys to cover I decided to enhance our Presidential Notebooking pages. We all ready have some that we used ages ago with the boys, but we never quite made it through all the presidents. When I printed a few off to use with George Washington I found that the lines on them were just too big for the boys. They no longer needed such wide primary ruled pages. Hooray! I did a quick assessment of the things we're jotting down & the things I want the boys to include. I like to keep heavier things mixed with lighter things. You know, major issues the presidents might have had to deal with mixed with the pets they might have owned. And boy howdy did they own some funny pets! I have one child who doesn't mind writing a bit & another who's not as keen on it. Both boys are being pushed pretty hard with their school this year in regards to writing & because I want to keep this quick and simple each day, the page I created this time is a bit more fill in the blank. I know this way they'll record a significant amount of information with the least amount of complaints. We gave these pages a test-run today & the boys filled it out about themselves as if they were presidents. It was an absolute laugh a minute here. My children find important issues in the world to be things like Banishing Broccoli & Potty Training babies at birth. Good luck boys, good luck. If you want to download the pages you can find them here. Looking for the old Presidential Notebooking pages, they are here. Share:facebook - twitter - pinterest Presidential Study

CC Classical Conversations Cycle 1 resources for every subject and every week in CC Cycle 1: Science, Timeline, History, Geography, Math, and more!

*******PDF ONLY****** Cycle 1 Latin Kit ******PDF ONLY****** All 24 weeks! These interactive laminates will be an amazing addition to your memory work time at home, or even at community day! Learning is done best when you bring as many senses as possible, with Latin Interactive Laminates, you will not only be repeating memory work, but playing with the laminates, and writing them down. Each word tile has enough space to also be used with markers!!! ============================================================================= Other questions: What Edition is this: - All of my CC products are made in the 5th Edition. What ages is this suitable for? - It’s a versatile tool that can be modified to the level of the student. How does the Digital Download work? - Once your purchase is made, you will be able to download the PDF file.

{Blank sheet} {Fill-in-the-blank sheet} (Here is the same spiel from last week, in case you came right to this post from elsew...

Here we wanted to share a simple file folder game for practicing and reviewing Latin conjugation endings. But first, I wanted to share a fun resource that teaches vocabulary through Latin and Greek Word Roots and provides a fantastic foundation for future Latin and Greek study: The Word Up! Vocab Show! And if you’re seeking […]

Brain Pop Jr. is a hit at our house. As part of my planning for next year, Cycle 1 of Classical Conversations, I combed through each week

Here is the breakdown of what we did for Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Week 2. I'm personally loving the material and extra sources for supplementing our curriculum!

An easy-to-use daily memory system that will provide a systematic and organized way to review all your Foundations memory work!

Tutor Ideas for Cycle 1 Week 1 of Classical Conversations including songs, hand motions and activities to help children learn the memory work

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!

This printable worksheet bundle corresponds with Classical Conversations Cycle 1 Foundations curriculum for Latin weeks 1-24. Great practice for Latin noun cases and declensions. Trace, cut, and glue singular and plural declensions, and use a fun memory game and matching chart. Also includes two pages of copy work/ definition tracing. ::: I N S T A N T ♥ D O W N L O A D ::: **This is a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD. No physical items will be mailed to you.** After purchase you will receive an email receipt  with a link to download your purchase.  You will receive a PDF file for printing on regular 8.5”x11” paper.  ::: S H O W ♥ O F F ::: I’d love to see you and your little ones enjoying your new learning activity! Be sure to tag me @arrowsandapplesauce and use #applesaucemama. ::: T H E ♥ L E G A L ♥ S T U F F ::: This printable is intended for personal use only. Not for resale. You may not copy, alter, or share these digital files. Thank you! See my shop policies for more info.

This student copywork book is designed to be used in conjunction with the Morning Time plans. Each week, you’ll find two copywork pages: one with the weekly Scripture memory verse, and the other with the poem’s artwork and a space to choose a favorite line from the poem or read-aloud to copy. For older students, you could use the blank space for dictation or narration. Why do we use copywork? Copywork is not only useful for handwriting practice, but for learning proper grammar, subject/verb agreement, sentence structure, capitalization, punctuation, vocabulary, and even beginning composition skills. Students learn by imitation. By seeing something well written and copying it, they are eventually able to create their own well-written compositions. Printed book: The printed guide is coil bound and features beautiful soft-touch laminate covers, designed to last.  Digital download: You'll receive an immediate digital download of the guide to the email address you provide. No physical book will be sent. You may print these files or have them printed at a local print shop.

Latin! So i've been working on some ways to help with remembering the pronunciations for conjugating Latin verbs and I'm sharing, in case it helps anyone out there with their kiddos or class! I am also posting the link again to my file folder match game for the Latin as well! Update: I have changed the first hand out to remain consistent with the following weeks pronunciation on mus. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FREE Click here to download

The Classical Conversations Cycle 1 page offers book lists, supplies and excursion ideas to prepare for the school year. New resources added regularly

Like other CC bloggers, I'm very excited to have a place to record my plans for each week. I'm hoping to look back to my planning posts, mak...

Link to PDF Here is the first of my Fill-in-the-Blank sheet. This is just Week 1 for Cycle 2, but the rest will be coming and I wil...

5 days of LOW/NO PREP ACTIVITIES designed to help your child MASTER his/her Science Memory Work and MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER! Simply print and follow the directions. Activities are organized by week and day and can be glued into a simple Composition Book to use as review for the Memory Master Program or as documentation for your homeschool program. I have even included EXTENSION ACTIVITIES and extra information to help your child further EXPLORE the many wonders of science. Activities Include: Introduce Facts and Fortune Word Search Extend It Prove It *Answer keys provided when applicable. BE SURE TO FOLLOW MY STORE, SO YOU WILL KNOW WHEN I ADD THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKS. :)

CYCLE 1 FINE ARTS - DRAWING - WEEKS 1-6 This PDF has everything you need for the block of Fine Arts Drawing, for CC day! Fine Arts is divided in four blocks: -Drawing -Music -Great Artists -Science For this block, each weak has a special project that also matches what its taught during cycle 1 (Ancient Civilizations). It comes with: - list of the materials you will need for each week. - instructions on the “how to” do the art project with your class. - Instructions for both, older and younger clases, and ideas on how to do art time with them. - printable sheets for the students -week 1 OiLs printable sheet Desert printable sheet - week 2 Moses “mirror image” printable sheet - week 3 Pharos Lighthouse at Alexandria printable sheet - week 4 Instructions on how to do project for this week - week 5 Perspective, Old Roman Road printable sheet Perspective, page with “one dimensional shapes come to life” printable sheet No need to spend time looking for ideas to do for each week, it’s already put together!

Science We did a lot for science this week, since we LOVE learning about the ocean. Ocean Layers ActivityThis was a great way to visualize the epipelagic, mesopelagic, bathypelagic and abyssopelagi…

Aside from an appreciation for music, I have no other knowledge of it or possess any talent myself. My son's music teacher’s “tee tee ta...

These are some various Math resources that can be used with Classical Conversations or by any family wanting to reinforce some Math concepts at home. Liquid Measurement Equivalencies: This activity…

Classical Conversations Cycle 1 Week 1 tutor plan for abecederian abc class with all subjects including new grammar, art, presentations, science, and review game. Also included is my weekly parent email. CC Cycle 1 W 1

Get a FREE 2 Week Bible Study for Busy Mamas!Easy CC Cycle 2 Tutor Lesson Plans Cycle 2 Week 1 Hi y’all! We have prayerfully decided to enroll in Classical Conversations this year with our 6 year old and 4 year old. This will be our FIRST year doing CC and I have decided […]

This Cycle 1 Video and Reading Match Up is perfect to use alongside your Classical Conversations curriculum. New things to use every week!

It finally came in the mail!!!! The hook up for my iPad to my projector. It looks like this: I found mine on amazon, click on the p...

This printable worksheet bundle corresponds with Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Foundations curriculum for Latin weeks 1-24. A great introduction to Latin vocabulary and parts of speech. Trace, cut, and glue vocabulary words for weeks 1-8. Use a fun memory game and tracing chart for weeks 9-11. Then translate, write, and trace John 1:1-7 in English and Latin for weeks 12-24. ::: I N S T A N T ♥ D O W N L O A D ::: **This is a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD. No physical items will be mailed to you.** After purchase you will receive an email receipt  with a link to download your purchase.  You will receive a PDF file for printing on regular 8.5”x11” paper.  ::: S H O W ♥ O F F ::: I’d love to see you and your little ones enjoying your new learning activity! Be sure to tag me @arrowsandapplesauce and use #applesaucemama. ::: T H E ♥ L E G A L ♥ S T U F F ::: This printable is intended for personal use only. Not for resale. You may not copy, alter, or share these digital files. Thank you! See my shop policies for more info.