Week 3 – CC Cycle 1 Roundup

Our CC Cycle 1 Family Pack is perfect for families doing CC science from home. This kit comes packed with most things that your family will need to complete CC science in Cycle 1. It includes crayfish and owl pellets for each student, dissection supplies, rock and mineral kits, and much more!

Have your child(ren) practice handwriting (print or cursive) as they follow along in their memory work! Perfect for young writers and older elementary focusing on fine motor skills & penmanship.

This six week Morning Basket Plan is designed to accompany your community’s 5th edition memory work for weeks 1-6. Written with a loop format in mind, there is no daily schedule, but instead a list of topics that can be revisited multiple times in a single week, or once per week as you are led. The areas covered are Bible reading, Poetry, Hymns, Art Study and Music Appreciation. Classical poems, works of art, hymns, and music are tied to each week’s memory work, bringing a beautiful depth to New Grammar in an open-and-go format that makes it easy for mom with little to no prep. Also included is a 6 week read-aloud plan leveled for families with children in from Abecedarians to Masters.

All works are hyperlinked in the text; the only outside resources required for purchase or borrowing are read-alouds.

This curriculum guide was created to help families get the most out of their history resources. We’ve found the best and most popular history resources and put them together in one organize plan for you to follow. Each week you’ll dive into the Kingfisher Encyclopedia, read great stories from Story of the World, complete mapping activities, crafts, and projects….and most weeks also include an interactive History Pocket to assemble! If you love notebooking, then you’ll also be able to use the reproducible notebooking pages included to give your child a chance to write down and/or draw what they have learned each week. These pages are great for an end of the year portfolio!

This is the ORIGINAL Memory Work System for Classical Conversations Foundations. These cards will help you review current and past memory work each day in a systematic way. They are easy to use and easy to follow! Even your youngest Foundations aged children can follow these simple cards. Now you don’t have to worry about your memory work! Just pick up the week’s card and follow! Simply turn to the week and day that you are on and then do what it says! The system will tell you which weeks to review each day!

CC inspired hypoallergenic plastic post earrings for sensitive ears.

Our hands-on science bundles promote discovery, connection, and conversation, going far beyond your typical kitchen trick science experiment book. Particularly of interest to Classical Conversations families, our 21/22 School Year Pack is designed to match up with the weekly memory work for Cycle 1. Designed to be used family-style, this once-weekly enrichment is a rich, but accessible, deeper dive into your science study. In addition, our discussion-based guides encourage the use of the scientific method in preparation for the Challenge A science fair.

Make Classical Conversations Cycle 1 Ancient History Sentences come alive! There is a craft or hands-on activity for each week. I’ve geared these crafts for preK-3rd grade using supplies that most people have around the house. These crafts follow Classical Conversations Cycle 1 History Sentences 5th Edition, but are not endorsed or affiliated by them. The guide is very open-and-go. There are explanations about how the crafts tie in, supply lists, easy to follow instructions, pictures of completed items, and a printables section (so you don’t need to hunt for anything). NEW this cycle: A Fast Facts section in each week’s activity. It has facts about the history topic. These can be a resource for you as a parent or you can share with your curious child.

Keep your Classical Conversations tin whistles clean, protected, (and easy to find!) with a custom-sewn instrument case. Besides having over 300 fabric options to choose from to fit your unique style, customize your cover by adding a name, monogram, or carry strap. And best yet, for ultimate protection, you can add a pvc-pipe insert that transforms your cover to a hard protective case. These whistle cases will last you and your kiddos for their entire Foundations years. Don’t forget that these make perfect gifts for your CC tutors too!

We Draw to Learn takes Classical Conversations Cycle 1 science memory work and turns each week into a drawing with step-by-step drawing instructions that students can do. Drawing and labeling their memory work not only doubles up CC review with drawing lessons, but also dramatically helps with knowledge retention! Studies show that drawing information can improve recall by more than double compared to just writing the information down!

Are you wanting to expand on your children’s CC Foundations science memory work, but you don’t know where to start? Are you tired of buying multiple science books and having to figure out the weekly matchups? This course takes the chore out of teaching science! Home’s Cool Science – Biology course has 12 video lessons that line up with weeks 1-12 of Cycle 1 science memory work. There are also 12 lab/investigation videos that correspond to each weekly lesson for extra hands-on-learning. Choose from multiple PDF worksheets and create both a Biology Science Journal and a Lab/Investigation Journal for each child. Get the complete course for $35 per family (valid for this week only, July 12-17)! (Wondering about weeks 13-24 Cycle 1 science? No worries, Earth Science should be available for purchase in November 2021.)

Kids can tutor their dolls and stuffed animals with this mini-sized playset that matches themes in CC cycle 1. It is fun to review biology, earth science, geography, and Latin, and then pack up the supplies in the ancient history-themed bag. A coordinating cycle 1 outfit is also available for 18-inch dolls!

Shop our new Designs for Dolls store and see all of the Classical Learning Playsets with themes for math, writing, new grammar, and art along with doll clothes and Doll and Me outfits with homeschool designs.

These twenty-six A-Z animal adventure stories will whisk kids across the globe as they paddle the Nile River, lumber through the Amazon rain forest, and march across the Mesoamerican terrain. There is one item that makes traveling through time and space possible for the animals—the Commandment Stone! From dodging arrows of the Visogoths, to escaping the clutches of the Samurai, or simply sipping frothy xocolatl (or hot chocolate) with the Aztecs, kids are sure to remember the people and places from long ago, inspiring them to consider the contribution they will, in turn, make to this world. An accompanying activity book is also available. These items align with Classical Conversations (5th Edition) history and geography topics for Cycle 1.

Geography Around the World introduces students to continents, capitals, landforms and biomes, major lakes and rivers, mountain ranges, political boundaries, and more. Students can have fun completing a range of activities including matching, decoding puzzles, multiple choice, map work, and even an international traders’ challenge. 279 pages total. Answer keys are included. This geography curriculum is comprised of eight units, with each unit increasing in difficulty and grade level. Unit 1 is appropriate for 1st grade, Unit 2 is appropriate for 2nd grade, etc., through Unit 8 for 8th grade. However, these units can be begun at any point. For example, if you have a 4th grader who has not had much background in geography, you may choose to do Units 1, 2, 3, and 4 at the pace that fits your schedule. Or, if you review the content in those units and find your student already has an understanding of those concepts, you can simply start with the unit matching your student’s grade level. Ages 5-13.

You can find dozens of history, geography, art, music, and science resources broken into topics that align with Classical Conversations Cycle 1 here at WriteBonnieRose.com. It takes the work out of finding related resources and makes rounding out the year’s curriculum a snap! 

This student planner is designed especially for the CC student! It is an assignment planner to help plan and track daily and weekly school work. It includes a variety of options to make it exactly what your student needs. It also includes a bonus Resource Notebook Pack with pages for spelling, science, Latin endings, and more!

As you memorize facts about the ancient world and world empires, would you like a nugget of Biblical truth to hang onto for the week? A little seed to plant in the hearts of your kids about the goodness and mercy of God in a world full of idols and false gods? This family guide will help you connect simple, yet profound truths in Scripture with historical world events.

Each of the 24 history topics for cycle 1 has a short Scripture passage with one verse highlighted to memorize. It is followed by the main idea and then some thoughts on the connection. For those with older kids, there are discussion questions based on the Five Common Topics. If you have Challenge kids, this is a great way to include them in family Bible time. You’ll discuss things like why cultures set up idols and men long for a hero – why nations seek to rule and men long to be liberated. Every age group can participate in the culmination of praise to our great God. Ideas for prayer, praise, and thanksgiving are included with a suggested psalm, hymn, or spiritual song. Scripture Link provides a way to set our minds on Christ alongside our history studies.