It was a project I started years ago, and it’s finally in the final stages! Our Cycle 1 links are now reorganized! These resources should correlate with both 4th and 5th Edition of the Foundations Guide. If you find any discrepancies, please hop down to the comments to let us know!
All of the following resources (and more) have already been available (organized by subject) on our Cycle 1 Resources Page. There are several resources on our Cycle 1 Subject Resources Pages that span multiple weeks. Don’t forget to check them out (especially math, science, and history!). You will not find memory work verbiage in my links lists or in my documents.
Cycle 1 with the Great Commission in Mind
After designing curriculum plans for over a decade, we developed a Christian Classical Curriculum called Mission: Great Commission that integrates the study of the world and the ongoing fulfillment of the Great Commission, with a focus on loving God, His Word, and fellow mankind. For an open-and-go reading/curriculum plan that overlaps much of the memory work studied during Cycle 1 – along with an integrated study of world missions, world empires & geography, fine arts, and science, check out our Mission: World Wonders Curriculum Plan.
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For a simple plan on how to use these resources, download our Cycle 1 First Quarter Sample Activity Plan.
The Link Buffet: Extension Activities
Pick and choose what you wish to do! {We usually do not do much from this list, but it’s there in case we need an idea! }
Although we make this available to our readers, our family spent more time reading and working on core skills during the elementary-school years, keeping our schedule open for playing board games together; or researching something that our children were interested in; or pursuing poetry, art, or music; or doing a random science investigation or nature study. We used our resource lists as resource lists – that is, when we wished to quickly find a resource I’d come across in the past, we referenced this list. I call it the “Link Buffet.” This is simply meant to be a reference site.
Please notify me of broken or inoperable links, and I’ll be glad to fix them! If you’d like to add a great resource to this list, feel free to contact me or leave it in the comments! Also note that there may be affiliate links in this post. Clicking on these links before you make your Amazon purchases does not cost you anything extra, but we receive a small commission from your Amazon purchase. If you use our affiliate links, we really appreciate it because… it not only supports the cost of this website and helps to support our family, but it also helps us to maintain this portion of our website. Thanks so much for supporting Half-a-Hundred Acre Wood!
The Link Buffet – CC Cycle 1 Week 1 Resources
Picture Books
Ish by Peter Reynolds {Fine Arts}
Beautiful Oops. Saltzberg {Fine Arts}
Not a Box. Portis. {Fine Arts}
How the Bible Came to Us: The Story of the Book That Changed the World. Doney. {History}
Talking to God: Prayers for Children from the World’s Religions. Demi. {History}
King Solomon & the Queen of Sheba. Greenberg. {History}
Ancient Civilizations History Pockets. {History}
Draw and Write Through History (Creation through Jonah Volume 1). {History + Fine Arts}
Under Over by the Clover: What is a Preposition? Cleary. {English Grammar}
For descriptions of the above books visit this post
Read Alouds
A Cry from Egypt.
Lillian Trasher: The Greatest Wonder in Egypt.
Where Are the Great Pyramids?
Who Was King Tut?
For descriptions of the above books visit this post
General world history (Scroll down for specific topic)
Torchlighters Study Guides
Story of the World Timeline Notebook Figures
Ancient History (Scroll down for specific topic)
Story of the World Activities
History of Ancient Times Notebooking Pages
Story of the World Timeline Notebook Figures
Discussion points and Tapestry of Grace Correlation
Ancient History Videos
World History on Khan Academy
World History Lesson Plans Powerpoints and Games
Ancient Civilizations Lesson Ideas
Dynamic2Moms’ Ancient Civilizations lap books
The Ancient Eras Timeline
History – Ten Commandments
I am Pharaoh [Craft & Writing Prompt]
Ten Commandments File Folder Game
Old Testament Hands-On History Study
Creation Video Art Lesson from Old Testament Art Lessons (scroll down)
Learn the Ten Commandments Video – Visuals
Memorize Ten Commandments Video – Rhymes
Ten Commandments Printables – Sequencing and Storyboard Cards & Bookmarks and a bunch more!
Study & Memorize the Ten Commandments Printable Pack
Ten Commandment Coloring Pages | Copywork | Bible Verse Cards | Printable Activities
Ten Commandment Go Fish Song Video
Ten Commandments Cursive Copywork
Ten Commandments Mini-Book
Ten Commandments Booklet
Make 10 Addition Game – Ten Commandments Theme
Geography – Fertile Crescent
Ancient Mesopotamia Lesson on Khan Academy
Mesopotamia Reading & Worksheet
Teach the Fertile Crescent with a Croissant (with Flocabulary Rap)
Ancient Mesopotamia Lesson Plan – includes a booklet activity covering inventions of the different civilizations of Mesopotamia
Ancient Mesopotamia Powerpoints
Continental Blob Maps
Map Tracing: A Geography Plan with Printable Atlas
Learn to draw the world freehand ($)
Science – Overall Biology (Scroll down for specific topic)
Video Lesson: What Is Life?
Scientific Method Printables: Posters – Lab Sheets – Bookmarks
Classic Science Series: Elementary Life Science (Contains student and teacher textbooks with experiments/projects/worksheets/tests.)
How to Do Homeschool Biology and Science Labs
7 Easy Homeschool Biology Experiments for Older Students
Nature Study Scripture Scavenger Hunt
Montessori Downloads for Science
Anna Comstock’s Handbook of Nature Study
Expedition Earth: Discovering God’s Animals
Nature Walk Sheet
Nature Study Resources
How to make a Tree ID / Botany Book
Plants & Animals Experiments!
Rainforest Study –Includes a study of biomes with South American geography and a bit of history plant and animal cells Linneaus & Taxonomy Photosynthesis and even Jungle Art. A great long-term project for first semester!
Science – Classifications
Video Lesson: What Is Life?
On-line Animal Classification Game
Linnaeus Botanical Art Study
Taxonomy Activity with Printable Habitat Game
Natural World Chart & Instructions from Montessori for Everyone
Classification Chart & Ideas
Science – Experiment/Activity
Grow a Baby Bean
Math – 1&2s
Skipping to Oregon Skip count by 2s 3s 4s and 5s with this Oregon-Trail theme!
Circle and Write Skip Counting Page
Skip Counting and Multiplication Practice 2s 3s 5s and 10s
Skip Count Mazes 1-12
Multiplication Songs on Spotify
Martian Multiplication File Folder Game
Several Multiplication Online Games
Noah’s Ark 2s File Folder Game
Skip Counting by 2s Worksheet
2s Times Tables Worksheets
Skip Counting by 2s on Number Line Worksheet
Number Line: Counting by 2s
Multiply 2s Cootie Catcher
Multiplication Fact Drill Sheets 1×1 through 15×15
English Grammar – Prepositions
Choose a preposition activity
Latin – Noun Declensions
Latin Noun Declension File Folder Games | Notebook Printables and Story Cues
Colorful charts on noun declensions and verb conjugations by Classical Academic Press
Latin Interactive Cut-and Paste Worksheets for declensions and conjugations by Classical Academic Press
Timeline
Timeline notebook
Timeline Thumbnails (Way to memorize timeline + free printable)
Our Timeline Wall: What the CC timeline looks like and what we learned
Studying History through the Ages with a Timeline
More Timeline Resources
Fine Arts – Drawing
Six Weeks of Drawing Lesson Plans & Ideas
Bible – Exodus 20
Hand Motion Video
Other
Click here for our Cycle 1 Resources by subject
Feel free to share any resources you’ve found by commenting or emailing me!