It was a project I started years ago, and it’s finally in the final stages! Our Cycle 2 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 2 Resources Page. There are several resources on our Cycle 2 Subject Resources Pages that span multiple weeks. Don’t forget to check them out (especially math, science, and history!) – the first six weeks of Cycle 2 subject resources are here.
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As an example of how to use these resources, download our Cycle 1 sample activity plan, or refer to our personal curriculum & school schedule (click here). If possible, a Cycle 2 sample activity plan will be made available at a later date.
After designing curriculum plans for nearly a decade, we developed a Christian Classical Curriculum 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 a reading/curriculum plan that overlaps much of the memory work studied during Cycle 2 – with an integrated study of church history, world history/geography, science, and fine arts, check out our Mission: Faith Forgers Curriculum Plan.
Note: Although Mission: Faith Forgers is not directly correlated to the memory work, it includes a more complete study of astronomy, physical science, and history. The books selected for this reading plan were chosen as long-term resources for students to use when they embark on research and world geography memorization in grades 7+. This study has been designed to be used independently of Classical Conversations®. For families who use Classical Conversations®, the readings assigned in the Mission: Faith Forgers study overlaps much of the memory work studied during Cycle 2 but is not correlated week by week. This provides an opportunity for ongoing review and integration of the memory work throughout the year.
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!
Does our family use this stuff? We’ve used some of it (like multiplication drills sheets, constellation fun, or on-line geography games). But our family spends more time reading and working on core skills during the elementary-school years and keeps our schedule open for playing board games together, or researching something that our children are interested in, pursuing poetry, art, or music, or doing science investigations or nature studies. We use our resource lists as resource lists – that is, when we wish to quickly find a resource I’ve come across in the past, we reference 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 keeps the CC resource lists we provide on this website free. Thanks so much for supporting Half-a-Hundred Acre Wood!
For resources that cover multiple weeks (Weeks 1-6), click here.
The Link Buffet – CC Cycle 2 Week 1
Presentations
Idea: Summer vacation or about my family
Skill: Speak Clearly
Fine Arts
Drawing
Science 4th Edition
Biomes and Habitat Printable Game
Tabletop Biosphere
World Biomes Pin Map
Biomes Our Earth’s Major Life Zones Video
Biomes Our Earth’s Major Life Zones Teacher’s Guide {pdf}
Elementary Life Science: Unit 2 Student Text | Parent Text
Biomes Online Interactive Website
What are the World Biomes?
Mission Biomes
Panoramas of U.S. Ecosystems
Ecosystems of the World Activity Sheets
Biome Sweet Biome and other Worksheets
Science Fair Project: How Do Plants Grow in Different Environments
Science 5th EditionDays of Creation Printables (coloring sheets and activities)
Creation Video Art Lesson from Old Testament Art Lessons (scroll down)
Paper Plate Days of Creation Craft
Days of Creation Sorting Bin
Lessons and Activities on Creation
History & Timeline
Charlemagne notebooking page from Church History Notebooking Pages
Charlemagne Reading & Worksheet
Free Crown Art Chalk Pastel Lesson from Medieval History Video Art Course (scroll down page)
Chalk Pastel History Art Lessons Subscription
Free Famous Figures from Medieval Times Coloring Book (requires email address)
Charlemagne on Khan Academy
About Charlemagne
Charlemagne Coloring Page
Charlemagne Music Video (warning: flashing strobe lights)
History of the Middle Ages Notebooking Pages
Timeline Thumbnails
Add to Timeline Notebook
Other Timeline Resources
Geography
Movie & Song for memorizing continents & oceans
Color and Label Continents and Oceans
Label the World’s Oceans Printable
Free Continent Cards
Continents and Oceans Worksheets
Window on the World Geography Notebooking Pages
Continents and Oceans Printable Test Map
Continents and Oceans Answers
World Maps
Continents Puzzle Map
World Continents Online Games
Continents Cutout Mobile
Continental Blob Maps
World Biomes Pin Map
National Geographic CopyCat On-Line Continent Game
Papercraft – Build the Globe (UG+)
Math
Skip Counting and Multiplication Practice 2s 3s 5s and 10s
Skip Count Mazes 1-12
Martian Multiplication File Folder Game
Several Multiplication Online Games
Noah’s Ark File Folder Game
Skip Counting by 2s Worksheet
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 from PrintNPractice (highlighted in purple)!
Multiplication Songs on Spotify
English Grammar
Parts of Speech Musical Plates
Parts of Speech Secret Agent
Hot Wad
French Fry Parts of Speech
Go Fish Parts of Speech
Grammar Definitions e-book
Parts of Speech Card Game
Free trial to Grammaropolis On-Line Book
Grammaropolis App (Free Preview)
Parts of Speech Word Dominoes
Latin
Latin Conjugations – Keeping the Tenses Straight
Latin Conjugation Match-Up File Folder Game
Latin Alphabet Coloring Book and Cards
Other Latin Resources
Picture Books
Caedmon’s Song
The Kitchen Knight: A Tale of King Arthur
Saint George and the Dragon
Ish by Peter Reynolds
Read Alouds & Other Books (CC Cycle 2 Booklist)