These are websites, books, videos, and other resources that correlate with CC Cycle 3, week 2 New Grammar. A few quick disclaimers: I have used every resource that I list, but I may not have used it as intended. (For example, you’ll see a note under the Latin heading about a file folder game I printed and slipped into a page protector for reuse as a printable each week.) Also, I am very comfortable editing books that I read to my children on the fly. If you are concerned about the level or content of a book or resource, please peruse in advance. Some links may direct to affiliate sites. For other CC-related posts and weekly resource links on this blog, click here.
SCIENCE
Kids Discover has a series of activities and observations you can make in your own backyard.
All Foundations ages will enjoy this printable Go Fish card game, but it requires advance prep!
Abecedarians and preschoolers tagging along will enjoy this simple sorting worksheet on the three types of consumers.
Sheppard Software has a games called Animal Diet that’s fun and educational. They also have a food chain page that has some great interactive information.
For multiple age groups, you can use this interactive activity or modify to use names of animals written on paper or photo sorting cards (if, like me, you don’t own a plastic zoo of your own!)
Crash Course Kids has an animated video that gives more info on consumers.
Books
What Eats What in an Ocean Food Chain?, by Suzanne Buckingham Slade
What Eats What in a Desert Food Chain?, by Suzanne Buckingham Slade
What Eats What in a Rain Forest Food Chain?, by Lisa J. Amstutz
Who Eats What?, by Patricia Lauber
The Wondrous Working of Planet Earth: Understanding Our World and Its Ecosystems, by Rachel Ignofsky (a GREAT resource for all levels of science!)
Secrets of the Garden: Food Chains and the Food Web in our Backyard, by Kathleen Weidner Zoehlfeld
HISTORY
Famous Figures of Medieval Times has many of this cycle’s main historical figures represented.
This video presents an overview of the Crusades. Please watch in advance! I used it as a refresher for myself to aid in our discussion on the topic.
Harvest Ministry’s Teaching God’s Heart for the World curriculum (which is free) has a unit on the Crusades.
This site has information and lessons on the Crusades. Includes details on the aftershocks as well.
Khan Academy’s lesson on the Crusades may be helpful for Masters students.
Coloring page of a Crusader Knight.
Video directions to make two different styles of catapult; the second is one your Journeymen and Masters students will love!
Video directions to make a mini Lego crossbow.
Books
Winning His Spurs, G.A. Henty (this one is great on free LibriVox audio)
Richard the Lionheart (Graphic Nonfiction), by David West
A Medieval Feast, by Aliki
The Kitchen Knight: A Tale of King Arthur, by Margaret Hodges
Crusades, a DK book
ENGLISH
What Are Pronouns? video on YouTube for kids.
Relentlessly Fun, Deceptively Educational has a great pronoun game.
This pronoun worksheet is most appropriate for Journeymen and above.
Half a Hundred Acre Wood has a great pronoun match game.
These games for pronoun review work best with more than one child, as they are designed for a classroom setting.
Schoolhouse Rock’s pronoun song is beyond catchy, and entertaining, too. Even older students enjoy it.
Grammaropolis has a pronoun game.
MATH
Free printable skip counting math mats for Abecedarians and Apprentices from The Crafty Classroom.
Skip counting mazes are one of my Apprentice student’s favorites.
Skip counting puzzles for Abecedarians.
Scholastic offers dot-to-dots of multiplication problems.
Free printable flashcards from 1-15!
The Big List of Skip Counting Ideas has so many options!
GEOGRAPHY
Half a Hundred Acre Wood has European country & capital flashcards. Requires prep!
This is a link I have not yet used, but am slowly gathering materials to assemble. I fell in love with those beautiful Montessori-inspired pin map sets, but they are decidedly not in the budget. The Homeschool Den has a DIY version that fits the bill, and can be customized to your studies! If you try it, let me know!
Sheppard Software has games of multiple levels for all of Europe!
I just copied the color map in my Foundations Guide, but this one is labelled and may be helpful, too!
LATIN
Latin Tutorial on YouTube provides just that for Masters and possibly Journeymen.
I love Half-A-Hundred Acre Woods Latin Match-up Game. I actually use it in page protectors in my kids’ binders, and have them write in the answers. (She also has a Latin Alphabet coloring book my younger kids get a kick out of.)
First conjugation endings, imperfect tense posters.
FINE ARTS
FINALLY! The “why” of upside drawing explained.
Upside down drawing with The Book of Kells.
A video tutorial on drawing upside down.
Another blog lesson on upside down drawing.