Cycle 2, Week 5 Resources

These are websites, books, videos, and other resources that correlate with CC Cycle 2, week 5 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.

Cycle 2 Weekly Resources

SCIENCE

An animated video on the nitrogen cycle.
The Nitrogen Cycle printable game is fun, but requires advance prep.
The NASA mystery  “The Case of the Wacky Water Cycle” is a great learning tool, but it is not from a creationist perspective, be forewarned.
This water cycle song is frighteningly catchy. You’ve been warned.
This water cycle notebook is interactive and FREE on TpT.
Water cycle dominoes! You must try these. Print and prep in advance.
E is for Explore has a great water cycle wheel for younger learners.
A great page on the water cycle, complete with an illustration your kids can assemble made out of Legos.
A short video on the oxygen cycle.
A 20-minute tutorial on the carbon cycle. Lots of detail here.
This printable carbon cycle game is best played in a group of older learners.

 

Books

A Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder, by Walter Wick
Down Comes the Rain (Read and Find out Science Level 2), by Dr. Franklyn M. Branley
The Magic School Bus Wet All Over, by Pat Relf

 

HISTORY

If you’re looking for excellent art images of the time period, as well as a succinct history, Kiddle has a great page that combines both. Wonderful reference if you have an older student preparing a presentation on the topic!
History Matters has an animated YouTube video explaining the Hundred Years War.
A detailed lapbook on the plague. Requires prep.
This is a homeschool mom’s playlist on French history. It has many videos related to this time period!
The Black Death Simulation works well with larger families or groups. Read in advance, as the instructions are detailed.
For Masters students, this page on the path of the plague offers some interesting rabbit trails of thought.
This British site offers multiple rabbit trails of lessons and resources on the Black Death. If you have a kid who asks questions, this is your page.

Books

The Door in the Wall, by Marguerite de Angeli
The King’s Shadow, by Elizabeth Alder
Plagues, Pox, and Pestilence, by Richard Platt
Joan of Arc, by Diane Stanley
Famous Men of the Middle Ages Illustrated, by John Henry Haaren
Who Was Joan of Arc?, by Pam Pollack
Joan of Arc, by Demi
DK Biography: Joan of Arc, a Photographic Story of a Life, by Kathleen Kudinski
Fiona Macdonald has many “You Wouldn’t Want to” titles in this time period, including ones on Joan of Arc, knights, medieval cathedrals, and the plague.

 

ENGLISH

Relentlessly Fun, Deceptively Educational has a great pronoun game.
A printable pronoun game with instructions. (Requires advance prep!)
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 whole sections on pronouns. Explore the site!

MATH

I’m trying a few printable from The Toymaker this week, including “Multi-Pies.”

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

Lonely Planet Kids has a great selection of videos for so many Geography locations throughout the year.
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!
Sheppard Software has games of multiple levels for all of Europe!

A map quiz game.

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.)

FINE ARTS

A step-by-step explanation for drawing perspective.
A video lesson on drawing perspective.

If you’d like to see more Cycle 2 resources:
I have an Idea List on Amazon of some of our favorite titles.
My Morning Basket Plans, which bring hymns, poetry, classical music and great art into your Cycle 2 day, are available on my daughter’s Etsy shop, Sewing Seeds Designs.