These are websites, books, videos, and other resources that correlate with CC Cycle 2, week 12 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
Dates for upcoming meteor showers, and great tips for best viewing.
Fun water bottle comet craft for younger students.
Great video outlining the difference between an asteroid, meter, meteorite, etc.
Make asteroids you can eat thanks to NASA’s directions.
Crash Course has 46 (yes, 46) videos on astronomy. Many of them are excellent, but I do suggest you preview as they are not from a creationist worldview.
A Venn Diagram worksheet comparing and contrasting asteroids and meteors.
Cool video representation of an unusual asteroid discovered in 2017.
Download this informational sheet on asteroids from Education.com. (Free account necessary.)
NASA explanation of comets, meteors and meteorites, and asteroids.
An overview of a project dubbed Deep Impact (EPOXI) that took place 8 years ago. It’s a fascinating look at what we know, why we know it, and how scientists are continuing to refine their techniques for gathering data in the solar system. Another option is ROSETTA, a European project.
A quick experiment on meteroid craters.
National Geographic invites you to construct a comet model.
The Lunar and Planetary Institute has a page of lesson plans and resources.
Books
Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids, Seymour Simon
The Stargazer’s Guide to the Night Sky, Dr. Jason Lisle
Taking Back Astronomy: The Heavens Declare Creation, Dr. Jason Lisle
DK’s The Astronomy Book
HISTORY
The Battle of Waterloo explained in just two minutes? Yes, please.
For the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, National Geographic made this 360 video. Preview first, as it may not be appropriate for your younger learners, but definitely access this for older kids. It’s a fantastic look at so many elements of warfare at that time.
A notebooking page for the Battle of Waterloo, and one specifically for Napoleon.
This page offers an exhaustive timeline of Napoleon’s life. Very useful if you’ve got a student doing their presentation on him.
Audio from the old “You Are There” radio show portraying Napoleon’s return from Elba.
PBS has an interactive website that accompanies their series on Napoleon.
Make a U.S. history connection by tying in the Louisiana Purchase to your study on Napoleon. This page has details of the deal.
Study.com has a series of video lessons on the Napoleonic Empire.
The text of Napoleon’s (very short) speech to his commanders after the failed invasion of Russia is available here.
A writing prompt for your older students, based on Napoleon’s exile.
Historic paintings of Napoleon from different seasons of his public life and career. This art study will have even more impact if you lead students to carefully consider what the artist is conveying about Napoleon, as it shows how he was viewed by the French people at that time.
Napoleon commissioned the Arc de Triomphe in 1906, and today it is a cultural icon in France, as well as a tourist magnet. You can make a paper craft version by downloading this file. Print on cardstock, and have an Xacto knife on hand! An easier version for younger students is available here, and features the whole city of Paris.
BBC has a game that allows you to be Napoleon or Wellington in this game staged at the Battle of Waterloo.
Books
How Napoleon Crossed the Alps (excerpted from James Baldwin’s Fifty Famous Stories Retold), free online
The Story of Napoleon, by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall (free online)
The Campfires of Napoleon, Henry C. Watson (free public domain version)
The Story of Napoleon (Ladybird History series)
Beethoven’s Heroic Symphony (Once Upon a Masterpiece), Anna Harwell Celenza
Through Russian Snows, G.A. Henty (free online librivox version)
One of the 28th: A Tale of Waterloo, G.A. Henty (free online librivox version)
Napoleon (A Wicked History), Kimberley Heuston
I, Crocodile, Fred Marcellino
**I have an Idea List on Amazon with more of our favorite titles.
ENGLISH
Here’s a Quizlet for weeks 1-12 to help drill the english facts.
My Favorite Kind of Crazy has a great resource on all the pronouns.
A FREE pronoun app on Amazon
Great primer page on indefinite pronouns and their uses.
More examples of usage in case your child just isn’t getting it.
MATH
A teaspoons to tablespoons visual.
An activity from Relentlessly Run, Deceptively Simple illustrating teaspoons, tablespoons… all the way up to gallons!
GEOGRAPHY
Purpose Games has review for weeks 1-6 and weeks 7-12.
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!
LATIN
Latin Tutorial has a primer on future perfect tense.
Family Style Schooling has this extensive set of Latin worksheets designed to help kids get ready to Challenge A! I’m using them as a precursor to the Henle Prep workbooks recommended by a good friend who is already navigating the Challenge years.
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
123 Homeschool 4 Me has a great music theory page, including music note flash cards.
Homeschool Den has some great resources for this week’s fine arts.
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.