These are websites, books, videos, and other resources that correlate with CC Cycle 2, week 13 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
Education.com has information sheets on Gemini 4, Apollo 11, and Freedom 7. Education.com requires a free membership to download.
Smithsonian has an interactive site called “Walking on the Moon.”
Project Gemini-Bridge to the Moon is approximately one hour long, and offers an in-depth look at that phase of our nation’s space program.
The twelve Gemini missions are detailed in this promotional video from the 1960s.
For older students, the full speech where JFK explained why it was important to pursue landing on the moon.
Vox has a detailed video outlining each step of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
NASA has restored three hours (yes, three hours) of the Apollo 11 moonwalk and made it available on YouTube.
Project Mercury- The First Americans in Space outlines the innovations made through that program of first steps.
A FREE printable pack about astronauts for Abecdarians.
A detailed worksheet with information on space shuttles.
A 14-day lesson plan called NASA: Challenging the Space Frontier.
Books
Apollo 1 and the Space Shuttle Challenger: The History of NASA’s Two Most Notorious Disasters, John Clare
DK’s Space Shuttle: The First 20 Years
Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13, Jim Lovell
HISTORY
Study.com has a 5-part series of video lectures and lessons on the first Industrial Revolution.
Turning Points in History has a short video on the Industrial Revolution.
A FREE unit study of the excellent children’s book, Bobbin Girl.
In The Hands of a Child has a unit study on the Industrial Revolution for $6. I have not personally used this unit study, but other studies I have used in the past have been of great quality and provided engaging rabbit trails.
Notebooking pages for great inventors, including Whitney and James Watt.
Enchanted Learning has a timeline of inventions from the second half of the 19th century. Fascinating to put them in context!
EduPlace.com has a concise, one-page printable overview of the Industrial Revolution, complete with highlighted vocabulary.
For Masters students, here’s a more detailed summary.
For older students: a challenging, thought-provoking webquest on child labor during the Industrial Revolution.
A YouTube link to a 20-minute video of the Industrial Revolution. Great footage of machines at work!
The causes of the Industrial Revolution outlined.
A FREE coloring book of the Industrial Revolution.
This TedED video takes a fascinating angle, looking at the consequences of inventions, both good and bad. For older students and/or your own continuing education.
A two-minute video on Whitney’s cotton gin.
Some cryptograms, coloring pages and word puzzles on the Industrial Revolution.
Books
Year of the Horseless Carriage: 1801, Genevieve Foster
Robert Fulton, Boy Craftsman, Marguerite Henry
Industrial Revolution, John Clare (find through interlibrary loan)
Counting on Grace, Elizabeth Winthrop
Mill, David Macaulay
Industrial Revolution – a Cornerstones of Freedom Book, Mary Collins
The Bright Design: Electrical Energy and the Men Who Have Traced It’s Patterns, Katherine Shippen
The Industrial Revolution for Kids: The People and Technology That Changed The World, Cheryl Mullenbach
**I have an Idea List on Amazon with more of our favorite titles.
ENGLISH
A FREE pronoun app on Amazon
An indefinite pronoun worksheet.
MATH
Several games and printables (including a file folder game that I use every year!) of liquid equivalents.
An activity from Relentlessly Run, Deceptively Simple illustrating teaspoons, tablespoons… all the way up to gallons!
FREE printable booklet to help with liquid equivelants. I haven’t used this one yet, but I’ve got it assembled and ready to go this year!
Hundreds of templates to make your own Gallon Man are available.
A worksheet to help your child use math alongside Gallon Man.
GEOGRAPHY
Purpose Games has review for weeks 1-6 and weeks 7-12.
Ducksters has a page on European 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!
LATIN
Half A Hundred Acre Wood has a printable to help keep all those tenses straight!
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.)
Latinata.com has some basic games for review.
FINE ARTS
Google Arts and Culture has the definitive online collection of Rembrandt’s works, including the ability to visit the Rijksmuseum online. (Scroll down to begin exploring the 360 views for your virtual field trip!)
Rembrandt for Kids offers a quick look at the artist suitable for the youngest ages.
Another quick biography, this one a bit more engaging for older kids perhaps.
A ten-minute overview of Rembrandt from a morning show, focusing partly on a specific exhibit. Lots of discussion here, and great highlights of his work!
Ducksters has a great page on Rembrandt.
Some quickie facts on Rembrandt— interesting tidbits that might fill out a presentation if needed!
A list of Rembrandt’s ten most famous paintings.
Wikipedia’s list of Rembrandt’s paintings.
WikiArt has 722 paintings by Rembrandt for viewing.
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.