These are websites, books, videos, and other resources that correlate with CC Cycle 2, week 10 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
123 Homeschool 4 Me has a page that offers experiments and demonstrations for each of the 8 planets.
This online interactive model of our solar system is phenomenal for all ages— even adults.
3 Dinosaurs has a great, FREE printable learning packet for learning about the planets. Choose just the sheets you want, or print them all. She also has an easy reader printable book for your emerging readers that’s fun!
Planetary Bingo! This is from a site dedicated to preschoolers, but even Journeymen could have fun playing with younger siblings. This is a FREE printable.
A HUGE unit study on the solar system. You could begin this now and keep it going for weeks.
Solar System Trading Cards. You can use these to make up a card game, or just let kids collect them over the course of the next few weeks as we dig into more astronomy. (Here’s another option of the same idea.)
National Geographic has a resource library on all the planets. They also have a size and distance comparison that is really cool.
You know how much I love Relentlessly Fun, Deceptively Educational! This activity for younger kids is so much fun, and builds some great skills, too. Highly recommended!
A simple solar system bookmark. Can be laminated and used for reference forever!
HISTORY
Homeschool Connections has a Russian history reading list for all ages. Many of the titles are favorites here!
Interested in the Cyrillic alphabet and Russian language? This FREE pdf booklet, You Already Know a Little Russian, is a great teaching tool!
Scholastic has a Global Trek for Russia.
National Geographic Kids has a beautiful slideshow with history, geography, and more on Russia.
A FREE lapbook on Russia.
Time Warp Trio lessons linked to the book What’s So Great About Peter? (Find the book at your library, or watch this YouTube vide of the tv series episode.)
A photo journey through Russia. Gorgeous!
For Masters students (and moms!), this article on Vladmir I and his conversion to Christianity is fascinating!
Kiddle has pages of facts, photos, and artwork related to Catherine the Great, Peter the Great, and Ivan the Terrible.
A video on the life of Ivan the Terrible.
Extra Credits has a playlist on Catherine the Great, from her childhood to her death. Best for Masters students.
A video biography of Peter the Great.
Books
Follow Me Around Russia, by Wiley Blevins
Peter the Great, by Diane Stanley
The Tale of the Firebird, by Gennady Spirin
Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, by Anna Harwell Celenza
Babushka Baba Yaga, by Patricia Polacco
Baba Yaga and Vasillisa the Brave, by Marianne Mayer
Angel on the Square and The Impossible Journey, by Gloria Whelan
Anastasia and Her Sisters, by Carolyn Meyer
**I have an Idea List on Amazon with more of our favorite titles.
ENGLISH
A video primer on demonstrative pronouns.
A FREE pronoun app on Amazon
A printable worksheet on demonstrative pronouns.
Another worksheet, this one more for Masters students.
MATH
A video on skip counting the squares.
My Favorite Kind of Crazy has a FREE printable for filling in while skip counting the squares. Great for slipping into a page protector and letting kids write with dry erase while they listen to the song.
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 map games for the Caribbean.
National Geographic Kids has many resources on the Caribbean.
LATIN
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.)
A video for pluperfect tense.
FINE ARTS
A video lesson on rhythm.
FREE printable rhythm cards. In our homeschool, we use these as a sight reading warm-up during music practice time. Just show a card and have the child clap the rhythm! (Here’s a primer on how to teach that clapping.)
How to teach the difference between rhythm and beat.
5 ideas to help you teach rhythm.