Classical Conversations Cycle 1 Week 1

We are excited to start a new year of CC!  This is the first time we are repeating a cycle.  I am excited to see the new ways we learn the information now that the kids are older.  I have already seen so many subjects be easy to learn because the kids memorized the material through fun songs when they were littler.  Multiplication is a breeze with my oldest since she had learned skip counting through singing.
CC doesn't put counting ones to a song.  But Sesame Street does and it's fun!
 

 I LOVE Pentatonix version of the song. If you just want to hear them sing it skip to 2:05. If you want to see Cookie Monster watch the whole thing. We will revisit Pentatonix version of the song again when we study Rondo form in the Spring.

I don't have cool videos for everything.  Skip counting the 2's is just sung to Jesus Loves Me.  It's good to keep some things simple.

The older kids will have to say the whole math fact.  I think we are going to shoot them with Nerf guns while we say them!  The facts are written on a shower board.  Suction Nerf bullets stick to it nicely.

For History this week and next there are some fun 10 commandment matching card games, crafts, and worksheets you can do at home.

We have always sung the Classifications of Living Things to the ringtone that was on my cell phone the last time we went through cycle 1.  Sorry, that's not a lot of help.  Just make up a little song.  In class we are going to stack boxes.

Going to the zoo is a great way to look at the genus and species of animals.  They are listed in Latin so you get two subjects at once while on a field trip!  Homeschooling is great!

English

In English we are going to chant the definition of a Preposition.  We are going to look at prepositions for 12 weeks so just get the definition down for now.

Latin 

We are memorizing noun cases.  This is still new to me too.  Just memorize it for now.  Having it memorized will make their lives easier in highschool.  If you want more of an explanation of Latin Cases here's a good one.

Geography

The students are showing and telling where places in the Fertile Crescent are.  Get out your Bibles and find where these places are talked about.  The big job for now is that each student can show you where each location is if you ask for it by name and tell you what each location is if you point to it on the map.

We will also do blobbing for geography.  If you have no idea what this is watch this short video.

Fine Art

We are talking about OiLs this week.  Those are basic shapes.  Circles, dots, lines, angles, and squiggles.  Since science focuses on Biology this year I think we will use our art lessons to draw nature.  This week students will each get a blank leaf and use OiLs to fill it in.

Here is the lesson if you would like it http://artprojectsforkids.org/patterned-leaf/

I am really excited about the final project, but you'll have to wait for that to be revealed.

Science Experiment

We are dissecting a bean.  We will focus on what a hypothesis is and use this sheet to help.