In addition to the specific resources for this week, we are also listening to Story of the World (SOTW) on CD, watching selected episodes of Drive Thru History, and keeping a cummulative timeline of things we learn in history. I am planning appropriate activities for Mia that are a little less complicated than last year and giving PJ freedom to research the topics on his own and come up with a way to show me he’s learned something. We do all of our memory work to song. If CC doesn’t provide a tune, we find one on CC Connected (well worth the subscription in my opinion).
History: Ancient China
- Quick Facts
- Lapbook
- Webquest (+)
- Song for memorization (A)
- Chinese idioms (art crossover, V, K, +)
- Activity suggestions (K, scroll to yellow box)
- More activity suggestions with Power Points (K)
- Paper Dolls (K)
- Make chinese scroll (K)
- Timeline figures and comparative timeline (V)
- Online game (+)
- Extentsion for Time Warp Trio books
- Check out Netflix for the Modern Marvels: The Great Wall of China
If you’re looking for more, check out this Squidoo site. It’s information overload on tons of China stuff.
Science: Birds
- Visual for the little guys (V,-)
- The Burgess Bird Book for Children (A)
- Backyard bird watching and lapbook (K)
- Unit study and lapbook (-)
- For independent research (+)
- Comprehensive unit plans (K)
- Lesson plan (-)
- 60 Tail Feathers of North America (V)
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This is by no means a complete list but resources we will most likely use. As I come across other helpful resources, I will leave notes in the comment section below so be sure to check back as the week gets closer. Also, feel free to leave a comment with any of your suggested resources.
Cycle 1 Outline
All Classical Conversations Posts
Cycle 1 Lapbooks for Memory Work
Pinterest
KEY
+ older elementary
– younger elementary
V for the visual learner
A for the auditory learner
K for the kinesthetic learner