CC-Cycle 1 Helpful Links

Public Speaking Timer
http://tmd55.org/timer.htm

Public Speaking Table Topics Ideas
http://www.northrise-toastmasters.org/members/resourcenotes/50_Ideas_TT.htm



Project Ideas
http://pinterest.com/kathie_kent/classical-conversations-cycle-1/


More Project Ideas
http://pinterest.com/goingsewcrazy/cc-cycle-1/







10 Commandments to Print:
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I have not checked the following links.  Could be a good resource...

****  PRINT THE FOLLOWING: 

 HYPERLINK "http://classicalconversations.com/pdffiles/Foundations%20Cycle%203/FoundationsGuide2-3Latin09.pdf" http://classicalconversations.com/pdffiles/Foundations%20Cycle%203/FoundationsGuide2-3Latin09.pdf

GENERAL:

Homeschool Mom's blog:  Suzannne Shares  Great links for Cycle 1

Misc. Youtube videos for Cycle 1


 HYPERLINK "http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/" http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/

 HYPERLINK "http://ellenjmchenry.com/id1.html" http://ellenjmchenry.com/id1.html (marvelous site with printable games, etc)

 HYPERLINK "http://www.howstuffworks.com/" http://www.howstuffworks.com/ (videos to supplement learning)

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HISTORY

 HYPERLINK "http://www.pppst.com/ancienthistory.html" http://www.pppst.com/ancienthistory.html  (fun site!  free presentations in PowerPoint format for Archaeology, Early Humans, Ancient Mesopotamia/Sumer/Babylon, Assyria, Ancient Hebrews, Ancient Persians, Ancient Celts, Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, Ancient Mongols, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Ancient China, Ancient India, Ancient Japan, 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, Ghana, Mali, Songhay, Incas, Mayas, Aztecs, and more

 HYPERLINK "http://www.mrdonn.org/" http://www.mrdonn.org/ (a favorite site.  Lots to glean from here.)

Weeks 1-2: 10 Commandments

 HYPERLINK "http://ancienthistory.pppst.com/hebrews.html" http://ancienthistory.pppst.com/hebrews.html

Week 3: Greek/Roman Gods

 HYPERLINK "http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/index.html" http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/index.html

Week 4:  7 Wonders

 HYPERLINK "http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/worldgames/puzzles/jigsaw_menu.htm" http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/worldgames/puzzles/jigsaw_menu.htm (cool puzzles)

http://presentations.pppst.com/7wonders-lighthouse.ppt#303,9,Slide 9  (very neat links to powerpoints of all 7 wonders; will need to click “open”)

 HYPERLINK "http://egypt.mrdonn.org/pharaohs.html" http://egypt.mrdonn.org/pharaohs.html (although not a history sentence this year, if you want more information on pharaohs, this has some good ppts. on famous pharaohs.)

Week 5 & 6: Rome

 HYPERLINK "http://rome.mrdonn.org/hannibal.html" http://rome.mrdonn.org/hannibal.html (Punic Wars)

 HYPERLINK "http://rome.mrdonn.org/twoempires.html" http://rome.mrdonn.org/twoempires.html (Western & Eastern empires)

 HYPERLINK "http://rome.mrdonn.org/barbarians.html" http://rome.mrdonn.org/barbarians.html (huns, etc)

 HYPERLINK "http://rome.mrdonn.org/fall.html" http://rome.mrdonn.org/fall.html (fall of rome)

Week 7-9: Confucianism, Taoism, Buddism, Hinduism; India

 HYPERLINK "http://www.mrdonn.org/religions.html" http://www.mrdonn.org/religions.html

 HYPERLINK "http://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/3Teachings.html" http://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/3Teachings.html 

 HYPERLINK "http://india.mrdonn.org/indus.html" http://india.mrdonn.org/indus.html

Week 10: Japan

 HYPERLINK "http://countries.mrdonn.org/japan.html" http://countries.mrdonn.org/japan.html (scroll down to Shogun section)

 HYPERLINK "http://www.pptpalooza.net/PPTs/GlobalStudies/ImperialistJapan.ppt" http://www.pptpalooza.net/PPTs/GlobalStudies/ImperialistJapan.ppt (click “open”)

 HYPERLINK "http://www.pptpalooza.net/PPTs/GlobalStudies/FeudalJapan.ppt" http://www.pptpalooza.net/PPTs/GlobalStudies/FeudalJapan.ppt 

Week 11: Byzantine

 HYPERLINK "http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/justinianscode.html" http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/justinianscode.html (Justinian Code)

 HYPERLINK "http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/crusades.html" http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/crusades.html (Crusades)

Week 13-15: Ancient Africa

 HYPERLINK "http://africa.mrdonn.org/index.html" http://africa.mrdonn.org/index.html

Week 16 & 17: Mesoamerican civilizations

 HYPERLINK "http://mayas.mrdonn.org/index.html" http://mayas.mrdonn.org/index.html

 HYPERLINK "http://aztecs.mrdonn.org/index.html" http://aztecs.mrdonn.org/index.html

 HYPERLINK "http://aztecs.mrdonn.org/spanish-arrival.html" http://aztecs.mrdonn.org/spanish-arrival.html

Week 18 & 19: Ancient Native Americans

 HYPERLINK "http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212160/" http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212160/ (Mound Builders) 

 HYPERLINK "http://nativeamericans.mrdonn.org/southwest/anasazi.html" http://nativeamericans.mrdonn.org/southwest/anasazi.html

Week 20: Mexican Independence

 HYPERLINK "http://countries.mrdonn.org/mexico.html" http://countries.mrdonn.org/mexico.html

Week 21 & 22: Canada

 HYPERLINK "http://countries.mrdonn.org/canada.html" http://countries.mrdonn.org/canada.html

 HYPERLINK "http://countries.pppst.com/canada.html" http://countries.pppst.com/canada.html (many ppt presentations)

 HYPERLINK "http://www.wwu.edu/depts/castudies/k12studycanada/files/scsi2004/social%20studies%20ch%205.ppt" http://www.wwu.edu/depts/castudies/k12studycanada/files/scsi2004/social%20studies%20ch%205.ppt (Early history of Canada; Viking & Explorer info)

Week 23 & 24: South America

 HYPERLINK "http://continents.mrdonn.org/southamerica.html" http://continents.mrdonn.org/southamerica.html

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PRESIDENTS:

 HYPERLINK "http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/History/presidents/Presidents_menu.htm" http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/History/presidents/Presidents_menu.htm

Learn fascinating facts about 20th Century Presidents. Each quiz selects 20 trivia facts at random from a total set of 340, offering unlimited play.

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GEOGRAPHY:
 HYPERLINK "http://africa.mrdonn.org/geography.html" http://africa.mrdonn.org/geography.html

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SCIENCE:

Rock Cycle You tube video/song

Week 1: Five Kingdoms 

 HYPERLINK "http://www.ellenjmchenry.com/id114.html" http://www.ellenjmchenry.com/id114.html (Pond scum/protozoa game; at home)

 HYPERLINK "http://science.pppst.com/5kingdoms.html" http://science.pppst.com/5kingdoms.html 

Week 2: Classifications of Living Things

 HYPERLINK "http://science.pppst.com/sorting.html" http://science.pppst.com/sorting.html

Week 3: Animal Cell
 HYPERLINK "http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/health/anatomy/cell/cell_tutorial.htm" http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/health/anatomy/cell/cell_tutorial.htm (interactive screen/cell tutorial for animal cell; also has game & quiz)

Week 4: Plant Cell

 HYPERLINK "http://www.ellenjmchenry.com/id147.html" http://www.ellenjmchenry.com/id147.html (Plant cell game; would be fun for class)

 HYPERLINK "http://www.ellenjmchenry.com/id80.html" http://www.ellenjmchenry.com/id80.html (chloroplasts book)

Week 5 & 6: Invertebrates & Vertebrates

 HYPERLINK "http://animals.pppst.com/vertebrates.html" http://animals.pppst.com/vertebrates.html

 HYPERLINK "http://www.childrensmuseum.org/special_exhibits/bones/games/Game1_FINAL.html" http://www.childrensmuseum.org/special_exhibits/bones/games/Game1_FINAL.html (fun game to see if your kids know which are “boney or boneless”)

Week 8-12: Plants

 HYPERLINK "http://www.ellenjmchenry.com/id93.html" http://www.ellenjmchenry.com/id93.html (photosynthesis game for home for upper elementary)

Wk 19: Ocean Zones

 HYPERLINK "http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/articles/deepsea/ocean_zones.htm" http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/articles/deepsea/ocean_zones.htm

 HYPERLINK "http://www.ellenjmchenry.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/3doceanbingo.pdf" http://www.ellenjmchenry.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/3doceanbingo.pdf

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MUSIC:

 HYPERLINK "http://www.makingmusicfun.net/" http://www.makingmusicfun.net/

 HYPERLINK "http://www.classicsforkids.com/" http://www.classicsforkids.com/ (great podcasts)

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MATH:

Math- Weeks 13-24 song on Youtube

Skip Counting the Squares, CC Week 10- Youtube video

HYPERLINK "http://www.education.com/files/50301_50400/50338/file_50338.pdf" http://www.education.com/files/50301_50400/50338/file_50338.pdf (dot-to-dot by 1’s)

 HYPERLINK "http://www.makingmusicfun.net/pdf/worksheets/mozart-multiplication-connect-the-dot.pdf" http://www.makingmusicfun.net/pdf/worksheets/mozart-multiplication-connect-the-dot.pdf (Mozart by 4’s)

 HYPERLINK "http://www.makingmusicfun.net/pdf/worksheets/bach-connect-the-dot-worksheet.pdf" http://www.makingmusicfun.net/pdf/worksheets/bach-connect-the-dot-worksheet.pdf (Bach by 5’s)

 HYPERLINK "http://www.classicalconversationswakeforest.com/doc/SkipCountingDrillSheets.pdf" http://www.classicalconversationswakeforest.com/doc/SkipCountingDrillSheets.pdf (recommend)


GRAMMAR:
Cycle 1 Weeks 13–20 Youtube Song

Power Sentences with Dependent Clause (Essentials)  Helpful Chart