Welcome to our on-line resources for Cycle 1 of the Classical Conversations Foundations program. Here you will find our organized list of supplemental crafts, worksheets, videos, and other quality on-line resources corresponding with the weekly memory work. We offer these lists as a quick reference for those who wish to easily find such resources. This portion of our website was built over several years, and we continue to update and maintain it for the sake of helping families who use Classical Conversations.
For a simple plan on how to use these resources, download our Cycle 1 sample activity plan.
In past years, our family has used an approach similar to that shown in the above sample activity plan but eventually opted for a more complete learning experience using our reading plan along with activities to encourage science exploration and art/music study in our home. Please note that you do not need to match up your reading selections with what is taught in Classical Conversations. In fact, it’s better to read history chronologically (and science within context) and simply allow the memory pegs to work as they come up in whatever you are reading, whenever you are reading it.
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Cycle 1 with Great Commission Focus
For a reading/curriculum plan that overlaps much of the memory work studied during Cycle 1 but with an emphasis on the Great Commission along with an integrated study of world history/geography, science, and fine arts, check out our Mission: World Wonders Curriculum Plan.
Note: Although Mission: World Wonders is not directly correlated to the memory work, it includes a more complete study of biology, earth science, geography, and history. The books selected for this reading plan were chosen as long-term resources for students to use when they embark on research and world geography memorization in grades 7+. This study has been designed to be used independently of Classical Conversations®. For families who use Classical Conversations®, the readings assigned in the Mission: World Wonders study overlap much of the memory work studied during Cycle 1 but is not correlated week by week. This provides an opportunity for ongoing review and integration of the memory work throughout the year.
Our pages have been updated so that they are helpful to folks who have either Foundations Guide 4th or 5th edition. Click on the pictures (or links) below to access our lists of resources for each subject. If the images do not display correctly, scroll down to the list of links at the bottom of this post. Due to the ever-changing scope of the World Wide Web, these resource lists are a continual work in progress. If you come across broken or outdated links, please let us know so we can fix them for you!
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If you would like to contribute some great resources you’ve found for this cycle, feel free to leave a comment or email me at halfahundredacrewood @gmail.com. Thanks!
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Cycle 1 Weekly Links
Mission: World Wonders Curriculum
Cycle 1 Living Books Literature Booklist
Favorite Cycle 1 Read Alouds
Cycle 1 Who Was What Was Booklist
Favorite Cycle 1 Picture Books
Cycle 1 Leveled Readers
Cycle 1 Reading Correlations for Story of the World, Mystery of History, and Scholastic
Science
Timeline
U.S. Presidents
Math
English Grammar
Latin
Fine Arts: Drawing
Fine Arts: Great Artists
Challenge Help
Memory Work Review Games
Essentials Help
Memory Work Tri-Fold Board
Cycle 1 Weekly Planners
Our Classical Notebook {Printables}
Intro to Copywork, Narration, Dictation
Other related posts:
Classical Conversations at Home – Scheduling and Organizing
Ways to Practice Memory Work
Classical Conversations and The Well-Trained Mind
Classical Conversations for Beginners
What the CC timeline looks like on a linear scale
Essentials – Preparing for Essentials
Essentials Scheduling and Planning
A Stick and the Sand and Your Essentials Guide
Essentials Chart Mastery
CC Cycle-at-a-Glance Sheets
Free Cycle 1 Supplemental Resources
Free Cycle 2 Supplemental Resources
Free Cycle 3 Supplemental Resources
Geodrawing Camp
General Bible Resources (Not related to memory work, but an important part of our school day!)
