Classical Conversations Cycle 2 Activities
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CYCLE 2
24 Books to get!
CYCLE 2 -
Week 1
CYCLE 2 -
Week 1 Optional
Instructions:
1. Order 24 Books at www.colbybooks.com
2. Shelve the books, numbered with the Cycle 2 week for which it corresponds. Grin!
3. Print out bookmarks and let kids use them to keep track of progress.
4. Find 5 Activities for each book online at www.colbybooks.com.
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Week 1: Great Pyramids and Read the Bible
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Week 2: The Great Wall
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Week 3: Castles and Knights
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Week 4: The Plague
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Week 5: Joan of Arc
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Week 6: Leonardo DaVinci
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Week 7: William Shakespeare
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Week 8: Ferdinand Magellan
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Week 9: Henry VIII
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Week 10: Catherine the Great
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Week 11: Marie Antionette
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Week 12: Napoleon
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Week 13: Henry Ford
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Week 14: Nicolai Tesla
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Week 15: Albert Einstein
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Week 16: Claude Monet
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Week 17: Winston Churchill
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Week 18: Sir Isaac Newton
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Week 19: Wright Brothers
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Week 20: Vietnam War
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Week 21: Ronald Reagan
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Week 22: Coretta Scott King
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Week 23: Marie Curie
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Week 24: Nelson Mandela
CYCLE 2 -
Week 1 Sibling
SYNC STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE with Geography - Africa Week 1
Five (5) great options after you read this Colbybooks.com sync'd book.
(1) Preview an old History Channel show where 4 modern explorers tried to mirror Stanley's attempt to find Livingstone -
(2) See Victoria Falls, the most beautiful waterfall in Africa -
(3) You probably know that the adventures of Stanley and Livingstone started with "Dr. Livingstone, I presume." Or did it? - https://youtu.be/gV5oexwbn2c
(4) Download this World Atlas from Half a Hundred Acre Woods and draw Africa
https://www.halfahundredacrewood.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/HHAW-Printable-Atlas-Geography.pdf
TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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SYNC THE GREAT PYRAMIDS with Timeline: 7 Wonders
Five (5) great options after you read this Colbybooks.com sync'd book.
(1) Make a rock pyramid diorama - https://feltmagnet.com/crafts/Pyramid-Diorama
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(2) See Ancient Egypt Pharaohs in 5 minutes or less - Ancient History Videos | Brookdale House and tab down to 4th and 5th rows. (Brookdale House gives a clean video interphase with no ads.)
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(3) Build your very own Lego pyramid https://www.thegeekhomestead.com/2016/04/12/lego-challenge-build-a-pyramid/
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(4) Or make an edible version with Rice Krispies - https://sloclassical.org/2013/09/29/ricecrispypyramids/
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(5) Explore ancient Egypt in depth - https://www.halfahundredacrewood.com/exploring-ancient-egypt-timelines-maps-projects-and-more/
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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The password is provided with the purchase of Cycle 2 books. If you have lost your password, email us!
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CYCLE 2 -
Week 2
SYNC THE GREAT WALL with Timeline Card #14: China
Five (5) great options after you read this Colbybooks.com sync'd book.
(1) Want to walk some of the 20,000 km Great Wall? You can (virtually) thanks to Google's Art & Culture extension here https://artsandculture.google.com/story/igVxCi6iJJ6CrA
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(2) Watch all about the Great Wall on Homeschool Pop here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZGgHmqySa8
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(3) Create your own 3-D paper Great Wall of China - https://www.crayola.com/lesson-plans/build-the-great-wall-lesson-plan/
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(4) Can you really see the Great Wall of China from space? Ask NASA. - https://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/workinginspace/great_wall.html
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(5) Here are some more great ideas for Cycle 2, week 2 -https://www.halfahundredacrewood.com/classical-conversations-cycle-2-week-2/
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
The password is provided with the purchase of Cycle 2 books. If you have lost your password, email us!
SYNC THE BIBLE with History: Days of Creation
Five (5) great options after you read the Bible account of the days of creation.
(1) Make a Days of Creation craft for grandma (or anyone special) - https://theideabook.blogspot.com/2011/06/days-of-creation-homeschooling-project.html
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(2) Check out the Ark Encounter in KY (You Tube video) - https://youtu.be/PeNOURXWCmM
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(3) Singalong with Ross King's WONDERFUL Genesis creation song (Streaming link or you can purchase) - https://www.amazon.com/music/player/albums/B07VMDHPN6?trackAsin=B07VKS7S6M&do=play&ref=dmm_mp3sr_listennow
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(4) 101 games about creation (teach one to your family) - https://encouragingmomsathome.com/fun-activities-teach-kids-creation-biblical-worldview/
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(5) Present on this book on community day. Let Colby teach you some presentation skills (YouTube video) - - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuzjn5RZTvo&feature=youtube
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CYCLE 2 -
Week 3
SYNC CASTLES AND KNIGHTS with History: The Crusades
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Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
(1) Become a knight by making your very own sword (cardboard) https://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-and-experiments/cardboard-swords
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(2) What exactly is a castle? Find out some cool details about castles with this short video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AesgRREuCQI
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(3) Find out all about Knights with Ducksters
https://www.ducksters.com/history/middle_ages/history_of_knights.php
(4) Watch this short video about the Middle Ages (medieval times)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zqOXN-cuqI
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(5) Here are some more great ideas for Cycle 2, week 3 -
https://www.halfahundredacrewood.com/classical-conversations-cycle-2-week-3/
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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The password is provided with the purchase of Cycle 2 books. If you have lost your password, email us!
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CYCLE 2 -
Week 3 Sibling
SYNC TEMPLE GRANDIN with Science: Consumers: Carnivores
Five (5) great options after you read this Colbybooks.com sync'd book.
(1) Watch a video of Temple Grandin reading a children's book written about Temple Grandin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdYTVQ-Zd5w
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(2) Temple Grandin has autism, but what is autism? Find out by watching this short video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwaaphuStxY
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(3) Temple Grandin has done a lot of work with livestock. Learn to draw a super cute cow with the video below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcTlthUip-Y&t=8
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(4) Read some fast facts about Temple Grandin here.https://kids.kiddle.co/Temple_Grandin
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CYCLE 2-
Week 3 Optional
SYNC TAJ MAHAL with Timeline: India Week 3
Five (5) great options after you read this Colbybooks.com sync'd book.
(1) View the outside of the TAJ site in 3D - https://vimeo.com/53063748
(2) Read up on these fun facts about the TAJ
https://www.coolkidfacts.com/taj-mahal-facts-for-kids/
(3) Learn about the postmaster who built another TAJ for his wife - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxL7g1t_Ra8
(4) Draw a simplified TAJ in 5 minutes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AReIXmt5NJ0
(5) Bring color to the TAJ and an art project to the refrigerator - https://thecraftyclassroom.com/crafts/india-crafts-for-kids/taj-mahal-art-project/
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TEST: There is no test for this Optional Book
CYCLE 2 -
Week 3 Optional
SYNC COLOSSEUM with Timeline Week 4 Rome Founded
Five (5) great options after you read this Colbybooks.com sync'd book.
(1) It's not homeschooling without some Ancient Rome Lapbooking - https://www.homeschoolshare.com/ancient-rome-unit-study-lapbook/
(2) Attend Gladiator School and show your brother/sister who's boss - https://travel-with-my-kids.com/rome-gladiator-school/
(3) Draw the Colosseum with flair - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZK-kEnhp-8
(4) Watch Ancient Rome for Kids - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tClxdOsC_JY
(5) Let Colby teach you how to use this book to give a great presentation on community day - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuzjn5RZTvo&feature=youtube
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TEST: There is no test for this Optional Book
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CYCLE 2 -
Week 4
SYNC THE PLAGUE with History Hundred Years War
Five (5) great options after you read this Colbybooks.com sync'd book.
(1) Even 100's of years ago doctors wore masks, even though they looked very different than today. Make your own Plague Doctors Mask with this craft.
https://feltmagnet.com/crafts/How-to-make-a-plague-doctors-mask-Black-death-dead-diseased-middle-ages-Tudor-times
(2) Read a quick review of the Black Death Plague on Ducksters.
https://www.ducksters.com/history/middle_ages_black_death.php
(3) Watch a quick video on a Kid Explains History that talks all about the Black Death.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk88JUozP6c
(4) What caused the plague? Why was it so deadly? Watch this video to find out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myw23rX5mVo
(5) Here are some more great ideas for Cycle 2, week 4 -
https://www.halfahundredacrewood.com/classical-conversations-cycle-2-week-4/
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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The password is provided with the purchase of Cycle 1 books. If you have lost your password, email us!
CYCLE 2 -
Week 4 Sibling
SYNC GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER with Science: Food Chain Week 4
Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
(1) What is a king without a sandwich? - http://www.whowasbookseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/What_Is_a_King_without_a_Sandwich.pdf
(2) 20 peanut butter recipes to make (and not a drop of jam!) - https://www.messforless.net/peanut-butter-recipes/
(3) Dance the food chain - Prey (Shake 'em off) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqEre3VPPbs
(4) Want to hear what Mr. Carver sounded like? On ego and self - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s9CK22ajSI
(5) Make a shoebox biome and show the food chain in action - https://sciencing.com/make-shoebox-biome-school-4486192.html
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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The password is provided with the purchase of Cycle 2 books. If you have lost your password, email us!
CYCLE 2 -
Week 5
SYNC JOAN OF ARC with Timeline: 100 Years War Week 5
Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
(1) Watch Animated Hero Classic - Joan of Arc - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWW3z1DqhYo
(2) Joan of Arc Timeline:
https://www.worldhistory.org/timeline/Joan_of_Arc/
(3) Deep dive alert. Unit study on Joan (use it all or just pull ideas) - https://adventuresinmommydom.org/joan-of-arc-unit/
(4) Major sweating action! A video showing how to dress in, and wear, armor (harness) from late 14th century -https://www.facebook.com/ola.onsrud/videos/1077329025654887/
(5) What do fleas on rats carry...?- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk88JUozP6c&feature=share
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(6) Here are some more great ideas for Cycle 2, week 5 -
https://www.halfahundredacrewood.com/classical-conversations-cycle-2-week-5/
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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The password is provided with the purchase of Cycle 2 books. If you have lost your password, email us!
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CYCLE 2 -
Week 5 Optional
SYNC RACHEL CARSON with Weeks 5 and 7 Science: Water Cycles - Pollution
Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
(1) Make your own water pollution model:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwRsJeQrJHo
(2) Can you tell it is polluted by looking at it? Playing with water:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGfhRAH2LyM
(3) Tour the world's most polluted river:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkSXB-lRAp0
(4) Watch this 2 minute history on Rachel Carson:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtX9yf62BXU
(5) Let Colby teach you how to use this book to give a great presentation on community day:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuzjn5RZTvo&feature=youtube
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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CYCLE 2 -
Week 6
SYNC LEONARDO DA VINCI with History: Renaissance Period
Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
(1) Oh the books you can read! - https://ourjourneywestward.com/da-vinci-unit-study/
(2) Trip a mousetrap with 6 simple machines in one - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVP5zVHGSYo
(3) Enjoy this Animated Hero Classic on da Vinci -https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5x9ij9
(4) How to write in a mirror like da Vinci -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGZjgmDpw-0
(5) Here are some more great ideas from Cycle 2, week 6 - https://www.halfahundredacrewood.com/classical-conversations-cycle-2-week-6/
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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The password is provided with the purchase of Cycle 2 books. If you have lost your password, email us!
CYCLE 2 -
Week 7
SYNC WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE with History Week 6 Renaissance Period
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Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
(1) Test YOUR knowledge of great authors like Shakespeare - http://www.whowasbookseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Great_Authors.pdf
(2) Make sure you sketch his beard just so... -https://www.supercoloring.com/coloring-pages/shakespeare-is-writing-a-play?tag=58361
(3) To be or not to be (in a play). Quick plays to put on after supper! - http://www.kidsinco.com/complete-list-of-playscripts/
(4) A kid explains Shakespeare - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VLdUOajRpY
(5) Create your very own Globe Theatre with this awesome paper craft.
https://www.papertoys.com/globe.htm
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(5) Here are some more great ideas from Cycle 2, week 7 - https://www.halfahundredacrewood.com/classical-conversations-cycle-2-week-7/
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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The password is provided with the purchase of Cycle 2 books. If you have lost your password, email us!
CYCLE 2 -
Week 8
SYNC FERDINAND MAGELLAN with History European Explorers
Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
(1) Map out the known world with Magellan - http://www.whowasbookseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Mapping_the_World.pdf
(2) Or download this World Atlas from Half a Hundred Acre Woods and start exploring!
https://www.halfahundredacrewood.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/HHAW-Printable-Atlas-Geography.pdf
(3) The Age of Exploration timeline-https://www.thecleverteacher.com/age-of-exploration-timeline/
(4) A mini-bio of Magellan - https://brookdalehouse.com/medieval-history-videos/
(5) Can you make up your own cup song about Magellan? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4j0sS666cQ
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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The password is provided with the purchase of Cycle 2 books. If you have lost your password, email us!
CYCLE 2 -
Week 8 Sibling
SYNC AGE OF EXPLORATION with History European Explorers and Timeline Card #85
Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
(1) Watch a quick overview of the Age of Exploration with this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UarGCh_0WAg
(2) Make your own boat that will actually float on water for your own Exploration.
https://www.instructables.com/Make-a-Floating-Boat-out-of-Paper/
(3) There were many European explorers during the Age of Exploration. Learn more about who these explorers were and what they did.
https://youtu.be/a8hDKU_bAec
(4) Want to learn more about Explorers while playing games? Check out this list of free interactive games and activities.
https://explorers.mrdonn.org/games.html
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(5) Here are some more great ideas from Cycle 2, week 8 - https://www.halfahundredacrewood.com/classical-conversations-cycle-2-week-8/
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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The password is provided with the purchase of Cycle 2 books. If you have lost your password, email us!
CYCLE 2 -
Week 8 Optional
SYNC JACQUES COUSTEAU with Science: Aquatic Biomes
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Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
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(1) Hear a bedtime history of Jacques Cousteau - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYwQu3Fqa28
(2) Make an underwater sea art project - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPmtTN_cx3s
(3) Watch some funny kids at the aquarium - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHDk2ui94Y0
(4) Pull together a tide pool aquarium - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVvTIV9qzX0
(5) Find out how a car crash led to a lifetime of underwater exploration - https://www.biography.com/explorer/jacques-cousteau
TEST: There is no test for this Optional Book
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CYCLE 2 -
Week 9
SYNC HENRY VIII with History: Age of Absolute Monarchs
Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
(1) Take a look at a quick overview of the life of Henry VIII here.
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/history/monarchy/henry-viii-facts/
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(2) What was life like during the time of Henry VIII? Find out here with this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1ZKbFz7558
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(3) Make your own Henry VIII that you can actually sit on a shelf!
https://maryrose.org/blog/arts-and-crafts/museum-blogger/make-your-own-henry-viii/
(4) Make your own crown fit for a king, just like Henry VIII.
https://www.firstpalette.com/printable/king-queen-crown.html
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(5) Here are some more great ideas from Cycle 2, week 9 - https://www.halfahundredacrewood.com/classical-conversations-cycle-2-week-9/
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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The password is provided with the purchase of Cycle 2 books. If you have lost your password, email us!
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CYCLE 2 -
Week 9 Optional
SYNC QUEEN ELIZABETH with History: Age of Absolute Monarchs
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Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
(1) Help Elizabeth escape the Tower of London - http://www.whowasbookseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/God_Save_the_Queen.pdf
(2) Boy meets modern day Queen Elizabeth... and runs away - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU2b6Tm9e2E
(3) Queen Elizabeth raps? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYgignMYD3k
(4) Queen Elizabeth looks good in red (paint) - http://adventuresinmommydom.org/queen-elizabeth-lesson/
(5) Let Colby teach you how to use this book to give a great presentation on community day - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuzjn5RZTvo&feature=youtube
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TEST: There is no Test for this Optional Book
CYCLE 2 -
Week 10
SYNC CATHERINE THE GREAT with History: History of Russia
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Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
(1) Make your very own crown fit for a Queen (or King) with this awesome paper craft.
https://www.papertoys.com/queenscrown.htm
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(2) Watch this video all about the life of Catherine the Great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O5xoqTyHqQ
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(3) Russia has some very interesting architecture. Color this picture of the Kremlin in Russia.
(4) Catherine the Great was the Empress of Russia. Learn more about Russia here.
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/geography/countries/article/russia
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(5) Here are some more great ideas from Cycle 2, week 10 - https://www.halfahundredacrewood.com/classical-conversations-cycle-2-week-10/
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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The password is provided with the purchase of Cycle 2 books. If you have lost your password, email us!
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CYCLE 2 -
Week 11
SYNC MARIE ANTOINETTE with History : French Revolution
(1) Match famous hair to famous heirs - http://www.whowasbookseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Historical_Hair.pdf
(2) Guillotine - who in the world made this thing up? - https://www.britannica.com/topic/guillotine
(3) Oh Marie, you were so misunderstood - https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Marie-Antoinette/353428
(4) Go ahead and cry at this rendition of Bring Him Home, a song from Les Miserables - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsYnhVITf9E
(5) Is it really possible to have your hair turn white overnight? - https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/everyday-myths/can-hair-turn-white-overnight.htm
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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The password is provided with the purchase of Cycle 2 books. If you have lost your password, email us!
CYCLE 2 -
Week 13
SYNC SIHENRY FORD with History: Industrial Revolution
Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
(1) Draw your dream car - http://www.whowasbookseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Driving_with_Henry_Ford.pdf
(2) Henry Ford's quadricycle looks nothing like a car and it has NO brakes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEtnJ7eU7xc
(3) Brakeless driver imitates Fred Flintstone, uses feet to stop car (see above) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENiNwoCxUAg
(4) Want to learn to drive... a Model T? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLMS_QtKamg
(5) Here are some more great ideas from Cycle 2, week 13 - https://www.halfahundredacrewood.com/classical-conversations-cycle-2-week-13/
TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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The password is provided with the purchase of Cycle 2 books. If you have lost your password, email us!
CYCLE 2 -
Week 11 Optional
SYNC MALALA YOUSAFZAI with Week 10 Geography: Pakistan
(1) Shot at age 16 by the Taliban - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXvs1vwiD0M
(2) Malala's magic pencil - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSrC-GNbjQg
(3) Apply for a visa at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul (Afghanistan, not Pakistan) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8dB_lJvSU0
(4) Pack your bags.. and learn why India, China and Pakistan dispute the lines on your map - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqP2fiqlVok
(5) Here are some more great ideas from Cycle 2, week 11 - https://www.halfahundredacrewood.com/classical-conversations-cycle-2-week-11/
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TEST: There is no test for this Optional Book
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CYCLE 2 -
Week 13 Sibling
SYNC LEVI STRAUSS with History: Industrial Revolution
Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
(1) Take a look at a quick overview of the life of Levi Strauss at Ducksters.
https://www.ducksters.com/biography/entrepreneurs/levi_strauss.php
(2) What was the Industrial Revolution? Find out here with this short video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh_Lk7kDrUI
(3) Have some old blue jeans laying around? Make this flower project out of old denim. (Get your parents approval before you cut up any jeans though!)
https://www.pillarboxblue.com/diy-fabric-sunflower-denim-corsage/
(4) A lot of new technologies and inventions came out of the Industrial Revolution. Read more about them at Ducksters.
https://www.ducksters.com/history/us_1800s/inventions_technology_industrial_revolution.php
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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The password is provided with the purchase of Cycle 2 books. If you have lost your password, email us!
CYCLE 2 -
Week 12
SYNC NAPOLEON with History: Battle of Waterloo
Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
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(1) Napoleon sings a little song about penguins - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RxikiufMBA
(2) Watch the Lego Napoleonic war in stop action - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tsECG64W7g
(3) How to make a Napoleon Minion out of playdoh - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2LuoxI_PJg
(4) Did Napoleon save France or bring it to its knees? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aq_gRfmjgY
(5) 7 things you may not know about the Battle of Waterloo - https://www.history.com/news/7-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-battle-of-waterloo
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(6) Here are some more great ideas from Cycle 2, week 12 - https://www.halfahundredacrewood.com/classical-conversations-cycle-2-week-12/
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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The password is provided with the purchase of Cycle 2 books. If you have lost your password, email us!
CYCLE 2 -
Week 14
SYNC NICOLA TESLA with Science: States of Matter: Plasma
Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
(1) Why didn't Tesla's inventions make him famous? And what is this about a feud with Edison? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snQl_rmpavg
(2) Exactly how does a plasma ball work? -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyYDRY5IWhk
(3) Tesla coils sing Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93T0mVddBgM
(4) It's time to make some wireless energy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12oFWA-bSww
(5) How a Tesla coil makes household electricity act differently - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pU_mbnxN1I
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(6) Here are some more great ideas from Cycle 2, week 14 - https://www.halfahundredacrewood.com/classical-conversations-cycle-2-week-14/
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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CYCLE 2 -
Week 15
SYNC ALBERT EINSTEIN with Science: Forms of Energy
Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
(1) Test your brain against Albert! - http://www.whowasbookseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Famous_Brain.pdf
(2) After reading the book, write down two true facts about Einstein and one false fact, all starting with “I am Einstein, and I . . .” Read 3 statements out loud and have your parents guess which is not true.
(3) How a letter from Einstein changed Oak Ridge, TN (where Colby lives!) forever - https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2019/08/02/oak-ridge-y-12-80-year-anniversary-einstein-letter-fdr/1900144001/
(4) Uncombable hair syndrome (like Einstein!) - https://youtu.be/nNSoZ_hCxyM
(5) Understanding Einstein's theory of relativity (stick with it!) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuD34tEpRFw
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(6) Here are some more great ideas from Cycle 2, week 15 - https://www.halfahundredacrewood.com/classical-conversations-cycle-2-week-15/
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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CYCLE 2 -
Week 17
SYNC WINSTON CHURCHILL with History: WWII
Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
(1) Learn how to "Keep Calm and Carry on" with Winston - http://www.whowasbookseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Keep_Calm.pdf
(2) Listen to the "We shall fight on the beaches" radio broadcast -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkTw3_PmKtc
(3) If Churchill was a lego minifig - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-KyZQYzgfI
(4) The nations of the world by the Animaniacs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pOFKmk7ytU
(5) Let Colby teach you how to use this book to give a great presentation on community day - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuzjn5RZTvo&feature=youtube
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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CYCLE 2 -
Week 16
SYNC CLAUDE MONET with Fine Arts: Monet
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Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
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(1) Paint with Monet's palette - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JTazf7tH44
(2) Amazingly easy bridge art with tape and your fingerprints -https://thecraftyclassroom.com/crafts/famous-artist-crafts-for-kids/monet-craft-for-kids/
(3) The bidding for this painting started at 45 million. - https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/monets-meules-sells-for-astonishing-110-7-million-a-new-artist-record
(4) Which one is your fav? An online gallery of Monet's best works - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goQQMk_8AQ0
(5) Can you follow this impressionistic art technique? https://www.halfahundredacrewood.com/monet-art-project-impressionist-art-technique/
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(6) Here are some more great ideas from Cycle 2, week 16 - https://www.halfahundredacrewood.com/classical-conversations-cycle-2-week-16/
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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CYCLE 2 -
Week 16 Sibling
SYNC THE HOLOCAUST with History: How WWII Began
Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
(1) Read a quick review of the Holocaust and World War II on Ducksters.
https://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_ii/holocaust.php
(2) Listen to a Holocaust survivor talk about being smuggled out of a concentration camp by a nurse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX3VAmBICPA
(3) World War II divided Europe. Color this map of Europe according to if they were Allies, Axis, Axis controlled, or Neutral.
https://standrewsprimarybath.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/WW2-Map-of-Europe-1.pdf
(4) Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people that were the main target of Nazis during the Holocaust. Read more about Judaism here.
https://kids.kiddle.co/Judaism
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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CYCLE 2 -
Week 17 Sibling
SYNC THE WALT WHITMAN with Timeline: Card #104: Classical Period
Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
(1) Read some of Walt Whitman's short poems here.
https://www.shortpoems.org/poets/walt-whitman/
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(4) Here are some more great ideas from Cycle 2, week 17 - https://www.halfahundredacrewood.com/classical-conversations-cycle-2-week-17/
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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CYCLE 2 -
Week 17 Optional
SYNC THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN with History: WWII
Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
(1) They flew over 15,000 sorties - https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/tuskegee-airmen
(2) Prayer of the Red Tails: "We Fight"- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwsI_-MQNTo
(3) Who were the men of the 99th? - https://www.homeschool.com/printables-pdfs/RT_Education_StudyGuide.pdf
(4) Put together the world's first WWII flight simulator - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00gdOjpwKl8
(5) Tell your mom or dad a sad story about the Tuskegee airmen and ask them questions to see what they know.
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TEST: There is no test for this Optional Book
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CYCLE 2 -
Week 18
SYNC SIR ISAAC NEWTON with Science: 3rd Law of Motion
Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
(1) Explore Newton's 1st Law of Motion with this science experiment. (Make sure to ask your parents to do this experiment first)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDplNXjBS9k
(2) Learn more about Isaac Newton's discovery with this short video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h48BWDeBLno
(3) Check out this overview of Sir Isaac Newton's life here.
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Isaac-Newton/353532
(4) Try your hand at this center of gravity experiment.
https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/center-gravity
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(5) Here are some more great ideas from Cycle 2, week 18 - https://www.halfahundredacrewood.com/classical-conversations-cycle-2-week-18/
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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CYCLE 2 -
Week 19
SYNC THE WRIGHT BROTHERS with Science Lab: Paper Airplanes
Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
(1) 10 things you might not know about the Wright Brothers - https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-wright-brothers
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(2) Did you know there was a World Championship paper airplane competition? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SUyqakRMrxo
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(3) Make your own paper helicopter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTakrjE9yCo
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(4) Wow. You might not have enough legos for this one. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Tlj0uZlye9w
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(5) Combine origami with paper jets and you get a F14 tomcat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZGcl1VC4PU
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(6) Here are some more great ideas from Cycle 2, week 19 - https://www.halfahundredacrewood.com/classical-conversations-cycle-2-week-19/
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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CYCLE 2 -
Week 20
SYNC THE VIETNAM WAR with History: Vietnam War or Geography: South Asia
Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
(1) Watch this quick overview of the Vietnam War on a Kid Explains History.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ5SpNyY7nA
(2) Check out these fast facts about the Vietnam War.
https://www.factsjustforkids.com/war-facts/vietnam-war-facts-for-kids/
(3) Here is a video that takes us through the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vrC5P69QFQ
(4) Learn more about the country of Vietnam here.
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/geography/countries/article/vietnam
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(5) Here are some more great ideas from Cycle 2, week 20 - https://www.halfahundredacrewood.com/classical-conversations-cycle-2-week-20/
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NOTE - Password is COLBYCC
TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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CYCLE 2 -
Week 21
SYNC RONALD REAGAN with History: The Cold War
Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
(1) Watch a quick review of President Ronald Reagan with this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdhE080FSns
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(2) Color a picture of our 40th President, Ronald Reagan.
https://www.coloring-page.net/page/040-ronald-reagan.html
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(3) Ronald Reagan was President during the Cold War. He was integral to the end of the Cold War and the taking down of the Berlin Wall. Learn more about the Berlin Wall here.
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Berlin-Wall/598930
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(4) Ronald Reagan was an actor before he was president. Watch him talking about one of his first movies when he was 26 years old in 1937.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCABHblTi80
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(5) Here are some more great ideas from Cycle 2, week 21 - https://www.halfahundredacrewood.com/classical-conversations-cycle-2-week-21/
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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CYCLE 2 -
Week 21 Sibling
SYNC THE NAVAJO CODE BREAKERS with Timeline: Card #141: WWII
Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
(1) Want to learn how to code and decode with Navajo? Check out this packet on how to do just that! https://classroom-assets.freckle.com/social-studies/unit-activities/native-american-tribes-by-region-can-you-crack-the-code.pdf
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(2) Watch a Navajo Indian talk about a critical moment in World War II that the Navajo Code Talkers were able to save the day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmiqnAQTTCI
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(3) The Navajo Code Talkers had a language that was like their own secret code. Create your own code with this worksheet.
https://picklebums.com/images/printables/picklebums_makeyourowncode.pdf
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(4) Who are the Navajo Indians? Find out with this quick review from Ducksters.
https://www.ducksters.com/history/native_american_navajo.php​
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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CYCLE 2 -
Week 21 Optional
SYNC THE EIFFEL TOWER with Science Lab: Tower Construction
Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
(1) Lesson plans for tower builds. https://www.wikkistix.com/lesson-plans/stem-for-kids-tower-building-challenge/
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(2) Shhh. There is a secret apartment at the top of the Eiffel Tower. https://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2015-04-23/there-is-a-secret-apartment-at-the-top-of-the-eiffel-tower
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(3) One of the tallest buildings in the world is an amusement park - https://archpaper.com/2018/11/vertical-theme-park-miami/
(4) Challenge your family to the Great Marshmallow Build - https://vimeo.com/50850884
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(5) Fun facts about the eiffel Tower- https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/eiffel-tower
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TEST: There is no test for this Optional Book
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CYCLE 2 -
Week 22
SYNC CORETTA SCOTT KING with Timeline: Card #150: Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement
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Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
(1) The life, death and scoop about Coretta Scott King - https://www.biography.com/activist/coretta-scott-king
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(2) Stories from her daughter - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUWGn6GPesc
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(3) Her childhood in her own words - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FlFKG5p31k
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(4) 20 facts about Coretta Scott King - http://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/article/coretta-scott-king-20-facts
(5) The anniversary of the "I had a dream" speech
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/martin-luther-king-i-have-a-dream-video-washington-dc-lincoln-memorial-civil-rights-movement-a8286926.html
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(6) Here are some more great ideas from Cycle 2, week 22 - https://www.halfahundredacrewood.com/classical-conversations-cycle-2-week-22/
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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CYCLE 2 -
Week 22 Sibling
SYNC THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT with Timeline: Card #150: Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement
Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
(1) Check out a quick overview of the Civil Rights Movement at Ducksters.https://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_rights/
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(2) Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement did a whole lot to change the world for the better. How would you make the world better? Put it on paper with this craft.
https://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2014/01/mlk-day-activity-for-kids.html
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(3) Martin Luther King Jr played an integral role in the Civil Rights Movement. Watch part of his famous "I have a dream speech."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vDWWy4CMhE
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(4) Harriet Tubman was one of the first leaders in the Civil Rights Movement. She snuck slaves to freedom during the night. Make a lantern to light the way like Harriet Tubman did.
https://happytoddlerplaytime.com/harriet-tubman-lantern-craft-for-black-history-month/
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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CYCLE 2 -
Week 23
SYNC MARIE CURIE with Science: Heat Flow: Radiation
Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
(1) What is radioactivity? Can I touch it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekHVpMQCQiE&app=desktop
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(2) 1902. On this day in history, radium is isolated - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/curies-isolate-radium
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(3) Watch Marie Curie as an Animated Hero Classic - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x59fmr6
(4) Glowing in the dark. The Radium girls. -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7875DVDdmnE
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(5) Here are some more great ideas from Cycle 2, week 23 - https://www.halfahundredacrewood.com/classical-conversations-cycle-2-week-23/
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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CYCLE 2 -
Week 23 Sibling
SYNC THE HINDENBURG with Science: Heat Flow
Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
(1) See the day the Hindenburg went down - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-hindenburg-disaster
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(2) A sandcastle tells all you need to know about entropy. https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/20061843115
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(3) Do some experiments with hot chocolate and heat transfer. https://creativefamilyfun.net/hot-chocolate-science/
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(4) Oohh. Maybe we should take an electric lunchbox to CC community day. https://www.thespruceeats.com/what-is-an-electric-lunch-box-4797972
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(5) Let Colby teach you how to use this book to give a great presentation on community day - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuzjn5RZTvo&feature=youtube
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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CYCLE 2 -
Week 24
SYNC NELSON MANDELA with History: Apartheid in S. Africa or Geography: Southern Africa
Five (5) great options after you read this sync'd "Who Was" book
(1) Finding South Africa on the map. https://www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/south-africa-for-kids.html
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(2) See how Nelson Mandela lived for over a generation -
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-23618727
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(3) How did children live under apartheid? https://worldschildrensprize.org/childrenunderapartheid
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(4) He helped abolish apartheid in South Africa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f2k6iDFCL4
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(5) All things are possible. He then became president. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yto4-Ft9dc​
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TEST: After you finish book, take Colby's test & print out certificate!
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