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CC Cycle 2 Week 15 Plan for Abecedarian Tutors
Jul 7, 2025 CC Classical Conversations Cycle 2 Week 15 Abc Tutor Lesson Plan This is the plan I used while tutoring a Classical Conversations Cycle 2 Week 15 abecederian class. I have included all the subjects including new grammar, Great Artists, presentations, science experiments, and review game. I also added my weekly parent…
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Teaching Chemistry to Young Children
Jul 2, 2025 Are you in search of great resources for piquing your students’ or children’s interest in chemistry? Below you will find our favorite resources for teaching chemistry to elementary-aged children in a fun, engaging, and memorable manner! I have included excellent picture books, YouTube clips, links to lapbook pages and lessons, and…
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Tints and Shades & Pierre-Auguste Renoir Elementary Art Lesson
Jun 28, 2025 Tints & Shades Art Lesson for Early Elementary This is the 4th lesson in a series of 26 hands-on art lessons for Kindergarten, 1st, & 2nd grade. This lesson focuses on saturation: tints and shades. I used this plan while teaching a weekly 45 minute art class for children in Kindergarten,…
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CC Cycle 2 Week 6 Lesson for Abecedarian Tutors
Jun 28, 2025 CC Classical Conversations Cycle 2 Week 6 Abc Tutor Lesson Plan This is the plan I used while tutoring a Classical Conversations Cycle 2 Week 6 abecederian class. I have included all the subjects including new grammar, art, presentations, science, and review game. I also added my weekly parent email. This…
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Astronauts, Rockets, and Space Ships Hands-on STEM Lesson Plan
Jun 24, 2025 This is part 4 of a 4 part hands-on unit on Astronomy or is a stand-alone lesson if studying CC Cycle 2 Week 13 Science: U.S. Space Missions. Make rockets, try out astronaut tasks, make and eat a spacecraft, and more in this fun lesson on space exploration! My lessons are…
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Comets, Asteroids, Meteors, Stars, & Constellations Hands-on STEM Lesson Plan
Jun 24, 2025 Sun cookies This is part 3 of a 4 part hands-on unit study on Astronomy. Make a comet, study and paint Van Gogh’s Starry Night, decorate a cookie to learn the parts of the sun, form asteroids out of mashed potatoes, assemble constellations marshmallows, and more! My lessons are geared toward…
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Moon Hands-on STEM Lesson Plan
Jun 24, 2025 Moon Hands-on STEM Lesson Plan This is part 2 of a 4 part hands-on unit study on Astronomy or is a stand-alone lesson if studying CC Cycle 2 Week 11 Science : Phases of the Moon. Form the lunar phases using Oreo cookies, drop balls in flour to make a crater-filled…
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Solar System Hands-on STEM Lesson Plan
Jun 24, 2025 Solar System Hands-on STEM Lesson Plan This is part 1 of a 4 part hands-on unit on Astronomy or is a stand-alone lesson if studying CC Cycle 2 Week 10 Science: The Planets. Make planet pizzas, take a planet walk, and more in this exciting lesson on our fascinating solar system!…
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Russian Czars Hands-on Lesson Plan for Children
Jun 24, 2025 Decorating Eggs like Carl Faberge This is part 2 in an 8 part unit study on Russia or it is a stand-along lesson if you’re studying CC Cycle 2 Week 9 History : Absolute Monarch Peter the Great of Russia. Construct a model of the Red Square, attempting Cossack-style dancing, decorate…
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Da Gama, Vespucci, Balboa, & Magellan European Explorers Hands-on Lesson Plan for Elementary Ages
Jun 24, 2025 Some of the explorer crafts made during this lesson This is part 3 of a 5 part hands-on unit study on Explorers or a stand-alone lesson if doing CC Cycle 2 Week 9 History: European Explorers. Make Da Gama Portuguese land markers, Vespucci parrot puppets, and Balboa hiding-in-a-barrel stick puppets. Search…