{"id":1101,"date":"2025-06-04T03:21:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T03:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discover.hubpages.com\/education\/CC-Cycle-2-Week-3"},"modified":"2025-06-04T03:21:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T03:21:56","slug":"cc-cycle-2-week-3-lesson-for-abecedarian-tutors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/?p=1101","title":{"rendered":"CC Cycle 2 Week 3 Lesson for Abecedarian Tutors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><time datetime=\"2025-06-03T23:21:56-04:00\" title=\"Jun 3, 2025\">Jun 3, 2025<\/time><br \/><a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Classical Conversations Cycle 2 Week 3 Abc Tutor Plan\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/archived\/5fde683d124e5043e926917c05f068af.jpg\" style=\"max-height: 500px; width: auto;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Classical Conversations Cycle 2 Week 3 Abc Tutor Plan<\/p>\n<p>This is the plan I used while tutoring a Classical Conversations Cycle 2 Week 3 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 is not an official tutor plan. It&#8217;s simply what I did. I&#8217;m sharing it so other tutors can use it as a springboard from which to plan your own lessons that are tailored to best meet the needs of your own class.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>New Grammar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>9:30 \u2013 10:00 am<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>(Class set of trivium maps, dry erase markers, and small pieces of paper towels will already be at each seat.)<br \/>-Have the children use their dry erase markers to trace around the border of Europe and then erase them. <br \/>-Have the children put the caps on their markers and lay them down. <br \/>\u2022 Point out the locations on my map one by one. (I say, \u201cEyes and pointer fingers up\u201d each time before I introduce the next location.) Each time have the children find the location on their maps using their fingers. They say the location, and I confirm, \u201cYes, that is\u2026\u201d. Repeat.<br \/>\u2022 Show me\/Tell me the locations using a dry erase marker. <br \/>-Show me where [location] is. Put a dot on it. [Repeat this for each location.]<br \/>-Put the caps back on the markers, but don\u2019t erase anything yet!<br \/>\u2022 Go through the locations with me while erasing locations one by one using the piece of paper towel. (Do them out of order.)<br \/>***Parent Helper: Collect markers and maps and return to tutor bag. Throw away paper towel pieces.***<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>(*At home we\u2019ll be learning the locations using the song by CCHappyMom.)<\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<h2>Timeline<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sing through<\/strong> the song one time, laying the cards in order, face up on the table.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Allow each child a turn to use a <strong>fly swatter<\/strong> to swat the individual timeline cards as we all sing the song together.<\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<h2>Math (5s)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hear me sing<\/strong> the 5s.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Have children <strong>sing it slowly<\/strong> with me.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Sit in chairs and <strong>push arms back and forth<\/strong> like rowing with oars (5 times).<\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<h2>Latin<\/h2>\n<p>\u2022 Sing through half the<strong> motions,<\/strong> while explaining each motion. Repeat and go all the way through, explaining the second half when you get to them. Each time I say, model, and explain, and children repeat and do motions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>bam \u2013<\/strong> Bummer! Index fingers trace frown on your face because the present\/gift is messed up (imperfect) <br \/><strong>b\u0101s \u2013<\/strong> Hold arms out wide like you\u2019re driving a bus<br \/><strong>bat \u2013<\/strong> Index fingers point at your butt (&#8212;start from beginning)<br \/><strong>b\u0101mus <\/strong>\u2013 ASL for sheep: Pretend to hold their little lamb in one arm and use your index &amp; middle fingers of the other hand to gently cut some wool off of their lamb (that says \u201cbaah\u201d) then show muscles<br \/><strong>b\u0101tis <\/strong>\u2013 ASL for sheep: Pretend to hold their little lamb in one arm and use your index &amp; middle fingers of the other hand to gently cut some wool off of their lamb (that says \u201cbaah\u201d) &amp; then blow nose into a tissue <br \/><strong>bant<\/strong> \u2013 pretend to hold a baseball bat and bunt the ball<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Sing together all the way through with the motions 2x.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>I sing the history song while children listen. I added 3 <strong>motions<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<p><strong>Lion-hearted<\/strong> = pat heart with your right hand<\/p>\n<p><strong>fought<\/strong> = punch in the air like you&#8217;re fighting<\/p>\n<p><strong>Crusades<\/strong> = pretend to pull a sword from your side sheath<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have children sing it with me 2 times while doing the 3 motions.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>Basketball:<\/strong> Give each child a half sheet of paper &amp; have them crumple up the paper as you chant. After we finish singing, have them try to throw the paper ball into the trash can. Repeat 3 more times.<\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<p>(At home I like playing the videos by Homeschool Helper so my children can have a visual while learning the song.)<\/p>\n<h2>Math (6s)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hear me sing<\/strong> the 6s.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Have children <strong>sing it slowly<\/strong> with me. Repeat.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Sing it while <strong>holding your earlobes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Sing it while <strong>holding your nose<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Sing it while <strong>covering your eyes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Sing it while <strong>folding your hands<\/strong> in your laps and sitting as still as possible.<\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<h2>English<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>I <strong>chant<\/strong> while children listen. I also added in <strong>finger counting<\/strong>: On R hand, hold up 1 finger for first, 2 for second, and 3 for third singular. For plural, hold up 1 finger on both hands, 2 fingers on both hands, and then 3 fingers on both hands. I\u2019ll also move my arms forward as I&#8217;m holding up my fingers to make a larger motion.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Let each child select an <strong>action craft stick<\/strong>: The entire class will say while spinning, hopping in place, under the table, balancing on one leg, standing on a chair, making a silly face, &amp; waving arms in the air.<\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<h2>Science<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>I chant while children listen.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>Chair Chants:<\/strong> Have children stand up with their chair next to them and chant it with me. Have them step on to their chair &amp; chant it. Have them step down from their chair &amp; chant. Chant while standing in chair. Chant on ground. Chant while standing in chair.<\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<p>(*At home we\u2019ll be learning the types of consumers using the song by Home Video Variety Show, posted below.)<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fine Arts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>10:00-10:30 am<\/p>\n<p><a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"4 year old's upside-down drawning of a lion inspired by Richard the Lion-Hearted\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/archived\/5001f808134c564a532dec8a9f0b0b4a.jpg\" style=\"max-height: 500px; width: auto;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4 year old&#8217;s upside-down drawning of a lion inspired by Richard the Lion-Hearted<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You might look at a picture and think there is no way you can draw it. Last week we learned that one way to get better at drawing is to practice drawing mirror images of objects. The first week we learned that you can draw better by looking at pictures in terms of their OiLs. What shapes are included in OiLs? It\u2019s not always easy to do that, though! You just keep seeing the whole picture and it looks really hard to draw! One way to force yourself to see the picture in terms of circles, dots, lines, angles, and curved lines is to turn the picture upside down and draw it that way! That will really force your mind to focus on its OiLs.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Read The Turn-Around, Upside-Down Alphabet Book. Have the children say each letter. The flip the book upside down and only read that part.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Today we\u2019ll try two exercises to illustrate:<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Exercise 1: Write your name. Look at your name upside down and try to replicate it. Focus on the oiLs<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Tip 1: Use paper to cover most of your name, and then draw only the lines they see. Move paper gradually to revive more of the image as they draw. This really reinforces seeing the lines and not the object.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Tip 2: When it comes to a complicated drawing with details and proportion, it can be much easier to copy the image upside down, concentrating on the shapes and relationships rather than the drawing itself, which can seem way too difficult.<\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Exercise 2: Have the children draw a simple drawing of a lion (because of Richard the Lion-Hearted) such as the finished one from CCC User kdhill02 (C1W3 Drawing Instructions &amp; Example), but don\u2019t tell the children what they will be drawing! Print a copy for each child. Fold the paper into 4 or 5 parts (not hotdog style but the other direction) so that there will be obvious places for them to stop. Place each picture upside down in a large envelope. Have helping moms assist children in pulling out a little bit of the picture at a time. Lead the children from the whiteboard in drawing those lines. You\u2019ll need to repeatedly emphasize, \u201cDo not peek ahead!\u201d Concentrate on the individual shapes, not the whole image. Flip paper over. Isn\u2019t it impressive what they just drew?<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Have children sign their work.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>***Parent Helper: Collect papers &amp; put in children\u2019s folders to be sent home.***<\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Presentations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>10:30-11:00 am<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Presentations<\/h2>\n<p>\u2022 Have children collect presentation items from the basket\/table.<br \/>\u2022 Remind that when someone else is talking, children should: Stop, Look, Listen.<br \/>\u2022 Remind about presentations: Today\u2019s focus will be: <strong>Volume:<\/strong> Can the whole room hear you audibly? Make sure to not be too soft or too loud. What is today\u2019s focus? [Remember to raise your hand to answer.]<br \/>\u2022 Each child gets 1 question token (a foam rectangle with their name written on it).<br \/>\u2022 Have children go in alphabetical order. (We rotate each week.)<br \/>\u2022 Next week\u2019s optional topic: Memorize and recite a Bible verse. You can even dress up and act it out.<br \/>\u2022 Next week\u2019s skill to work on: <strong>Eye contact<\/strong>: Make eye contact at least one time.<br \/>\u2022 Return presentation items to backpacks.<\/p>\n<h2>Bathroom Break &amp; Snack Time<\/h2>\n<p>Pray. Bathroom break. Get snacks from snack basket and have snack while listening to memory work CD.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science Activity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>11:00-11:30 am<\/p>\n<p><a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"See Through Science Activity\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/archived\/b2d01c1f594f213786cf23bec969cd29.jpg\" style=\"max-height: 500px; width: auto;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>See Through Science Activity<\/p>\n<p>*Ahead of time you can watch a video of the experiment by Elizabeth Wilcox posted below.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>11:30 am \u2013 12 pm<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Geography Fast Review<\/strong>: Hand out maps to each child. Divide up children among you &amp; the helping moms so that you are able to each check specific child and what they are pointing at. Call out the geography locations from weeks 1-3. Have children tell me or show me locations using their fingers.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>Musical Chairs<\/strong>: Play Timeline CD. The child who doesn&#8217;t get a seat gets to pick out a question card (minus timeline or geography) from a bag and answer it. If it\u2019s from this week\u2019s new grammar or if the child is unsure, everyone gets to help. Sometimes I tell them to go around the chairs while hopping, skipping, on their tip toes, and walking backwards.<\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Abecedarian Applause Week 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>(my weekly parent email)<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>It is such a pleasure to observe the enthusiasm and energy in our class each week as the children learn the new material, play games, and develop their friendships!<\/p>\n<p>We loved hearing all the funny jokes and other topics during presentations today! <\/p>\n<p>Would you like a little bit extra? Each week my family enjoys reading books, doing activities, and watching YouTube video clips related to our new grammar. Memorizing the CC grammar is completely sufficient, but if you\u2019d like to add a bit more, here is what my family has enjoyed reading, doing, &amp; watching related to the history sentence: <a href=\"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/knights-lesson-plan\">History Morning Basket: Knights &amp; the Crusades.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This week I will be praying for each of your children. My prayer is that through our time at CC, they will grow to find God\u2019s Word \u201cmore precious than gold, than much pure gold; and sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.\u201d (Psalm 19:10)<\/p>\n<p><a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Making cardboard shields &amp; swords was one of the activities we did this week at home during our History Morning Basket &amp; Activities time from the above link on Knights &amp; the Crusades.\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/archived\/f01b1b1b0813183fb55ece5464500a3f.jpg\" style=\"max-height: 500px; width: auto;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Making cardboard shields &amp; swords was one of the activities we did this week at home during our History Morning Basket &amp; Activities time from the above link on Knights &amp; the Crusades.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking for all my Cycle 2 lessons?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/CC-Cycle-2-Week-1\">CC Cycle 2 Week 1<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/CC-Cycle-2-Week-2\">CC Cycle 2 Week 2<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/CC-Cycle-2-Week-3\">CC Cycle 2 Week 3<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/CC-Cycle-2-Week-4\">CC Cycle 2 Week 4<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/CC-Cycle-2-Week-5\">CC Cycle 2 Week 5<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/CC-Cycle-2-Week-6\">CC Cycle 2 Week 6<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/CC-Cycle-2-Week-7\">CC Cycle 2 Week 7<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/CC-Cycle-2-Week-8\">CC Cycle 2 Week 8<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/CC-Cycle-2-Week-9\">CC Cycle 2 Week 9<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/CC-Cycle-2-Week-10\">CC Cycle 2 Week 10<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/CC-Cycle-2-Week-11\">CC Cycle 2 Week 11<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/CC-Cycle-2-Week-12\">CC Cycle 2 Week 12<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/CC-Cycle-2-Week-13\">CC Cycle 2 Week 13<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/CC-Cycle-2-Week-14\">CC Cycle 2 Week 14<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/CC-Cycle-2-Week-15\">CC Cycle 2 Week 15<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/CC-Cycle-2-Week-16\">CC Cycle 2 Week 16<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/CC-Cycle-2-Week-17\">CC Cycle 2 Week 17<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/CC-Cycle-2-Week-18\">CC Cycle 2 Week 18<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/CC-Cycle-2-Week-19\">CC Cycle 2 Week 19<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/CC-Cycle-2-Week-20\">CC Cycle 2 Week 20<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/CC-Cycle-2-Week-21\">CC Cycle 2 Week 21<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/CC-Cycle-2-Week-22\">CC Cycle 2 Week 22<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/CC-Cycle-2-Week-23\">CC Cycle 2 Week 23<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/CC-Cycle-2-Week-24\">CC Cycle 2 Week 24<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<h2>Looking for Activities and Books for Home During the Week?<\/h2>\n<p><a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"cc-cycle-2-week-3\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/archived\/9f8f245a3b8856ce81ba464330c1a750.jpg\" style=\"max-height: 500px; width: auto;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We love studying the subjects in more depth. Each week we focus on one sentence: science, history, or geography. We do hands-on activities (I especially love edible projects), read lots of great children&#8217;s picture books, and watch a few YouTube videos. We&#8217;ve studied Cycle 2 a few times, so I already have posted what we do for each week. If you&#8217;d like to see what we&#8217;re studying at home each week, here&#8217;s where I posted the links: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/fun-cc-cycle-2-lessons-and-book-ideas-for-home\">Fun CC Cycle 2 Lessons for Home.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a9 2019 Shannon<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jun 3, 2025 Classical Conversations Cycle 2 Week 3 Abc Tutor Plan This is the plan I used while tutoring a Classical Conversations Cycle 2 Week 3 abecederian class. I have included all the subjects including new grammar, art, presentations, science, and review game. I also added my weekly parent email. 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