{"id":1102,"date":"2025-06-04T03:23:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T03:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discover.hubpages.com\/education\/CC-Cycle-2-Week-4"},"modified":"2025-06-04T03:23:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T03:23:04","slug":"cc-cycle-2-week-4-lesson-for-abecedarian-tutors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/?p=1102","title":{"rendered":"CC Cycle 2 Week 4 Lesson for Abecedarian Tutors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><time datetime=\"2025-06-03T23:23:04-04:00\" title=\"Jun 3, 2025\">Jun 3, 2025<\/time><br \/><a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Classical Conversations Cycle 2 Week 4 Abc Tutor Lesson Plan\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/archived\/2868206e812f4dc961a823ab62050636.jpg\" style=\"max-height: 500px; width: auto;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Classical Conversations Cycle 2 Week 4 Abc Tutor Lesson Plan<\/p>\n<p>This is the plan I used while tutoring a Classical Conversations Cycle 2 Week 4 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 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.)<\/p>\n<p>-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 songs &amp; hand motions by CCHappyMom.)<\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<h2>Timeline<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Flash the cards<\/strong>, while singing card titles 1-3, then 1-5 card titles, then 1-7 card titles.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>Which card is missing?<\/strong> Secretly pull one of the cards out. Lay them out on the table. Sing through the song to find out which one is missing. Repeat 3 more times.<\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<h2>Math (7s)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Hear me sing the 7s.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Touch <strong>Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes<\/strong> while singing together. Start slowly &amp; go faster each time.<\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Sing the history sentence while children listen. I added the below <strong>hand motions<\/strong>. I just do the motions without explaining them.<\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<p><strong>King John = <\/strong>\u201chold\u201d a scepter nobly<\/p>\n<p><strong>Signed = <\/strong>Sign with right hand on left hand (paper)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Limiting = <\/strong>Right fist up in front of you; left hand comes up, wraps fingers around the fists and pushes right fist down.<\/p>\n<p><strong>King Edward III = <\/strong>Hold up 3 fingers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Claimed to be = <\/strong>Fists on hips<\/p>\n<p><strong>King of France = <\/strong>Pound scepter 3 times (once for each word)<\/p>\n<p><strong>War = <\/strong>ASL for war<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Vary who sings it<\/strong>: Children sing it &amp; do motions with me. Right table sings it. Left table sings it. Boys sing it in a whisper. Girls sing it loudly. Everyone sings it. (If they are able, I have the all the children do the hand motions whether or not they are the ones singing it. That keeps everyone engaged.)<\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<h2>Math (8s)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Hear me sing 8s while pointing to them on the board.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Have children sing with me.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>Add &amp; Subtract Movements<\/strong>: Sing it while clapping. Sing it while clapping and stomping. Sing it while clapping, stomping, &amp; nodding your head. Sing it while clapping and stomping. Sing it while clapping.<\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<h2>English<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>I chant while children listen.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Have children chant it with me 2 time.<\/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, have them try to throw the paper ball into the trash can. Repeat 3 more times.<\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<p>(*At home we\u2019ll be learning the Nominative Pronouns using the song\/chant by CCC user marykbry. You could instead use the below song by Seth.)<\/p>\n<h2>Latin<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Everyone together will sing and use motions we learned last week. Only sing through it one time.<\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\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<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<ul>\n<li>Let each child have a turn &#8220;leading&#8221; the class by singing it into a toy microphone. Again, we will only sing through it one time each.<\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<h2>Science<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Chant sentence while children listen.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>Your choice silly voice<\/strong>: Allow each child to say what silly voice they want to do the sentence in and everyone chants it using that silly voice. (It\u2019s okay if they request voices you don\u2019t have on your silly voice cube.)<\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<p>(*At home we\u2019ll be learning the types of consumers using the song by The Home Video Variety Show.)<\/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=\"Abstract Art\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/archived\/26323e743c12a1fce74bc27b7f72a852.jpg\" style=\"max-height: 500px; width: auto;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Abstract Art<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>***Parent Helper: Fill 8 Dixie cups with water. Place the cups at the far end of the children\u2019s tables. Put a watercolor paint set and a fat paintbrush near the water. These should not be out of reach of the children.) Then put a piece of newspaper down at each child\u2019s place (to be used to protect the table). Place a box of crayons on the tables for each group of 3 children, and pass out a sheet of drawing paper to each child\u2019s place.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Have children sit on the floor while the helper mom\/dad prepares the table.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Quickly show 3 traditional paintings. (I used ones from one of the Lucy Micklethwait books.) Ask children what they see in each picture. (children and a dog, men playing a game, a mom and dad, etc.)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Show some abstract art by Kandinsky. Ask the children what they see. Have them identify OiLs in Kandinsky\u2019s or Delaunay\u2019s art. Can they identify any real objects, people, or animals in the paintings?<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>About 100 years ago, some artists decided to stop trying to paint something that represented an animal, object, etc. Instead, they wanted to communicate a message or feeling. \u201cAbstract art is non-representational art. That is, art which does not try to represent people, animals or objects in the real world, but which attempts to communicate meaning either through dramatically simplified or invented forms.\u201d (An Usborne Introduction: Understanding Modern Art)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Read <em>The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky&#8217;s Abstract Art <\/em>by Barb Rosenstock . Kandinsky is credited as the first abstract artist.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>***Parent Helper: Turn on a classical music CD. I used the songs that we will be listening to later this year from the <em>Classical Music for Dummies<\/em> CD, but any music will work. Vivaldi\u2019s <em>Spring<\/em> is always a nice one as well.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Have children return to seats. Tell them to not touch anything yet and wait for the instructions. Tell them we are now going to paint the music that we hear.<\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Have children label the back of their paper with their names.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Using a crayon, draw four straight lines that cross each other and go to the edge of the paper. Lines may be diagonal or straight. Put crayon back in bowl.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Pick up a different color crayon and draw 2 circles that touch a line. They can be oval, circles, kidney-shaped or ellipse-shaped. They are to be empty and any size anywhere on the page. Replace that color crayon.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Draw 3 dots &#8212; any size or shape (like the circles) with a different color crayon. Color them in solidly. Then replace that crayon.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Choosing another crayon color, place your crayon on the dot and draw a curvy line going off the page. It will look like a balloon. Do this twice. Replace this color crayon in the bowl.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Pick up a final color and add two or three things on your own such as: a zigzag, angled line, a spiral, a dotted line, a shape like circle or dot, etc.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Wet your paints with clear water by dropping a drop of water into each color first. Then paint in the shapes, repeating colors in different sections of the painting but not touching. ***Make sure that children do not use too much water!!! It might tear the paper.***<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Mix colors to make new ones, such as tertiaries and work on refining painting skills. All white areas should be covered with paint.<\/li>\n<p><\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Did we all follow the same directions? Do the drawings look the same? Different? How are they similar? How are they different? Why? With just one set of directions, everyone in the classroom will come up with very unique works of abstract art.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>***Parent Helper: Collect papers &amp; set aside to dry. At the end of class while we do review, 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: Show and Tell. Tell us about one of your favorite things. Who gave t to you? What does it look like? Where\/when did you get it? Why do you like it?<br \/>\u2022 Next week\u2019s skill to work on: <strong>Hear silence once<\/strong>. Make no hmm, um, or any other sounds between your sentences or thoughts.<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 Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>11:00-11:30 am<\/p>\n<p><a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Science Activities: On the Move &amp; Speedy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/archived\/59fc98e380f5e2a7f3d7e387e7864b08.jpg\" style=\"max-height: 500px; width: auto;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Science Activities: On the Move &amp; Speedy<\/p>\n<p>*Ahead of time you can watch videos of the experiments by Elizabeth Wilcox posted below.<\/p>\n<h2>#11 On the Move<\/h2>\n<h2>#12 Speedy<\/h2>\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 1-4. Have children tell me or show me locations using their fingers.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>Fly swatting game:<\/strong> Print off a flip chart from CCC &amp; cut each subject into one square (or just use the review cards). I divided the questions in half. One helping mom\/dad sat with half the children, and I sat with the other half. Each child would take a turn using a fly swatter to slap one of the flies. They answer the question that is on the back of the fly. Half way through they switch and move to the other \u201cpond\u201d to answer those questions.<\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Abecedarian Applause Week 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>(my weekly parent email)<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Words cannot express how proud I am of all of my abecedarians and of all of you parents for your dedication. Your children are doing such an amazing job with the memory work, and I know that has to do with your perseverance in working with them each week!<\/p>\n<p>Please try to make a habit of taking your child to the bathroom each morning before morning assembly! We had multiple requests for bathroom trips shortly after class started 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 science sentence: <a href=\"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/FoodWebLesson\">Science Morning Basket &amp; Activities: Food Chain.<\/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 learn to \u201cbe generous and willing to share [and so] lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age.\u201d (I Timothy 5:18-19)<\/p>\n<p><a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creating a Food Chain and a Food Pyramid was one of the activities we did this week at home during our Science Morning Basket &amp; Activities time from the above link on the Food Web.\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/archived\/ec2f26eea0193a4b6349922306e581fa.jpg\" style=\"max-height: 500px; width: auto;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Creating a Food Chain and a Food Pyramid was one of the activities we did this week at home during our Science Morning Basket &amp; Activities time from the above link on the Food Web.<\/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-4\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/archived\/a6083e74a00e81ae259345ca3711c535.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 4 Abc Tutor Lesson Plan This is the plan I used while tutoring a Classical Conversations Cycle 2 Week 4 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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