These are extra resources to help our students learn more about
Cycle 3 of Classical Conversations.
These are my personal notes to help me supplement my homeschool teaching. I am happy to share these resources in hopes that it will give you some valuable resources. Please feel free to pass them along. I have not read or viewed many of the resources listed and encourage you to view them before presenting them to your children. I hope this list is a great blessing to you as you homeschool this year. :-) Angel
All History Timeline and Sentence pages will refer to the Usborne World History Encyclopedia.
All Science will be pages for the Usborne Science Encyclopedia.
Story Of The World pages come partly from volume 3 and partly from volume 4 this cycle.
Usborne Geography Encyclopedia pgs 162-163 USA info, 270-271 USA map- This is for all 24 weeks since we will be focusing on the USA this cycle
I have included 2 series of shows from Netflix Instant Downloads that we will watch each week as they closely tie for learning about American History.
These shows are listed as “America- The Story of Us” and “Liberty’s Kids.”
Episode Guide to America The Story Of Us http://www.history.com/shows/america-the-story-of-us/episodes/
Episode Guide to Liberty’s Kids
http://www.tv.com/libertys-kids/show/6584/episode.html
At the end of the weekly list I have also included ADDITIONAL Amazon Instant Play and Netflix Instant play movies as well as movies that can be bought as dvds. By each movie I have listed the CC week or weeks covered. These are to be used as you see fit and you need to determine whether you find them appropriate for the age of child you are homeschooling.
SUPPLIES- If you wish to use all these resources you will need the following: Usborne World History Encyclopedia, Usborne Science Encyclopedia, Story Of The World volumes 3 and 4, Netflix Instant Play, Cycle 3 Classical Conversations materials
Optional supplies include: Usborne Geography Encyclopedia, Story of The World Volume 3 and 4 cds and activities books, Amazon Instant Play movies, purchased movies
Week 1
History Timeline pgs 114-117 Egypt,
History Sentence pgs 289, 296 Columbus
Story of The World Vol. 3; Pg. 19
Netflix- America The Story Of Us- Episode 1
Netflix- Liberty’s Kids- Episode 1-2
Week 2
History Timeline 124-127 and 131 Minoan Culture, 114-117 Egypt,
History Sentence pgs 322-323 Pilgrims
Science pg 346 Axial Skeleton
Story of The World Vol. 3; Pg. 61-64
Netflix - America The Story Of Us- Episode 1
Netflix- Liberty’s Kids- Episode 3-4
Week 3
History Timeline pg 132 Hammurabi, pgs 134- 139 More on Egypt in this time period,pg 142 12 tribes of Isreal
History Sentence pg 330 Boston Tea Party
Science pgs 348-349 Kinds of muscles
Story of The World Vol. 3; Pg. 209-212
Netflix- America The Story Of Us- Episode 2
Netflix- Liberty’s Kids- Episode 5-6
Episode 1- The Boston Tea Party- ties with history sentence
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Week 4
Usborne World History Timeline pg 144-145 Phoenicians
Usborne World History Sentence pg 330 Declaration of Independence
Science pgs 364-365 The Nervous System
Story of The World Vol. 3; Pg. 213-217
Netflix- America The Story Of Us- Episode 2
Netflix- Liberty’s Kids- Episode 7-8
Episode 13- The 1st Fourth of July- ties with history sentence
Week 5
History Timeline pgs154-159 Greece, pgs 184-185 Rome
History Sentence pgs 330-331 Washington
Science pgs 368-375 The 5 Senses
Story of The World Vol. 3; Pg. 223-226
Netflix- America The Story Of Us- Episode 3
Netflix- Liberty’s Kids- Episode 9-10
Week 6
History Timeline pgs 160-161 Alexander the Great, pgs 186-187 More Rome
History Sentence pgs 350-351 Louisiana Purchase & Westward Expansion
Science pgs 354-355 Digestive System
Story of The World Vol. 3; Pg. 278-281 & 297-302
Netflix- America The Story Of Us- Episode 3
Netflix- Liberty’s Kids- Episode 11-12
Week 7
History Timeline pgs 188-191 Rome continued, 192 Birth & Ministry of Christ
Science pg 362 Excretory System
Story of The World Vol. 3; Pg. 309-313
Netflix- America The Story Of Us- Episode 4
Netflix- Liberty’s Kids- Episode 13-14
Week 8
History Timeline pgs 192-193 Death of Christ & Persecution of Christians& Constantine, pgs 194-195 Rome burns and Constantine and Split of the Empire
Science pgs 350-351 Circulatory System
Netflix- America The Story Of Us- Episode 4
Netflix- Liberty’s Kids- Episode 15-16
Week 9
History Timeline pgs 204-205 Barbarian Invasion, pgs 210-213, Vikings, pgs 202-203 Justinian the Great, pgs 206-207 Mohammed and Islam, pg 216 Charlemagne
Science pg 387 Lymphatic System
Netflix- America The Story Of Us- Episode 4
Netflix- Liberty’s Kids- Episode 17-18
Week 10
History Timeline pg 217 Otto 1 Holy Roman Empire, pgs 220-221 The Fuedal System, pg 234 Cathedrals in Europe, pgs 240-241 The Crusades
Science pgs 358-359 The Respiratory System
Netflix- Liberty’s Kids- Episode 19-20
Week 11
History Timeline pg 273 Marco Polo, pg 219 The Hundred Years War & Joan of Arc, pg 242 Black Death, pg 288 Prince Henry the Navigator, pg 253 Fall of Constantinople
History Sentence pgs 348-349 Lincoln and Civil War
Science pg 363 Endocrine System
Story of The World Vol. 4; Pg. 49-53
Netflix- America The Story Of Us- Episode 5
Netflix- Liberty’s Kids- Episode 21-22
Week 12
History Timeline pgs 284-287 The Renaissance, pg 289 Columbus, pgs 302-303 Martin Luther and the reformation,
History Sentence pgs 348-349 Robert E Lee End of Civil War
Science pgs 350-351 purposes of blood
Story of The World Vol. 4; Pg. 51-53
Netflix- America The Story Of Us- Episode 6
Netflix- Liberty’s Kids- Episode 23-24
Week 13
History Timeline pg 289 John Cabot
History Sentence 349 free slaves
Science pg 12 atomic number
Story of The World Vol. 4; Pg. 53-56
Netflix- America The Story Of Us- Episode 6
Netflix- Liberty’s Kids- Episode 25-26
Week 14
History Timeline pgs 322-323 Pilgrims & 13 colonies
History Sentence pgs 338-339 Industrial Age
Science pgs 24-27 Elements
Story of The World Vol. 4; Pg. 173-177
Netflix- America The Story Of Us- Episode 7
Netflix- Liberty’s Kids- Episode 27-28
Week 15
History Timeline pgs 330-331 America Declares its Independence
History Sentence pg 367 Roosevelt
Science pgs 10-11 Atoms
Story of The World Vol. 4; Pg. 161-167
Netflix- Liberty’s Kids- Episode 29-30
Week 16
History Timeline pgs 330-331 Washington & Lousiana Purchase
Science pgs 46-47 Hydrogen, pg 63 Helium
Netflix- America The Story Of Us- Episode 7
Netflix- Liberty’s Kids- Episode 31-32
Week 17
History Timeline pgs 324-325 Slavery in the South, pgs 350 Westward Expansion, 350 Remember the Alamo
History Sentence pgs 358-359 WWI
Science pgs 50-53 Carbon, pg 64 Nitrogen, pg 62 Oxygen
Story of The World Vol. 4; Pg. 216-221 & 227-231
Netflix- America The Story Of Us- Episode 8
Netflix- Liberty’s Kids- Episode 33-34
Week 18
History Timeline pgs 348-349 War Between the States & Lincoln,
History Sentence pgs 368-373 WWII
Science pg 48 Flourine, pg 63 Neon, pg 39 Sodium, pg 38 Magnesium
Story of The World Vol. 4; Pg. 305-309
Netflix- America The Story Of Us- Episode 9
Netflix- Liberty’s Kids- Episode 35-36
Week 19
History Timeline
History Sentence pg 378 NATO
Story of The World Vol. 4; Pg. 223-227
Netflix- Liberty’s Kids- Episode 37-38
Week 20
History Timeline pgs 358-359 1st World War, pgs 366-367 Roaring 20s & Great Depression, pgs 368-373 World War 2, pgs 378-379 The Cold War, pgs 380-381 The Space Race
Science pgs 338-339 Theory of Evolution
Story of The World Vol. 4; Pg. 402-408
Netflix- America The Story Of Us- Episode 10
Netflix- Liberty’s Kids- Episode 39-40
Week 21
History Sentence pgs380-381 Moon Landing
Science pg 179 Shapes of the Earth- Geological changes
Story of The World Vol. 4; Pg. 385-389
Netflix- America The Story Of Us- Episode 11
Netflix- The Wonder of It All- Connects with History Sentence
Week 22
Science pg 179 Shapes of the Earth- Geological changes
Story of The World Vol. 4; Pg. 477
Netflix- America The Story Of Us- Episode 12
Week 23
Science pg 339 Natural Selection
Story of The World Vol.3; Pg. 219-223
Week 24
Story of The World Vol.3; Pg. 219-223
AMAZON INSTANT VIEW MOVIE IDEAS:
Brother Sun, Sister Moon-wk 10 The crusades and St Francis
Roots- about slavery (only to buy on instant play or on dvd)- wk 17
9/11 Commemorative Collection Season 1- wk 22 (history sentence)
AMAZON MOVIES ONLY ON DVD:
The Magic School Bus: Human Body- Science-anatomy
The Exodus Decoded (History Channel) (2006)- Moses and Exodus- timeline wk #4
Prince of Egypt - Moses and Exodus- timeline wk #4
Joseph: King of Dreams- Joseph and Egypt- timeline wks #2-3
Joan of Arc-wk 11
The Alamo (Widescreen Edition) (2004)- wk 17
NETFLIX INSTANT PLAY IDEAS:
For Science
National Geographic: Incredible Human Machine- Anatomy
National Geographic: Skin- Anatomy
How Does the Brain Work?: Nova scienceNOW- wk 4
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed- intelligent design-wk 20
God of Wonders- wk 19
For History Sentences and History Timeline
America- The Story of Us- wks 1-20
Liberty’s Kids- wks 1-20
VeggieTales: Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Noah's
Umbrella- wk 1
Babylon: Past, Present and Future-wk 2 (Babel)
History's Mysteries: Sodom and Gomorrah-wk 2
Egypt: Engineering an Empire-wk 3
The Ten Commandments-wk 3 and 4
VeggieTales: Dave and the Giant Pickle-wk 5
Empires: Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites-wk 5
The Tabernacle- wk 5 (Solomon’s reign-tour of temple)
National Geographic: Beyond the Movie: Alexander the Great-wk6
Greeks: Crucible of Civilization-3 episodes- wk 5-6
The Miracle Maker: The Story of Jesus-wk 7
Pompeii: The Last Day- wk 8
National Geographic: Secrets of Jerusalem's Holiest Sites-wk 8 (Jerusalem)
The Case for Christ-wk 7 and 8
The Dark Ages-wk 8 and beyond
National Geographic: Inside Mecca- wk 9 (Islam)
John Wycliffe- wk 11
Marco Polo-wk 11
Empires: Martin Luther-wk 12
Here I Stand: Martin Luther-wk 12
American Experience: Robert E. Lee- wk 12 history sentence
National Geographic: Beyond the Movie: The New World: Nightmare in Jamestown-wk 13
In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials- wk 14
George Washington: American Revolutionary- wk 15
FDR: American Experience-wk 15 (history sentence)
The Revolution- wk 15 & 16
Ken Burns: The Civil War- wk 15 & 16
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman- wk 17 (slavery)
Secrets of the Dead: Slave Ship Mutiny-wk 17
American Experience: We Shall Remain-wk 17 (Trail of Tears and more episodes about the Native Americans)
The Best of the Real West- wk 17 (1 episode on the Alamo)
Texas-Wk 17 & 18 (Alamo and War with Mexico)
Modern Marvels: The Railroads That Tamed the West-wk 18
Wright Brothers' Flying Machine: Nova-wk 20
Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State- wk 20
Just Around the Corner- wk 20 (set in time of great depression)
WWII in HD-wk 20
The Panic Is On: The Great American Depression as Seen by the Common Man- wk 20
Vietnam: Homecoming-wk 20
Unforgettable: The Korean War-wk 20
NETFLIX INSTANT PLAY FOR PRESIDENTS
Reagan: American Experience
American Experience: Nixon
Jimmy Carter: American Experience
LBJ: American Experience
Truman: American Experience