It was a project I started three years ago, and it’s finally finished. Our Cycle 2 links are finally reorganized!
All of the following resources (and more) have already been available (organized by subject) on our Cycle 2 Resources Page. There are several resources on our Cycle 2 Subject Resources Pages that span multiple weeks. Don’t forget to check them out (especially math, science, and history!). You will not find actually memory work verbiage or other copyrighted information in my links lists or in my documents. Please do not copy and paste these links into other emails, documents, or websites. If you would like to share these links with others, please send them a link to this webpage. By honoring this request, you ensure that our family’s efforts to provide free homeschool resources can continue. Thank you for using and recommending Half-a-Hundred Acre Wood to others. It blesses us in return!
For a simple plan on how to use these resources, download our Cycle 3 First Quarter Sample Activity Plan. (I haven’t written one of these for Cycle 2, but it’s the same general idea…)
Do we use this stuff? We’ve used some of it (like multiplication drills sheets, constellation fun, or on-line geography games). But most of this we do not use. Our family spends more time reading and working on core skills during the elementary-school years and keeps our schedule open for playing board games together, or researching something that our children are interested in, pursing poetry, art, or music, or doing a random science investigation or nature study. We use our resource lists as resource lists – that is, when we wish to quickly find a resource I’ve come across in the past, we reference this list. I call it the “Link Buffet.” If this list is overwhelming, please ignore it. This is simply meant to be a reference site.
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Weeks 7-12: General Resources
General world history
Teaching with God's Heart for the World One-Year Unit Study Curriculum
Kids of Courage Torchlighters Study Guides
Kids of Courage Downloadable Teaching Resources
Create a newspaper or flyer about an event
Europe Historical Atlas
Making Sense of History with Maps and Timelines
What Really Happened During the Middle Ages (free sample biography on Gutenberg)
History Comic Illustration Pages {Free Notebooking Printable}
Free e-Books for World History: Medieval to Modern (CC Cycle 2)
General Geography Resources
A Child's Geography – Explore Medieval Kingdoms (download first three chapters free!)
Continental Blob Maps
Map Grids: Latitude and Longitude Activity
How to Draw Major Circles of Latitude Freehand
Map Tracing: A Geography Plan with Printable Atlas
World Geography Notebooking Pages – Physical World Maps (Biomes Mountains Rivers and More!)
Downloadable Printable Maps with lines of longitude/latitude (PDFs)
Free Printable Maps with and without labels
5 Fun and Easy Ways to Teach Geography (plus instructions for DIY foam-backed map)
Making Sense of History with Maps and Timelines
Map Trek (Sampler pack – over 40 pages!)
Map Studio Pro (Click "Get Started" and then "Mapstudio Free" button to use free version)
Video tutorial on making maps with Map Studio Pro
Elementary Geography Charlotte Mason Curriculum (free eBooks)
World Geography Printable Coloring Cards
Organizing a Geography Fair
Reviewing Geography with Legos… Beans… and… Trash?
Expedition Earth (sampler pack)
Montessori Nomenclature Sorting Cards and Vocabulary Cards for Water and Land Forms
Kids of Courage (misssions) – downloadable activity books and resources
Teaching with God's Heart for the World Free Downloadable 1-Year Curriculum
Country Location Worksheets (coloring sheet for notebook)
Outline Maps and Map Tests
Passport to Geography
Tabletop Geography
Seterra Software
National Geographic Interactive World Map
Master World Geography in 7 Months: Knowledge Quest GlobalMania
Make a geography pin map
Using Photos with PinMaps
Free Pin Map Flags
Elementary and Primary Teacher's Guides for Use with Pin Maps
Expedition Earth: Discovering God’s Animals
ArtMaps
National Geographic MapMaker Maps
Free Montessori World Map
Compass Rose
Lakeside Campground Map (Reading a map)
World Features Map Puzzle
World Landmarks Jigsaw Games
Kathy Troxel Geography Songs Samples
Kathy Troxel's Audio Memory Video Previews
Cool Country Report
Geography and Country Reports
iPad Apps for World Geography
Stack the Countries
Tapquiz Maps World Edition
Google Earth
Learn World Geography by Brainscape
National Capitals Genius by Brainscape
General Science
Scientific Method Posters Bookmarks and Lab Sheets
Science Fair Projects
General Astronomy
Science A-Z Outside the Solar System Samples
Earth & Space Science Worksheets on Education.com (10 sheets free per month so pace yourself!)
Astronomy Science Project Ideas
Starry Night Free Resources
The Year and Seasons Lesson (Upper Grammar/Logic)
Constellation Viewer
Constellation Cards
Constellation Lacing Cards and Other Space Printables
Planisphere
Call Me Ahnighito Literature Unit Study
Space Lapbook
English Grammar
Parts of Speech Musical Plates
Parts of Speech Secret Agent
Hot Wad
French Fry Parts of Speech
Go Fish Parts of Speech
Grammar Definitions e-book
Parts of Speech Card Game
English Grammar At-a-Glance
Parts of Speech Mini-Posters
Welcome to Grammaropolis On-Line Book
Grammaropolis App (Free Preview)
Parts of Speech Word Dominoes
Math Facts Practice
Free Skip Counting Mazes – Minecraft Themed
Free Online Multiplication Games
Free Multiplication Worksheet Printables (with visual cues)
Tables Squares and Cubes Drill Sheets from Classical Conversations guest library page
Triangular Fact Family Multiplication Division Flashcards
Circle and Write Skip Counting Page
Skip Count Mazes 1-12
Skip Count Mazes through 20s
Multiplication Ladders
Number Line Skip Counting and Multiplication Sheets
Numbers Make Picture Patterns Video
Online Multiplication Games from Sheppard Software (includes various games for multiplication facts and skip counting)
Balloon Pop Skip Counting Online Game
Skip Counting Charts (with concept pictured)
Skip Counting and Memorization Egg Carton Game
Xtramath.org Math Fact Practice
Math Fact Practice – Worksheets Flashcards etc. (through 15s)
Multiplication Math Maze Worksheet
Toymaker’s skip counter and multipies
Catch the Monkey Multiplication Game (and other games via Making Math More Fun)
Skip Counting Drill Sheets
Multiplication lapbook
Roll-the-Die Fact Family Triangles
On-Line Game Timez Attack (Click on downloads.)
Samples at Times Tables the Fun Way
Schoolhouse Rock’s Multiplication songs
Interactive Times Table at Mathisfun.com (also has worksheets | on-line math fact practice | and other activities)
Printable Math Mats
Multiplication wheel worksheets
Multiplication Game: I Have / Who Has
Multiplication Memory Match
Multiplication Roll 'Em
Multiplication Flashcards
Trionimoes Multiplication Game Printable
Battleship War Games Printable
Multiplication and Addition Practice with Battleship
Multiplying with LEGO Bricks
Hands-On Multiplication with Legos 3-D Graph
More Creative Multiplication Games and Activities
Multiplication Strategies Posters
Multiplication Table
Skip Counting Sheets from Worksheetfun
Variety of Multiplication Worksheets at Worksheetfun
Multiplication Fact Drill Sheets 1×1 through 15×15 from PrintNPractice (highlighted in purple)! Download packet and practice all year! For younger students skip counting copywork sheets can be downloaded here.
Math-drills.com
Living Math Ideas
Living Math Literature
Scholastic Math StudyJams
Dinah Zyke's Teaching Mathematics with Foldables
Week 7
Presentation
Idea: Favorite toy
Skill: Speak Clearly
Fine Arts
Tin Whistle & Music Theory Resources
Tin Whistle & Music Theory Notebooking Pages
Science
Learn about Stars
Neutron Stars Crash Course Video (13-min)
Crash Course in Astronomy: Stars (10-min)
The Heavens Star Map
Mythology and Astronomy of Constellations
Constellation Viewer
Constellation Cards
Constellation Lacing Cards and Other Space Printables
Lacing Constellations
History & Timeline
Timeline Thumbnails
Add to Timeline Notebook
Other Timeline Resources
Teaching with God's Heart for the World – Renaissance & Reformation Lesson
The Protestant Reformation on Khan Academy
Martin Luther: The Reluctant Revolutionary on PBS
Martin Luther Bio
The Ballad of Martin Luther
John Calvin Bio
Reformation Unit Study & Lapbook
Free Reformation Study Guides
Geography
Learn – Geographic Regions Online Interactive
Test – European GeoRegions Online Game
Command prompts and sorting cards for global water and landforms
Math
13s Multiplication Facts Worksheet
Skip Count Mazes through 20s
Multiplication Fact Drill Sheets 1×1 through 15×15 from PrintNPractice (highlighted in purple)!
English Grammar
Pronoun File Folder Game
Schoolhouse Rock Rufus… Pronoun Song
Pronoun Song from Grammaropolis
Pronoun Interactive Website by Grammaropolis
Practicing Pronouns with Roy Orbison
Pronoun Worksheet
Pronoun Match Worksheet
Pronoun Worksheets
Personal Pronouns
Pick-the-Pronoun Sheet
Why do we need pronouns?
Possessive Pronouns
Latin
Latin Conjugations – Keeping the Tenses Straight
Latin Conjugation Match-Up File Folder Game
Latin Alphabet Coloring Book and Cards
Other Latin Resources
Picture Books
Martin Luther: A Man Who Changed The World
Built to Last (Cathedral)
Glow-in-the-Dark Constellations
Read Alouds & Other Books (CC Cycle 2 Booklist)
Week 8
Presentation
Idea: Show how to draw a something (like How to Draw a Simple World Map)
Skill: Vary pace/tone/volume
Fine Arts
Tin Whistle & Music Theory Resources
Tin Whistle & Music Theory Notebooking Pages
Science
About the Sun (Info)
Our Active Sun (National Geographic)
Where Does the Sun's Energy Come From? Infographic
Astronomy for Kids: Sun
Build a Sunspot Viewer
What Are Solar Flares?
Sun Diagram Review Sheet
Papercraft – Structure of the Sun (UG+)
Extension – Paper Sundial
Simple Paper Plate Sundial
Solar Water Purification
Solar Energy Balloon Blow-up
History & Timeline
Exploration Activities (Create a compass – astrolabe – etc.)
Teaching with God's Heart for the World – Exploration & Colonization Lesson
World Explorers Interactive Website
Age of Explorers from Maritime Museum
European Explorer Cards
Animated History of European Mapmaking
Explorers Unit and Notebook Pages
Explorers Printables – Coloring and Copywork Pages
Discoverers and Explorers By Edward Shaw or listen to the audios at Librivox
Columbus’s Mistake – A Play
HSITW New World Explorers Sampler
Age of Exploration Timeline Figures
Timeline Thumbnails
Add to Timeline Notebook
Other Timeline Resources
Geography
World Explorers Maps
Explorer Route Maps
Math
14s Multiplication Facts Worksheet
Skip Count Mazes through 20s
Multiplication Fact Drill Sheets 1×1 through 15×15 from PrintNPractice (highlighted in purple)!
English Grammar
Reflexive Pronouns
Pronoun File Folder Game
See Week 7 for review
Latin
Latin Conjugations – Keeping the Tenses Straight
Latin Conjugation Match-Up File Folder Game
Latin Alphabet Coloring Book and Cards
Other Latin Resources
Picture Books
A World of Wonders: Geographic Travels in Verse and Rhyme
Maps & Globes (Reading Rainbow)
Exploration and Conquest
Read Alouds & Other Books (CC Cycle 2 Booklist)
Week 9
Presentation
Idea: Favorite Planet
Skill: Use visual aid/prop without distracting audience
Fine Arts
Tin Whistle & Music Theory Resources
Tin Whistle & Music Theory Notebooking Pages
Science
Planets Song {PDF}
Solar System Unit Study (50-page printable)
The Solar System Videos
Online Interactive Model of Solar System
National Geographic – Planets
1990 Solar System Map – National Geographic
Extreme Weather on Other Planets
Planetary Size and Distance Comparison
Planet Sizes – National Geographic
Solar System Button Planets Craft
Build a Solar System Scale Model
Preschool Solar System Pack
Solar System Online Game
Solar System Song
Solar System Sugar Cookie
Color a Solar System Bookmark
Planets Coloring Sheet
The NightTime Sky
Solar System Trading Cards Version 1
Solar System Trading Cards Version 2
Solar System Trading Cards Jr Edition
Solar System Info Cards
Animated Video Course – Planets
Animated Video Course – Solar System
Moving Copernican System vs. Moving Ptolemaic System
National Geographic Solar System
Starry Night Solar System Lesson
Learn about our Solar System
"Earth-Sun-Moon" Online Game on Crickweb
Education.com Learn-the-Planets Worksheets
Solar System Mobile
Scale of Planets and Stars Video
History & Timeline
Tudor Monarchs: History
The Tudors Interactive Site
Time Warp Peter the Great
Louis XIV Website
Louis XIV Bio
Henry VIII Bio
Frederick the Great Bio
Frederick the Great Video
Peter the Great Bio
SOTW Volume 3 Timeline Cards and Notebooking Pages
Timeline Thumbnails
Add to Timeline Notebook
Other Timeline Resources
Geography
Caribbean Country Location & Capital Flashcards
Printable Caribbean Test Map
Printable Caribbean Map Answers
Central America On-line Interactive Map
Central America Online Puzzle Map
Caribbean Online Games
Caribbean Country Command Questions (printable)
Central America & Caribbean Maps
National Geographic Kids On-line Interactive People and Places
Flags of the Nations Coloring Sheets
National Geographic Interactive World Map
Cuba Kids Video
Math
15s Multiplication Facts Worksheet
Skip Count Mazes through 20s
Multiplication Fact Drill Sheets 1×1 through 15×15 from PrintNPractice (highlighted in purple)!
English Grammar
Pronoun File Folder Game
Interrogative Pronouns
See Week 2
Latin
Latin Conjugations – Keeping the Tenses Straight
Latin Conjugation Match-Up File Folder Game
Latin Alphabet Coloring Book and Cards
Other Latin Resources
Picture Books
Peter the Great
The King’s Day: Louis XIV of France
Good Queen Bess : The Story of Elizabeth I of England
There's No Place Like Space: All About Our Solar System
Read Alouds & Other Books (CC Cycle 2 Booklist)
Week 10
Presentation
Idea: Book Review
Skill: 3-second rule (pause 3 seconds before beginning)
Fine Arts
Tin Whistle & Music Theory Resources
Tin Whistle & Music Theory Notebooking Pages
Science
Phases of the Moon Video
Moon Phase Viewer
Moon Games
1969 Moon Map
Moon Phase Info
It's Just a Phase…
Oreo Moon Phases
Moon Phases Info
Moon Phases Diagram
Moon Phases Demonstration with Styrofoam Ball
Moon Phases Lesson Plans | FlipBook | Cards | Printable Activities
Phases of the Moon MiniBook
Connect to the Moon
Moon Phases Animation
Animated Video Course – Lunar Cycle
Size of Earth Moon and Sun – Lesson Plan
ABC Moon Book.pdf
Moon Phases Flip Book
Lunar Globe
Extension Activity – Earth's Tides
Extension Activity – Lunar Eclipse
History & Timeline
Russia Interactive Timeline
Face of Russia Timeline
Russia Lapbook
Russia on National Geo for Kids
A Brief History of Russia
Catherine the Great Bio
Biblical Apologetics for a Russian Viking King by James Johnson
SOTW Volume 3 Timeline Cards and Notebooking Pages
Timeline Thumbnails
Add to Timeline Notebook
Other Timeline Resources
Geography
Asia Country Location & Capital Flashcards
Asia Country Command Questions (printable)
Asia On-line Interactive Map
Asia Online Puzzle Map
Asia Online Games
National Geographic Kids On-line Interactive People and Places
Flags of the Nations Coloring Sheets
National Geographic Interactive World Map
Central & Southwest Asia Map Unlabeled
Central & Southwest Asia Map Labeled
Asia Maps
Southwest Asia & Middle East Maps
Asia Push Pin Map (in a box)
India Country Lapbook
China Country Lapbook
Math
Square Numbers Practice
Squares Wheel Worksheet
Squares and Cubes Practice
English Grammar
Demonstrative Pronouns
See Week 7
Latin
Latin Conjugations – Keeping the Tenses Straight
Latin Conjugation Match-Up File Folder Game
Latin Alphabet Coloring Book and Cards
Other Latin Resources
Picture Books
Russia ABCs: A Book About the People and Places of Russia or R is for Russia (both of these are great – one uses illustrations and the other photos)
The Littlest Matryoshka (Still looking into other books about Russian folktales)
The Moon Book
Read Alouds & Other Books (CC Cycle 2 Booklist)
Week 11
Presentation
Idea: Demonstrate how to do something
Skill: Eye contact
Fine Arts
Tin Whistle & Music Theory Resources
Tin Whistle & Music Theory Notebooking Pages
Science
Classic Elementary Earth Science Download (Student & Teacher)
About Comets Meteors and Asteroids
Construct a Comet
Asteroid vs Comet Venn Diagram
Comets and Asteroids Video (4 min)
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