CC games

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Updated:
3/6/2012

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CC games

To my fellow CC Smart Mamas and Tutors:

WOW! Thank you so much for visiting my website. I am thrilled and honored to share a couple of my Classical Conversations game ideas with you as well as a couple new classroom tools I created. My kids love the games! They were created first and foremost to be used at home but of course, as a tutor, I used them during review time in my class as well. I attribute my girls' success as memory masters first and foremost to God who blessed them with sharp minds and second to playing these games and use these resources over and over and over! :)

CC-Quest

This game is the first game I created. If any of you have played the popular game, Sequence, you will catch on very quick.
The spaces are color coded according to subjects: history sentences, timeline cards, geography, science, math, English, and Latin. I made two game boards - one for first semester information and one for second semester information. The first semester board came in very handy over Christmas break. The second semester board came in handy over spring break.
Of course, put the two boards together and you have a fantastic way to review for Memory Master or work on that retention over the summer. I have typed up directions for the 4 games I came up with using these boards, but I'm sure you Smart Mamas will come up with even more!

1 set (which includes 2 game boards - one for first semester and one for second semester) is $12 plus shipping. This includes lamination and directions printed on the back.

If you are a CC community and want to place an order together, it really helps to save on shipping costs!

These are good for all 3 CC cycles and can be used over and over and over again! They are also great for tutors to use during review time in CC classes.

MEMORY MASTER STICKER CHART

We also love CC Memory Master sticker charts. I have one of these charts for each of my children. Every Thursday night (before our Friday morning CC classes), we do our quizzing. If they get the answer right, they get a sticker on their chart! They love it and can have a constant visual reminder of what they know and what they need to work on. Think of it like one of those fundraising thermometers - only this one shows you how ready your child is to do Memory Master proofing. Even if they don't want to do Memory Master, it's just plain fun! Sticker charts are just $2.50 each.

FLASHCARD FUN BOARD

Several of you have asked me about the titles I used for each of the headings. I think they are incredibly corny, but here they are: Geography Genius, Latin Fun, Time for the Terrific Timeline, History Sentence Hero, English Grammar Greatness, Science Superstar, Math Master, and Bible Believer.

In our family, we enjoy CC review time using games. We play a lot of CC-Quest as well as a TON of Flashcard Fun! If you would like to know how my board looks, here it is! It follows the premise of the popular TV show Jeopardy, but instead of giving the answers, here, you ask the questions and the kids give the answers. And of course, they get points and add them up. Throw in a couple "double or triple point" hidden index cards and it makes drilling much more fun!

Grab a box of envelopes, a tri fold board, and some fun titles and there you go! I use them in conjunction with the CC flashcards for each cycle. The kids think this isn't school - this is playtime!

Over the summer I did take orders and made "FF Board in a Box" kits to send out to people. I am so sorry, but due to the abundance of orders I received, the fact I bought out the supplies I needed at Office Max, Michaels, and JoAnn, and due to the great amount of time it takes for me to assemble the boxes, I'm not making the kits anymore. If you want to know how I made them, here are the instructions:

Materials:
1 box of invitation sized envelopes
1 tri fold 36"x48" display board
1 box of Scotch photo split adhesives
Colored cardstock (I strongly advise against construction paper as the color fades)
Subject headings (can be done easily by hand or on the computer)

As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to email me at karin@jkdewey.com.

To you Essentials tutors - My friend Jody made hers with Velcro backed headings so she can also switch those out and use it for Essentials as well!

SCIENTIFIC METHOD CHART &
CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS CHART

Our wonderful and wise director told us that this upcoming year, each tutor had to make a visual representation of the Scientific Method process and vocabulary words in our rooms for our visual learners. Since I enjoy graphic design so much, I was thrilled with the assignment. Here is the chart that I developed (pictured on left).

There is a wonderful story behind this Class Expectation chart too.

(8/25/2011)
Last Saturday, we got a brand new puppy…definitely NOT in the plans for the day. (I went out for party favors for my son’s birthday party and ended up coming home with a new puppy!) Anyway, as I was walking Duchess the next morning, I was thinking about my upcoming CC class for the year, and praying for a good, positive, concise way to lay out my expectations to the kids and parents. As I walked, I remember almost tripping over the puppy and thinking, “Oh Lord, I wish Pastor Mike was here. Not only would he be able to help me, they would probably all start with the same letter!” (He’s known for his alliteration in his sermons.) Anyway, during his sermon on Nehemiah that very same morning, it all came together and I put it on the second poster that is attached. Some of Pastor Mike’s points started my list and the Lord revealed the rest to me as he continued. I emailed it to our director and she liked it enough that she’s running it off for all our classrooms. So, if this can bless your tutors, parents, and kids, please feel free to use it as well.

If you would like the files for either of these charts, please email me at karin@jkdewey.com and I can send them to you absolutely free! No charge at all. I'm happy to help.

If you would like to not have to worry about getting a file, sending it to a printer, getting it laminated, etc. I can do all that for you and send it as a 11 x 17 laminated poster for $6.

Please note: These were created and developed to be printed on 11x17 paper. I am happy to send out the files for free, but please know if you try to print it on 8 1/2 x 11 paper, it probably will print out on four different sheets. (That happened to a friend of mine.)

CC CYCLE 3 HISTORY SENTENCE LAPBOOKS

I have included this picture above to help you as a guide to know where I laid out each element as I made our lapbook but you can most certainly lay it out however you would like! It is designed to be a very easy and fun project.

If you would like to see pictures of some great kids and their completed lapbooks, please visit my Lapbook Gallery. If you would like to send me a picture of your child and their completed lapbooks, I would be thrilled!

This is a history sentence lapbook that I had uploaded to C3, but evidently it was taken down. I don't know if I had a copyrighted picture in there or what, but I guess it "didn't make the cut." So, if anyone wants it, I no longer feel bound to the terms of the C3 community as far as sharing the file. If you email me and want it, I can send you the file to make it yourself.

Here are the instructions from my introduction page with the packet:

The .pdf document contains the materials to make two different kinds of lapbooks. Both of them contain information from the first 12 Classical Conversations Cycle 3 History Sentences. Pages 2-12 contain the first lapbook with all the words. This is meant to be a simple cut and paste (fast and simple) project for younger students. Pages 13-23 contain a second lapbook option with blanks to be filled in by older students. (In that case, the first lapbook can be used as an answer key.) I color coded the blank lines as hints:

RED lines are to be filled in with years (dates).
BLUE lines are to be filled in with names of people.
ORANGE lines are to be filled in with names of people groups.
GREEN lines are to be filled in with the names of places.
PURPLE lines are to be filled in with the names of things
such as wars, ships, documents, laws, or movements.
On each page you will find a box with gray Arial font type directions which give you an assembly guide.

If you would like to see pictures of some awesome lapbooks completed by students around the country, please visit my Lapbook Gallery! Thanks!

CYCLE 3 ARTISTS POWER POINT

Several of you have seen the Cycle 2 artists power point that I created last year and told me you’d be interested if I created one for this year. Well, it is finished. I have information and art from our 6 artists done plus a bonus artist – John Trumbull who does early American History paintings. Four of his amazing pieces of artwork are on display in the rotunda of our nation’s capitol. Our director, Ruthie Delk, suggested we study him this year as well and I think it was a MARVELOUS suggestion! So, I offer you what I have done so far! My power points include pictures of the artists, pictures of their works, and biographical information about each artist. Hope you like it and if you’d like me to send you the updates as I get them done, please just drop me an email and let me know. karin@jkdewey.com

PS - I have had to divide this power point up into 3 sections due to its LARGE size! It will come to you in 3 different emails.

CYCLE 3 ENGLISH GRAMMAR REVIEW WORKSHEET

I created this worksheet with my own kids (ages 5, 7, and 8) in mind as well as my 5th and 6th grade Master's Class that I tutor. I had it printed on 11x17 cardstock (front and back) and laminated, so they could practice filling it in again and again. One side has all the answers and one side has blanks. Some of it is "fill in the blank" and some of it is "matching." And yes, it contains ALL the information you need to know from weeks 1 - 24 of Cycle 3.

Quick disclaimer: This was created and developed to be printed on 11x17 paper. I am happy to send out the files for free, but please know if you try to print it on 8 1/2 x 11 paper, it probably will print out on four different sheets. (That happened to a friend of mine.)

CYCLE 3 LATIN REVIEW WORKSHEET

I created this worksheet with my own kids (ages 5, 7, and 8) in mind as well as my 5th and 6th grade Master's Class that I tutor. Again, I had it printed on 11x17 cardstock (front and back) and laminated, so they could practice filling it in again and again. Some of it is "fill in the blank" and some of it is "matching." And yes, it contains ALL the information you need to know from weeks 1 - 24 of Cycle 3. One side has our English and Latin Bible Memory Verses. First semester I just worked with my kids on memorizing the English. Second semester, I hung this on the wall with only the red words showing. We said it every morning until my kids knew it by heart. Then, I moved our "cover sheet" down below the blue verse. They said it every morning until they knew that by heart. You get the idea... After 8 weeks of this, my girls knew the whole thing by heart and my 5 year old son is close behind! IT WORKS! The other side has all the vocabulary words as well as Latin rules that you need to know.