Cycle 2 Week 11 Tutor Plans for Classical Homeschooling
This week’s plans are all about keeping that momentum going, mixing in a few new challenges with plenty of hands on review and movement. My goal is to keep learning joyful and connected as we head toward the end of the semester!
As always, I’m not affiliated with any Classical education organization—these are just my own ideas and practices from tutoring over the years. I hope these Cycle 2 Week 11 plans give you fresh inspiration and encouragement as you prepare for your own class or homeschool day.
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A Classical model of homeschooling
We are part of a Christ-centered homeschool program that follows the Classical model. The younger children, ages 4-12, focus on a memorization-based curriculum which acts as the groundwork of learning that is built upon in later years.
Children and their parents learn key facts across the core subject areas including history, science, English, mathematics, geography, and Latin. Tutors use fun activities, games, songs, and lots of energy to introduce the new material. The parents can then expand on that material at home throughout the week.
Cycle rotation
The material is divided into three cycles, which each last one year. The cycles continue to rotate every three years, so most children who start when they are kindergarten age, complete each cycle at least twice. This allows them to develop a deeper comprehension and grasp of the material through repetition.
Cycle 2 material
This year in Cycle 2, we’re learning about pre-Reformation to modern history, ecology, astronomy, and physics; Latin verb endings; English pronouns, adverbs, and conjunctions; skip counting, conversions, and more!
The following ideas are what I’m planning to do with the group of kids I am tutoring this year (ages 4-6). You may use these ideas if you are also tutoring in a Classical homeschooling community, or if you’re a parent who is looking for memory work ideas to use at home.
Also, you don’t have to be part of any particular Classical homeschooling group to use these ideas! These are ideas to help children learn key concepts in the core subject areas. If you are a homeschooling parent, or just a parent who wants to supplement what your kids are currently learning in school, these ideas will be helpful for you.
Community group time
Our homeschooling community has been meeting on Tuesdays. Our leader starts off the morning with everyone together in a big group setting. She typically begins that time with a devotional reading and prayer, and then continues with some announcements, celebrating birthdays, the pledge of allegiance, and anything else she wants to cover with everyone.
After this time, we split off into our different groups based on age. The tutors lead their groups into different classrooms and begin the New Grammar part of the day. This is when the tutor introduces the memory work for each core subject. Check out my post and video about how to make your own tutor board!
Cycle 2 Week 11 Tutor and Memory Work Ideas
New Grammar
Geography – Europe and Asia
This week in geography we’re exploring Europe and Asia as we find Moscow, Kiev, Russia, Siberia, and Ukraine!
We’ll begin by reviewing last week’s region before traveling north to discover this new area together. I’ll outline the locations on our trivium table maps in different color dry erase markers to make them stand out. Then, to keep things active, the kids will take turns “driving” small toy cars or tracing routes with their fingers to connect each location—like traveling from city to city on a cross-continental road trip!
As we go, I’ll share a few fun facts to help the places stick: Moscow is the capital of Russia, Siberia covers a massive part of northern Asia known for its freezing winters, and Kiev (also called Kyiv) is the capital of Ukraine. We’ll talk about how this region connects Europe and Asia, forming one of the largest continuous land areas in the world.
To reinforce what we’ve learned, we’ll sing our geography song to the tune of This Little Light of Mine while tracing the route again. By the end, the kids will have “traveled” across continents with smiles and strong map skills! See my video below for the song.
English – Indefinite Pronouns
This week we’re learning the first nine indefinite pronouns! We’ll keep using the same cheerful tune, Here We Go Looby Loo, so the kids can continue linking all the pronoun types together in one continuous song.
Our motions return to swaying our arms gently to the left and right as we sing each word. This simple rhythm helps the kids stay focused while reinforcing the flow of the song. I’ll introduce the new set slowly at first, then invite everyone to join in with the motions once they’re familiar with the words.
Afterward, we’ll review all the pronouns we’ve learned so far—from nominative through indefinite—so the kids can see how each type connects in our growing pronoun song. It’s always fun to hear their voices grow more confident each week!
Here’s the video if you’d like to follow along with the tune and motions:
After practicing together, we’ll sing it a few more times in different ways: quiet voices, loud voices, whisper, etc.
Timeline
The timeline stays the same each cycle, and this week we continue with the next seven cards.
I often use these Timeline Cards in class: Set 1 (Ancient World), Set 2 (Medieval World), Set 3 (New World), and Set 4 (Modern World) I highly recommend investing in them (you should get all four sets) whether you are a tutor or a parent. I consistently use them as a tutor and also at home with my kids.
Since I have the 4-6 year old children, I like to tape the paper letter that the timeline event starts with at the top of the card. I have found these letters at my local Dollar Tree. Some of the children in my class can’t read yet, so this helps them identify the event I’m referring to.
Cycle 2 Week 11 Timeline
Before our class time begins, I put seven pieces of painters tape on the wall where the timeline cards will go.
This week for Timeline, we’re playing Pass the Timeline! We’ll all sit together in a circle with the timeline cards stacked neatly in order beside me. As we sing this week’s part of the song, I’ll pass one card at a time around the circle to the rhythm of the music. See my tutor video for the tune of this week’s timeline song.
When the music stops, the child holding that single card will read its title out loud and then walk over to place it on the correct spot on the wall. Once the card is up, I’ll grab the next card from the stack, and we’ll start the song again—passing, singing, and stopping until all the cards have found their places!
It’s always fun to mix up the pace—sometimes passing quickly, other times slowly—which keeps the kids laughing and focused as they listen for when the song stops.
After the game, we’ll stand together in front of the completed timeline and practice the hand motions while singing this week’s portion of the timeline song.
See my video below for the motions and song for this week’s timeline section:
Math
This week in math we’re skip counting the cubes to the tune of Battle Hymn of the Republic. (You can hear the tune in my tutor video above.) To make it extra fun and full of movement, we’ll play a game called Rocket Launch!
We’ll pretend each cube number is a rocket launch level. Everyone will start crouched down low for “1,” then rise higher and higher as we skip count together:
- 1 – crouch down low
- 8 – rise a little
- 27 – a bit higher
- 64 – halfway up
- 125 – taller
- 216 – almost standing
- 343 – stretch up
- 512 – arms out wide
- 729 – reach high
- 1,000 – standing tall
- 1,331 – arms up high
- 1,728 – taller still
- 2,197 – arms up halfway
- 2,744 – arms high
- 3,375 – jump up and shout “Blast off!” 🚀
This simple pattern helps the kids stay engaged and connect the numbers to physical motion. It’s a great way to reinforce both rhythm and energy while learning! If you have a larger group, be sure to give everyone enough room to “launch” safely.
Math is also a great time to use these fun action cards which you can download for free below!
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Silly Voice and Action Cards
History
This week our history sentence is: In 1789, the French Revolution began when citizens stormed the Bastille and fought for the Declaration of the Rights of Man. Later, during the Reign of Terror, the aristocrats’ heads were removed by the guillotine.
To help the kids learn this sentence in a fun and memorable way, we’ll play the “Silly Words” game again!
First, I’ll sing the history sentence correctly and ask the children to listen carefully (see my tutor video for this week’s tune). Then, I’ll sing it again—but this time, I’ll sneak in a few very silly words. For example:
In 1789, the French Restoration began when citizens stormed the bakery and fought for the Declaration of the Rights of Marshmallows! Later, during the Reign of Tacos, the aristocrats’ hats were removed by the spaghetti machine!”
Whenever they hear something silly, the kids will raise their hand and tell me the correct word. Each time they correct me, I’ll go back and sing that part again correctly before moving on to the next line. This keeps everyone laughing, listening closely, and hearing the correct sentence multiple times.
After the game, we’ll sing the history song a few more times together, but this time, the kids will march around the room as we sing.
Science
This week in science, we’re learning about the phases of the moon, and I’ve planned a fun, movement-filled activity called Moon Phase Poses!
We’ll turn each moon phase into a body pose to help the kids remember them:
- New Moon: crouch down small, hiding your face
- Crescent Moon: curve one arm over your head like a “C”
- Quarter: stand sideways with one arm and one leg out to make a “half”
- Gibbous: put your arms out by your belly showing you have a big belly
- Full Moon: make a big circle above your head with your arms
To play, I’ll call out a phase, and the kids will quickly move into that pose. We’ll start slow so they can learn each position, then go faster and faster each round for giggles and quick recall!
I will also teach the kids a song to help them remember these phases to the tune The Itsy Bitsy Spider. We will sing the song together and do the hand motions for each phase as we sing. See my video below for this song.
Latin
This week in Latin, we’re learning the 1st Conjugation Future Perfect Tense endings: erō, eris, erit, erimus, eritis, erint. (see my tutor video for the tune we sing these to) and to make it fun and active, we’ll play Beanbag Toss Latin!
I’ll place cards with each Latin ending on the floor in a line or circle. The students will take turns tossing a beanbag (or a soft ball) onto one of the cards. When it lands, we’ll all chant the endings together up to that point — nice and loud!
For example, if the beanbag lands on “-erimus,” everyone will chant together: –erō, -eris, -erit, -erimus! Then the next student takes a turn. We’ll keep going until every child has had a chance to toss and we’ve practiced all the endings several times.
This game keeps everyone involved, adds a little excitement, and helps the repetition stick through both sound and movement.
You can also mix up how the kids sing the endings each round — echoing in a quiet voice, a robot voice, a baby voice, or even a marching chant. You can download my silly voice cards for free here!
Review: Invisible Man!
For review this week, we’ll play a silly and favorite game called Invisible Man!
To start, I’ll draw two people on the whiteboard with a medium amount of details—eyes, glasses, hair, shoes, maybe even a necklace. I like to give them funny names like Captain Wiggly Arms or Lady Glitter Socks to get the kids giggling right away.
When a child answers a review question correctly, they get to erase one body part from one of the people. The goal is to make both characters completely disappear before class time is over! As we go, I’ll keep the energy up by announcing what kind of person is left before asking the next question—something like, “We now have a one-armed, shoeless, hairless Lady Glitter Socks!”
I usually ask review questions on the fly rather than preparing them ahead of time so I can keep things moving and responsive to the kids’ energy. Here are a few examples of the kinds of questions I ask (remember, my class is the youngest group):
- Can you name one of the European explorers we learned about?
- Can you skip count the 4’s?
- Who remembers a part of the sun?
- What are a few pronouns we have learned so far?
This game always gets lots of laughs while keeping everyone engaged and reviewing every subject in a fun, lighthearted way!
Snowball Review Game
You can also play my new Snowball Game! This game is such a simple, low-prep way to bring energy and laughter into review time. Kids love the surprise of flipping over a snowflake card to see whether they’ve earned points or stumbled on a “snowball” that takes points away.
Before community day, I prep by cutting out and laminating a Snowball sign and snowflake cards (you can download these for free). If you don’t want to print anything out, you can simply draw numbers on a whiteboard and stick Post-it notes on top. On the back of each snowflake are numbers ranging from –20 to +20 in increments of 5.
Here’s how it works:
- I split the class into two teams.
- I ask the first child a review question from any subject. If they don’t know the answer, I let their team help.
- Once they answer, they get to pick a snowflake card. If it’s a positive number, their team adds the points to their score. If it’s a “snowball” (a negative number), those points are subtracted!
- The game continues until all cards are gone. The team with the highest (or lowest, if you want to switch it up!) score wins.
Cycle 2 Weeks 1-12 Review Activity Book
If you’re looking for a fun and meaningful way to wrap up the first half of Cycle 2, my brand new Weeks 1–12 Review Activity Book is the perfect companion! I designed it to help kids review, connect, and celebrate everything they’ve learned so far — from geography and history to science, math, Latin, English, and even the timeline.
Inside, you’ll find 50 engaging activities that make review time interactive and joyful. Each page reinforces memory work while encouraging deeper connections and confidence. Whether you use it during the mid-cycle break or as part of your regular review time, it’s an easy, low-prep way to keep learning fresh and fun.
You can find the Cycle 2 Weeks 1–12 Review Activity Book in my shop below!
Cycle 2 Historyopoly
One of our favorite ways to review history is with Cycle 2 Historyopoly, a brand new game I created this year.
It is modeled after Monopoly but uses all of the Cycle 2 history sentences. The kids love rolling dice, moving around the board, and reviewing history facts as we play. It turns review into something exciting and fresh, and we will definitely be pulling it out again many more times this year. You can grab this NEW game below!
Cycle 2 Memory Work Activity Book
If you’re looking for a fun way to review the memory work at home with your kids this year, check out our NEW Cycle 2 Memory Work Activity Book. I created this notebook to give kids a fun way to practice their memory work, without adding extra prep for mom, dad, or grandma.
Inside, there’s one short activity for each subject for all 24 weeks of Cycle 2. When we do geography on Monday, they do the geography activity for that week. When we get to Thursday, they do the science page. It’s so easy to match to whatever we’re focusing on that day.
I love that it keeps things simple and fun. It’s NOW available in digital and printed form, and there is a sample page you can take a peek at if you would like too! Check it out below!
NEW Cycle 2 History and Science Placemats
These brand-new Cycle 2 History and Science Placemats are designed to make memory work fun and interactive for kids, whether you’re using them alongside Classical Conversations or on their own as a way to dive deeper into history and science.
Each placemat is filled with colorful visuals and simple explanations that bring the topics to life. Just print, laminate, and use them again and again during meals and review time. They’re an easy, no-prep way to dive deeper into the history and science topics with your kids. Get your set for Weeks 13-18 below. The first two quarters (weeks 1-12) are also available HERE! Future weeks will be available soon!
Cycle 2 Pronoun Memory Cards
These Pronoun Memory Cards cover all 75 pronouns from Cycle 2, Weeks 4–13 and can be used in three different games. Each card includes a sentence, a colorful image, and the pronoun type, making it easy for kids to connect meaning with usage.
You can sort them by pronoun type, play a classic memory match, or try the fill-in-the-blank version for an extra challenge. My kids loved playing, and it gave them tons of practice without it feeling like drill. This set has quickly become one of our favorite go-to grammar review tools!
Cycle 2 Geography Passport
We also have a fun addition for geography review — the Cycle 2 Geography Passport! Whether you’re a tutor or a homeschool parent, this printable resource helps kids track their Classical Conversations Cycle 2 geography week by week with full-color maps and matching cut-and-glue stamps.
Each page highlights that week’s memory work with clearly labeled locations, making it easy for young learners to connect what they’re memorizing with what they see on the map. Kids love collecting stamps as they “travel” through the world. You can also print these stamps on these sticky circular labels which makes it even more fun!
You can use the Geography Passport at home with your own children, or print it out for use in class. A group license option is available if you’d like to use it with your tutoring class or community group.
It pairs perfectly with the Cycle 2 Memory Work Activity Book, giving your students or children a hands-on, engaging way to practice their memory work all year long. If you’d like both resources, be sure to check out the bundle option available in my shop!
Memory Work Wonderland
Another one of our favorite ways to review is with fun, themed board games. I created a set of Candyland-style games that make memory work review exciting and interactive for kids. These games can be used with any cycle and are a great way to practice all of the memory work subjects together.
We’ve been playing Memory Work Wonderland, a Christmas/winter-themed review game (since Christmas is fast approaching!). It works just like Candyland, but with the addition of memory work review built in. Players move along the board by drawing cards with color blocks or picture spaces. Then they answer a review question that matches the space they land on. Correct answers let them stay put, but if they miss, they move back. The game also includes fun twists with slides and ladders to keep things lively. The first player to reach the cozy Christmas cabin wins!
The best part is that I now have a fall version, a winter version, and a spring version, so you can rotate them throughout the school year. You can grab each one individually, or get the seasonal bundle with all three at a special price.
These games have been such a hit in our home. They are perfect for community review days, family game nights, or just a fun way to end your homeschool week. You can find them all in my shop below.
Printable and Editable Cycle 2 Week 11 Tutor Plans
Here is a printable EDITABLE template of these Cycle 2 Week 11 Tutor Plans. Here is a blank template too! If you want the plans as they are, here is a PDF version (filled out) and a PDF version (blank).
Also, be sure to check out my post about teaching the Tin Whistle these next few weeks! I have a FREE Tin Whistle Plans and Activity set that you can download with lesson plans and activities for each week!
Cycle 2 Week 11 Memory Work Games
Also check out the FREE activities and games that you can use at home to help your kids practice the memory work this week.
I hope this helps give you some ideas and songs to use whether you are a tutor or a parent. Please comment below if you have any questions about anything.
Blessings to you on this homeschooling journey!
