Cycle 2 Week 24 Tutor Plans for Classical Homeschooling

It is Cycle 2 Week 24, and it is hard to believe we have reached the very last week of the semester. These final days always feel a little bittersweet as we look back and see just how much the children have learned and grown. Their confidence, joy, and familiarity with our routines are such a gift, and it is encouraging to see how naturally the memory work now comes to them.

This week’s plans focus on joyful review, gentle repetition, and celebrating all the hard work the children have put in this year. We keep things simple, active, and fun, allowing the kids to end the semester feeling successful and confident rather than rushed.

As always, I am not affiliated with any Classical education organization. I am simply sharing what has worked well in my own classroom with little ones. I hope these Cycle 2 Week 24 tutor ideas help you finish the semester with peace, joy, and a sense of gratitude for all that has been accomplished.

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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 24 Tutor and Memory Work Ideas

Geography – Southern Africa

This week in geography we learn about Southern Africa. Each child receives an Africa map with the countries we are learning about already outlined in different colors: South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Mozambique, and Namibia. I also give each child a dry erase marker.

You can print these maps and put them in a dry erase pocket sleeve or you can laminate them. This is the printer and laminator I have and use all the time.

We begin by slowly going through each country together. I point to a country on the map, say its name, and have the children repeat it after me. Since some of these names are new and tricky, we take our time and practice saying them clearly.

As we talk about each country, the children write the first letter of each country inside or next to the country on their map with dry erase marker.

Once everyone is familiar with the countries, I teach the children a fun geography song to the tune of A Ram Sam Sam. We sing the song several times while the children point to each country on their maps. The rhythm of the song makes these country names easier to remember and adds a lot of energy and joy to our geography time.

English – An Interjection

This week in English we are learning the definition of an interjection: a word or phrase used as a strong expression of feeling or emotion.

We learn a new song to the tune of Oh My Darling Clementine to help the children remember this definition. We sing the song together once or twice using our regular voices so the children can become familiar with the words.

After that, I hand out my silly voice cards (linked here), and we sing the song again using different silly voices. We might sing in an opera voice, a tiny mouse voice, or a super excited voice. Changing voices keeps the children laughing and engaged while they hear the definition repeated several times.

This simple activity makes learning interjections fun and memorable and is a great way to wrap up our English lessons for the year.

You can download my UPDATED printable Silly Voice and Action Cards for free by entering your email in the form below and I’ll send them straight to your mailbox!

Math

This week in math we are learning about the Identity Law for addition and multiplication. During the week, I prepare two simple puzzles for each child: one for the identity law for addition and one for the identity law for multiplication. I print both puzzles on white cardstock, cut them out, and place the pieces into a small plastic bag for each child.

When it is time for math, I begin by showing the children the identity law on my tutor board and teaching them a song to the tune of Polly Wolly Doodle. You can find my video below:

After we sing the song once or twice, I hand out the plastic bags with the puzzle pieces. As we continue singing together, I encourage the children to put the puzzles together. This hands on activity helps reinforce the idea that adding zero or multiplying by one does not change a number, and it gives the children a fun and engaging way to practice the identity law as we finish out the year.

History

This week in history we are learning about the end of apartheid in South Africa. I begin by singing the history sentence once normally and ask the children to listen very carefully. Then I sing the sentence again, but this time I add in some silly words. See my tutor video for this tune! I remind the children that if they hear a silly word, they should raise their hand and help me correct it.

Here is the correct version of this week’s history sentence:

In 1994, South African President de Klerk allowed free elections. Nelson Mandela became South Africa’s first Black president, demonstrating that apartheid was ending.

Here is the history sentence with silly words added:

In 1994, South American President de Clown allowed free elephants. Noodle Mandela became South Africa’s first snack president, demonstrating that a party was ending.

Each time the children catch a silly word, I pause and let them tell me what the correct word should be. Then I start the history sentence again from the beginning, saying everything correctly until we reach the next silly word. This way the children hear the correct sentence many times while staying engaged and having fun.

After we have corrected all the silly words, we sing the history song together a few more times to help reinforce this important moment in history.

Science: Units used to measure electricity

This week in science we are learning about the units used to measure electricity: ohms, volts, amps, and watts.

To introduce these ideas, we sit together in a circle. First, I teach the children a short song to the tune of This Little Light of Mine. As we sing, we practice simple hand motions for each unit to help the vocabulary stick.

Here are the motions we use:

Ohms — hold one hand up like a stop sign to show resistance
Volts — push both hands forward
Amps — wave both hands forward like water flowing
Watts — flex your muscles to show power

We sing the song several times, and each time the children do the motions as we come to each unit. The combination of music and movement helps make these abstract ideas more concrete for young learners.

Latin

This week in Latin, we’re continuing to learn 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.

Timeline (Presidents)

This week I save “timeline” for last because we are learning about the Presidents this week. I give each of the children a laminated handout of photos of all the presidents (updated with 47th president!) and a dry erase marker.

I play the Classical Conversations presidents song for the kids and I encourage them to make a check mark or dot on each president that has the following:

• a smile
• a red tie
• glasses
• mustache

So the first time we listen through the song, they mark which presidents are smiling, the second time we listen they mark any president with a red tie, etc. The last time we listen to the song, I give the children a star sticker and tell them to place it on their favorite president.

Personalized Student Timeline Cards

One of my favorite things to do during week 24 is surprise the kids with personalized timeline cards — I make one for each child in my class, write a few special things about them on the back, laminate them, and tape them up on the wall before class begins just like we do with our regular timeline cards throughout the year.

The moment the kids walk in and spot their own picture on the timeline wall? Priceless. I let them find their card, pull it off the wall, and keep it as a little gift from me. It makes such a sweet end-of-year memory!

I would love to make one for your child or your whole class! I personalize these cards and can create a set just for your group. There is also a canva template option if you would prefer to make your own cards. Check these out more in my shop linked below!

Presidents Games

As we learn about the U.S. Presidents this week, here are three games we’ve loved using at home to learn the names and faces of our nation’s leaders.

1. Presidents showdown

Think of this as a fast-paced face-off game. Each player is dealt an equal stack of president cards, each featuring key facts such as years in office, age at inauguration, executive orders signed, vetoes used, and more. On each turn, a player rolls the custom die to determine the category for the round. Players flip over the top card from their pile and compare the chosen category. The president with the highest number in that category wins the round and collects the card. If there’s a tie, the cards go into a discard pile and the next winner takes it all!

Presidents Memory Card Game

This game is great for learning about the Presidents while building memory and recognition. Simply lay all the cards face down and players take turns flipping over two at a time, trying to find matching pairs of presidents. The player with the most matches at the end wins!

Presidents bingo

This Bingo game includes 20 unique bingo cards and caller cards with all 47 presidents. Each player gets one bingo card and an older sibling or parent uses the caller cards to draw a president at random. Players mark that president if he appears on their board. The first to get 5 in a row (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally) shouts “Bingo!” and wins! Another fun way to learn about the presidents with your kids!

For review time this week, we play a game called “Stop, Drop, Act Like a Rock!” I tell the kids to move around the room and then I yell out, “Stop, Drop, Act Like a Rock!” Then they all have to stop moving, drop down to the floor, and curl up like a rock. I walk around and tap one of the “rocks.” and ask a review question. That child tries to answer and then everyone gets up and moves around until I say again, “Stop, Drop, Act Like a Rock!” We keep doing this until every child gets to answer a review question.

Composers and Orchestra in Fine Arts

Now that we’re in the final stretch of Cycle 2, Fine Arts shifts to Composers and Orchestra, and it’s such a peaceful and beautiful way to end the year. Over six weeks, the children are introduced to great composers, learn to recognize the four instrument families, and begin to hear the unique styles that make each composer memorable.

In our community, this time is simple and engaging—one composer at a time, a featured piece to listen to, a few meaningful takeaways about their life and music, and hands-on ways to connect what they’re hearing to real instruments.

If you’d like to see exactly how we structure these weeks (both in community and at home), I’ve shared all the details in this post, along with resources that make planning easy. I also share:

✨ Three Great Composers Mini Books – Beethoven, Brahms, and Dvořák
Each 11-page mini book introduces one composer with short, kid-friendly text, listening prompts, and interactive pages that help children connect to the music in a personal way. They’re perfect for morning basket time, quiet table work, or reinforcing what your child learned on community day.

✨ Instruments of the Orchestra Activity Book
With 38 hands-on activities, this book walks children through the four instrument families—strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion—helping them recognize instruments, understand their sounds, and see how they fit together in the orchestra.

✨ Instruments of the Orchestra UNO Card Game
This fun, family-style card game turns instrument review into an exciting kitchen-table activity. Kids practice recognizing instruments and families while playing a game they already love.

✨ FREE Instrument Family Posters
A bright, kid-friendly set of four printable posters featuring the strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion families. They’re perfect for hanging in your homeschool space or keeping nearby during music study to reinforce what children are hearing and learning.

Together, these tools make composer study and orchestra appreciation engaging, memorable, and easy to weave into your week. 🎶

Cycle 2 Weeks 13-24 Review Activity Book

I’m excited to share with you about my Weeks 13-24 Review Activity Book! I designed it to help kids review, connect, and celebrate everything they’ve learned in the second half of Cycle 2 — 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 a mid-cycle break, after you complete cycle 2, 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 13-24 Review Activity Book in my shop below! I also have a Cycle 2 Weeks 1-12 Review Activity book that review the material from the first have of Cycle 2.

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!

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 19-24 below. The other three quarters are also available HERE! 

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 Meadowland

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 Meadowland, a Spring/Easter-themed review game. 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 church 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 24 Tutor Plans

Here is a printable EDITABLE template of these Cycle 2 Week 24 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).

Cycle 2 Week 24 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!