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As part of my planning for next year, Cycle 1 of Classical Conversations, I combed through each week and lined up the material with the corresponding videos. I am not a Brain Pop Jr. salesman or affiliate. We just like the videos and find them helpful!
Note that Brain Pop Jr. does require a membership fee. They DO offer free videos as well. You can find just the freebies here. You can also download an app with freebies.
WEEK 1
SCIENCE: Classifying Animals Video, Animal Card printable, and games (This one is FREE.)
I also think this book looks fun for this topic:
WEEK 3 or 4
Cells: This video is actually on regular Brain Pop, not Junior.
WEEK 5
HISTORY: Ancient Rome video, game, and mosaic printable activity
I also recommend this book! My boys, especially Joshua, LOVE this series of “You Wouldn’t Want to Be” books. They are packed with information but at the same time are funny.
WEEK 6
SCIENCE: For week 6 we memorize that fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds are all vertebrates. The possibilities are endless for enrichment.
Fish Video, Activity, and Quiz
WEEK 7
MUSIC: Reading Music Tutorial, printable activity, quiz, etc.
WEEK 8: Ancient China video and activities This one has a really cute dragon craft.
WEEK 9: Parts of a Plant, complete with science experiment and lab sheet
MUSIC: Pitch, Tone, and Beat
WEEK 13: MATH: Cups, Pints, Quarts, and Gallons
SCIENCE: The Earth This one’s really good! It goes with our memory work perfectly.
WEEK 14: MATH: Inches and feet
SCIENCE: Rocks and Minerals
WEEK 16: History: Maya Civilization
Math: Area
WEEK 19: History: The Pueblo People
Science: Ocean Habitats Another really good one!
My boys love this book:
WEEK 22: Music: Mozart
Presidents: Presidents
I now have this in an easy-to-print PDF format: Cycle1BrainPopJrPrint
I hope this list helps! If you are new to Classical Conversations, be sure to read my article for newbies. Brain Pop Jr. is a fun way to engage children in the learning process, but of course it’s not a replacement for memory work, and my favorite CC help of all is the app!
Happy Planning! 🙂
For more on how we use Brain Pop Jr. in our home school, check out this article.
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Hi April,
This info is great, thanks so much! I am curious as to which brain pop you subscribed to. When I started the process there were several options…homeschool, school, junior, regular, multiple kids etc. do you remember which option you subscribed to?
Thanks, Colleen! I used the parents or family option, for Brain Pop Jr. It was $99 that way, which was the cheapest.
I think I need to look into this Brain Pop Jr, especially for this summer as a fun way to promote learning. Thanks for sharing!
It is pretty cute. It makes for good, safe computer time.
Is this the cycle you just finished, or the one you are about to do?
Next year. This is part of my planning.