Classical Conversations Cycle 1 Family & Tutor Pack
Great supplies for Classical Conversations Cycle 1! Each Family Pack includes the hard-to-get materials needed for Cycle 1 Foundations science activities using the Classical Conversations curriculum.
Choose the number of students in the drop-down menu above.
Additional student packs include the items marked with an asterisk (*) in the list below and are available for $16.35 each. This economical pack is also ideal for tutor training!
Purchasing Guidance
How many should I order?
We recommend purchasing one Base Kit for each of the first classes doing science simultaneously in your community. Next, purchase as many Class Packs (LINK) as you have additional science classes that will follow afterward.
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Number of classes starting the day = number of Base Kits
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Number of additional classes = number of Class Packs
Examples:
A community with 24 students where one class begins science first and two follow later will need one Base Kit and two Class Packs.
A community with 48 students where two classes begin science simultaneously and four follow later will need two Base Kits and four Class Packs.
Our Cycle 1 Lesson Plans are now 50% off! This is an awesome resource for in-depth science for Cycle 1. You'll receive lesson plans for weeks 1 through 24, a total of 230 pages of great science!
What’s Included in the Family/Tutor Pack
Additional household items are required. See the free Materials List on the Learning Center page.
Weeks marked with an asterisk (*) are included in additional student packs.
Week 1:
*Dual magnifier (x1; also used in Weeks 9, 10, and 11)
Week 2:
No kit materials required
Week 3:
Outdoor thermometers (x2)
Weeks 4–8:
No kit materials required
Week 9:
*Preserved crayfish, forceps, wooden probe, foam tray, dissection scissors (one each)
Week 10:
*Preserved perch, forceps, wooden probe, foam tray (one each); perch dissection guide
Week 11:
Dual magnifier (from Week 1)
Week 12:
No kit materials required
Week 13:
*Fool’s gold panning pack (single-student bag), modeling clay (pack of four colors; also used in Weeks 14 and 15)
Week 14:
*Straw, modeling clay
Week 15:
*Plaster (approximately ½-lb bag), *plastic cup, *craft stick, modeling clay
Week 16:
*Balloon
Week 17–18:
No kit materials required
Week 19:
Jar of Epsom salts, microscope slides (12-pack), plastic pipette
Week 20:
Drawing compass
Weeks 21–22:
Deluxe Mineral Kit and Geology Test Kit (also used in Week 23)
Week 23:
Rock Kit (x1) and Geology Test Kit
Week 24:
Orienteering/map compass