Jordan is really excited about his new independent study routine. I’m so thankful for my husband’s input on this matter. I tend to shy away from giving our kids greater academic responsibility, but he helps me see the bigger picture. Being able to manage your own workload successfully is a great lifeskill. Cover Art: I … Continue reading The Boxcar Children (Ch 2)
Jordan officially started junior high! We’re excited to begin our first FIAR chapter book study with The Boxcar Children. I read this book to the kids when Jordan was in preschool. We continue to read through The Boxcar Children series in our free time; however, the first book is still our family’s favorite! At first, … Continue reading The Boxcar Children (Ch 1)
With spring in full bloom, I thought it might be fun to row Higgins Bend Song & Dance. READY TO ROW: Story Disk: Jordan colored the story disk and added it on Mississippi. Cover Art: The boys LOVED this story! It was an instant favorite! They created their cover art after reading the story aloud. … Continue reading Higgins Bend Song & Dance
I chose to row Albert in the springtime, since there were so many fun spring-related activities we could tie in. We rowed this book for a good 4-5 weeks. We read the story every day the first week, several times the second week, and just referred to it when needed. READY TO ROW: We kicked … Continue reading Albert
This was certainly one of our longest rows. We easily spent five weeks rowing Mailing May. In fact, we finished a few units after we started rowing our next book. READY TO ROW: Since we rowed Mailing May in February, we enjoyed a sweet Valentine inspired pancake breakfast! Cover Art: The boys created a cover … Continue reading Mailing May
READY TO ROW: Kick-off Breakfast: Our breakfast was nod to the “Bagel Hut” and the perfect way to start our Bird Count row. The cup of hot cocoa just sweetened the deal! Story Disk: Bub did a wonderful job coloring our story disk. He placed on our map. Cover Art: The boys created their cover … Continue reading Bird Count
READY TO ROW: We chose to row Cranberry Christmas during the holidays. It seemed perfect since we were on our second year of U.S. History. Kick-Off Breakfast: We kicked off our holiday row with a fun snowman bagel breakfast. Story Disk: Jordan colored our story Disk and placed it in the Northeastern part of the … Continue reading Cranberry Christmas
This page will continue to grow and it is in chronological order. Feel free to come back and see what’s new! Trimming the Tree: My husband and I purchased a new tree for the classroom. It is so pretty, but it definitely needed some love. Choosing decorations can be difficult, but not this time. I … Continue reading FIAR Ornament Project
The Pumpkin Runner took a bit longer to complete, so we only had about one and a half weeks to row a Thanksgiving book. I chose to row Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard this Thanksgiving, because I thought it would tie in nicely with Parker's U.S. social studies lessons. Though this was a mini … Continue reading Fry Bread
We set out all the pumpkins Parker grew in his pumpkin patch! I put together a special basket for this row. It was full of Australian and pumpkin items. Some we used, others we didn’t. READY TO ROW: We started our row with delicious pumpkin pancakes, fruit, and bacon. Story Disk: Jordan colored our story … Continue reading The Pumpkin Runner
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