We savored each moment rowing this book. We explored bees, honey, trees, Michigan, Canada, and SO MUCH MORE! READY TO ROW: I made a simple kick-off breakfast with Honeycomb cereal, fruit, and milk. The boys created their cover page using our beeswax crayons. Jordan added our story disk to Michigan on our world map. BIBLE: … Continue reading The Bee Tree

We started our row with a fun and sweet duckling pancake breakfast. The kids were so excited to see our next book, Make Way for Ducklings (Viking Kestrel Picture Books) presented at the breakfast table! READY TO ROW: Lapbook Covers: The boys create a cover page for each book we row. I usually encourage them … Continue reading Make Way for Ducklings:

READY TO ROW: I made a fun Castaway breakfast with a thunder cloud, a red canoe, and a bacon shelter on a fruit island! The boys created their title pages and we were ready to begin our adventure! BIBLE: Memory Verse: I created a Bible Verse Pack for this book. You can purchase your copy … Continue reading Henry the Castaway

BIBLE: Memory Verse: I created a Bible Verse pack for Truman's Aunt Farm. You can purchase your copy here at our TPT Store. There's a bonus FREEbie in the Preview! Jordan traced his Bible verse the first day. We cut apart his Bible verse and he glued it together in his FIAR notebook. Jordan worked … Continue reading Truman’s Aunt Farm

READY TO ROW: We started rowing Daniel's Duck at the end of January. It was a wonderful winter row. As with our other rows, I challenged the boys to create a cover page with an element from the story as well as the author and illustrator. BIBLE: Memory Verse: I created a Bible Memory Verse … Continue reading Daniel’s Duck

The Duchess Bakes a Cake seemed like the perfect row to start in the new year. READY TO ROW: The boys created their cover pages in their FIAR notebooks. We started with our Christmas Around the World sensory bin. BIBLE: Memory Verse: I created a Bible Verse Printable Pack for this row. You can purchase … Continue reading The Duchess Bakes a Cake

I chose to row They Were Strong and Good during Christmas, because it would give us plenty of places to explore in our Christmas Around the World holiday tradition.  Before setting sail globally, I decided to explore a few of our United States first! READY TO ROW: I set out a festive breakfast as we … Continue reading They Were Strong and Good