READY TO ROW: This FIAR unit had so many wonderful topics to explore that it took us a good four weeks to finish rowing this wonderful book. I tried to organize this post by subject, so it won't be in chronological order. I made snowflake pancakes to start us on our Snowflake Bentley journey. Winter … Continue reading Snowflake Bentley
READY TO ROW: This year, I chose The Great Spruce as our holiday row. We started immediately after Thanksgiving and rowed through the entire month of December, even after our "Christmas Break" with fun activities and read-alouds. I made SPRUCE cakes to infuse us with a little more Christmas spirit! Jordan colored the story disk … Continue reading The Great Spruce
READY TO ROW: Balloon pancakes seemed like a great way to kick-off our holiday row! Jordan colored our story disk and added it to New York! We've read Balloons over Broadway: many times, but this was the first time it was our featured FIAR book. Everyone was excited about our Thanksgiving row! The boys created … Continue reading BALLOONS OVER BROADWAY
We love to row circus themed books this time of year to align with our Church Harvest Festival. Since we rowed Andy and the Circus last year, we chose Andy and the Lion this year. READY TO ROW: I made lion paw pancakes to kick off Andy and the Lion (Picture Puffin Books). Cover Art: … Continue reading Andy and the Lion
READY TO ROW: Fall was in the air. Though the weather was hot, the leaves were crunching under foot. We were dreaming of apples, pumpkins, and spiced treats. Cover Art: Jordan decided to go black and white with his cover art this time. Jordan added our story disk to Wyoming. BIBLE: Memory Verse: I created … Continue reading Amber on the Mountain
Normally we start our school year with FIAR and Sonlight simultaneously, but this year, we decided to delay Sonlight so we could study a couple of FIAR books together as a family. READY TO ROW: I made cactus-shaped pancakes in honor of our desert themed row. Colors of the Southwest: I set out our colored … Continue reading ROXABOXEN
I chose to row Babar to Duet or Not to Duet as our first book of the new school year. It was a really cute starter book that EVERYONE loved! READY TO ROW: We kicked off this row with elephant toast for breakfast. Cover Page: As with all our other FIAR rows, I asked the … Continue reading BABAR TO DUET OR NOT TO DUET:
** KEEP CHECKING THIS POST ** We will continue to update this post will all new printables and FREEbies to coordinate with the FIAR Volume 4 book list. Roxaboxen: We plan to row this book in the 2020-2021 School Year Printables for Purchase: Roxaboxen Bible Printable Pack FREEbies: Roxaboxen Bible Tracer FREEbie in the Preview … Continue reading FIAR Volume 4: Helpful Links, Printables, and FREEbies!
READY TO ROW: Kick-off Breakfast: It’s become tradition to end our school year with an ocean-themed book. This year we chose to row Gramma's Walk. We started off our row with “coastal cakes” (pancakes) for breakfast. My friend Heather inspires me to add "foodie fun" into our learning adventures! Story Basket: Our story basket is … Continue reading Gramma’s Walk
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
