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:
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 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 created a fun ocean themed basket filled with yummy snacks for the kids during this row. As with our other books, the kids created a cover page in their FIAR notebooks with some representation of the artwork from our book. BIBLE: Memory Verse: Without pressing hard on the topic … Continue reading All Those Secrets of the World
READY TO ROW: Haley and Parker finished their Sonlight lessons, so everyone joined in on our second to last FIAR row, The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge: Restored EditionThe Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge. As with our other rows, the kids drew a title page in their FIAR notebooks. … Continue reading The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge
READY TO ROW: I put together a story basket with our copy of The%20Story of FerdinandThe Story of Ferdinand, Melissa & Doug Band-in-a-Box Hum! Jangle! Shake! - 7-Piece Musical Instrument Setcastanets, eeBoo Spanish Flash CardsSpanish Flash Cards, Spanish chocolate and some picture cards. Jordan colored our story disk so we could add it to Spain … Continue reading The Story of Ferdinand
BIBLE: Memory Verse: We chose to memorize I Peter 4:10 for Miss RumphiusMiss Rumphius. We created a Bible verse printable for the boys to work on. You can purchase your FREE copy here at our TPT store. There's a bonus FREEbie in the Preview. Jordan traced the Bible verse and added it to his FIAR … Continue reading Miss Rumphius
READY TO ROW: BIBLE: Memory Verse: I created a Bible Verse printable to go along with this book. This was another pack that featured my daughter's artwork. You can purchase your copy here at our TPT store. There's a tracer FREEbie in the Preview! Jordan traced his Bible verse. The following day we cut … Continue reading The Tale of Peter Rabbit
READY TO ROW: BIBLE: Memory Verse: I created a Bible Verse printable pack for this row. You can purchase it here at our TPT Store. First, Jordan traced his Bible verse. Then we cut it apart and he glued it together like a puzzle in his lapbook. He used the Bible verse puzzle to practice … Continue reading Mrs. Katz and Tush
READY TO ROW: We rowed Wee Gillis (New York Review Children's Collection)Wee Gillis in March near St. Patrick's Day and our 100th Day of School! BIBLE: Memory Verse: I chose to have the kids memorize Proverbs 9:9 as the verse for this book. I wanted to focus on being wise and having a teachable attitude. I … Continue reading Wee Gillis
