SOCIAL STUDIES: Geography - Egypt: Parker recently studied ancient Egypt in his Mystory of History lessons, so today he read Living in Egypt. Afterwards, he located Egypt and the Nile River in his World Atlas book. Then he used the Around the World worksheet to color-code all the places Teedie visited. Character - New Homes: … Continue reading You’re on Your Way Teddy Roosevelt (Ch 6)
SOCIAL STUDIES: Character - Bullies and Self Defense: After discussing bullying, we sat and read Sticks and Stones. This was a wonderful story about true friendship from Patricia Polacco’s childhood. Birds and Bird Calls: Though the bird unit was from the previous chapter, we continued it through the topics of chapter five. During our study … Continue reading You’re on Your Way Teddy Roosevelt (Ch 5)
LANGUAGE ARTS: Poetry: We’ve read poetry to our kids since they were little. Parker is currently reading Favorite Poems Old and New. He says he’s not a huge fan, but he loves many of Robert Louis Stevenson’s poems. Perhaps, he may come to love poetry, but at least he’s had exposure to great and varied … Continue reading You’re on Your Way Teddy Roosevelt (Ch 4)
BIBLE: Since we started the first chapter of this book while still rowing Night Animals, we didn’t use the Bible verse for this book until the second week. Memory Verse: I created a Bible verse printable to go along with this row. You can purchase your copy here at our TPT Store. There's a bonus … Continue reading You’re on Your Way Teddy Roosevelt (Ch 2)
READY TO ROW: We quickly added this book to our school year journey after reading about it in our Night Animals mini unit. Reading Shelf: We lined our reading shelves with almost everything we would cover throughout this beautiful picture book. Cover Art: Parker decided to sketch some of the animals, in this story, as … Continue reading You’re on Your Way Teddy Roosevelt (Ch 1)
THE FIRST PLANE This week was a little tough as the kids were pretty sick. While wrapped in blankets, they managed to plow through their work. BIBLE: Memory Verse: Jordan memorized Ephesians 5:25 while rowing the second chapter. HISTORY: Kitty Hawk & the Wright Brothers: Jordan read about the history of planes in The Usborne … Continue reading Neil Armstrong: Young Flyer (Ch 2)
READY TO ROW: Kick-Off Breakfast: Since we were studying sunflowers, I thought chocolate chip sunflower pancakes might be fitting for this farm-themed row! Story Disk: Parker colored the story disk and he placed it on Nebraska. Cover Art: Parker beautifully illustrated a windmill as his cover page. Reading Shelf: This was our reading shelf at … Continue reading The Bravest of Us All
THE TIN GOOSE COVER ART: Jordan created a cover art page for Neil Armstrong: Young Flyer. BIBLE: Memory Verse: HISTORY: Tri-Motor Airplane: Jordan read airplanes in Usbourne’s Book of Knowledge. Our Story’s Time Frame 1936: In addition to the FIAR manual, Jordan read excerpts from World War II Days. LANGUAGE ARTS: Vocabulary - Numerical Prefixes: … Continue reading Neil Armstrong: Young Flyer (Ch 1)
WHEELS OF PROGRESS BIBLE: Memory Verse: Jordan memorized Philippians 1:6 while rowing this chapter. SOCIAL STUDIES: Women's Suffrage: In addition to reading from the FIAR manual, Jordan read Susan B. Anthony Her Fight to Save Women's Rights. Career Path - Landscape Artist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-wO-LqEQb4&list=PLcN9q13vgZJ4Qi--8HusDZ_HYlYg_aT7N&index=35&pp=gAQBiAQB I added a Landscape Design clip to our Homer Price playlist. Jordan … Continue reading Homer Price (Ch 6)
Our family loves Five in a Row. We cherish all the learning moments and the memories we've made. As we make our way through volumes four and five, we realize our rows take much longer. Rather than skip out on lessons, we really feel the need to slow down and enjoy the journey. We explore … Continue reading FIAR: Posts in Progress
