READY TO ROW: This year seems to be a FIAR mini unit adventure. We’re catching up on all the units we missed. Each book boasts a treasure-trove of learning delights. If You Find a Leaf was the perfect autumn row for our learning journey. Reading Shelf: I added some of the suggested books along with … Continue reading If You Find a Leaf
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Night Animals
READY TO ROW: Reading Shelf: I was excited to set out our woodland themed books for this row. Story Disk: Parker colored the disk and put it over California. After all, we have many beautiful deciduous forests on the west coast. Cover Art: Parker created an adorable representation of the “night animals” for his cover … Continue reading Night Animals
You’re on Your Way Teddy Roosevelt (Ch 3)
SOCIAL STUDIES: Roosevelt Family: We went online and read about the Roosevelt family. Two years ago, we studied FDR and his wife, Eleanor. Parker remembered when we read about Eleanor Roosevelt in A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt, a warm-hearted story about a family during the Great Depression. LANGUAGE ARTS: Types of Literature: First, we talked … Continue reading You’re on Your Way Teddy Roosevelt (Ch 3)
You’re on Your Way Teddy Roosevelt (Ch 4)
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)
You’re on Your Way Teddy Roosevelt (Ch 2)
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)
You’re on Your Way Teddy Roosevelt (Ch 1)
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)
Grandpa Green
READY TO ROW: Kick-off Breakfast: My attempt at creating “pancake art”. We’re calling this a topiary tree, but that’s debatable. At least, they tasted good. Cover Art: Parker created an elephant on his cover art page for Grandpa Green. Story Disk: He colored our story disk and placed it on France. BIBLE: Memory Verse: My … Continue reading Grandpa Green